Gary G. Lash

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Gary George Lash
Nationality United States
Alma mater Kutztown University
Lehigh University (MS and PhD)
Known for Marcellus Shale calculations
Spouse(s)Eileen Lash
AwardsFP Top 100 Global Thinkers
John T. Galey Memorial Award
Scientific career
Fields Geoscience

Dr. Gary Lash is an American geologist and member of AAPG. He was a professor emeritus at SUNY Fredonia and former adjunct professor at the University at Buffalo. He nominated by Foreign Policy for 2011 FP Top 100 Global Thinkers with Dr. Terry Engelder. In 2019, Dr. Lash received the John T. Galey Memorial Award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

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