# Maurice Tucker > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maurice_Tucker > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maurice_Tucker.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Tucker > Source revision: 1342216906 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British sedimentologist Maurice Tucker Born Maurice Edwin Tucker (1946-11-06) 6 November 1946 (age 79) Alma mater University College, Durham Scientific career Fields Carbonate sedimentology Institutions Durham University Newcastle University **Maurice Edwin Tucker** (born 6 November 1946) is a British sedimentologist, specialising in the field of [carbonate](/source/Carbonate) [sedimentology](/source/Sedimentology), more commonly known as [limestones](/source/Limestones). From 1993 to 2011 he held the position of [Professor](/source/Professor) of Geological Sciences at the [University of Durham](/source/Durham_University), and from 1998 to 2011 was Master of [University College, Durham](/source/University_College%2C_Durham). ## Education Tucker graduated with a [First Class Honours](/source/First_Class_Honours) [degree](/source/Academic_degree) in [geology](/source/Geology) from the [University of Durham](/source/Durham_University) ([University College, Durham](/source/University_College%2C_Durham)) in 1968. This was followed by a [PhD](/source/PhD) in sedimentology from the [University of Reading](/source/University_of_Reading) in 1971. ## Career Following lecturerships at the [University of Sierra Leone](/source/University_of_Sierra_Leone) and [Cardiff University](/source/Cardiff_University), he moved to [Newcastle University](/source/Newcastle_University) in 1975. In 1982 he was appointed [lecturer](/source/Lecturer) in [geology](/source/Geology) at [Durham University](/source/Durham_University) and became [Reader](/source/Reader_(academic_rank)) in 1988. He was made a [professor](/source/Professor) in 1993. Tucker's research interests focus on the properties of [sedimentary](/source/Sedimentary) rocks, particularly [limestones](/source/Limestones), their formation and usefulness as an [oil reservoir](/source/Oil_reservoir). He has written or edited more than eight books, including the standard [undergraduate](/source/Undergraduate) text *Sedimentary Petrology*, and *Carbonate Sedimentology*. He has served as President of the International Association of Sedimentologists and was awarded the prestigious Coke Medal of the [Geological Society of London](/source/Geological_Society_of_London) in 1994. He has also acted as the external examiner for the [Earth Sciences](/source/Earth_Sciences) degree at the [University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford). In addition, he has served as Staff Treasurer for the [Assassins' Guild](/source/Assassin_(game)) of the [University of Durham](/source/University_of_Durham) since the end of the 1990s. ## University College, Durham Maurice Tucker was Master of [University College, Durham](/source/University_College%2C_Durham) from 1998 to 2011, and in the last formal dinner of the Easter Term 2010 his portrait by Andrew Ratcliffe was unveiled, to be hung in the Great Hall. The portrait features a [fossil](/source/Fossil) that he found at the age of 7 in the family back garden at Newbury Park, which began his fascination with [geology](/source/Geology). As an undergraduate student he himself was a member of the college between 1965 and 1968. He was awarded [college colours](/source/Blue_(university_sport)#Durham_University) for representing Castle at [table tennis](/source/Table_tennis). He is well acquainted with the traditions of the students within the college, and is highly respected by Castlemen, with many of his youthful escapades spoken of as myth within college. In the Epiphany term of 2009 he took part in the [Lumley](/source/Lumley_Castle) Run, never having completed it as a student, completing it in 1 hour 22 minutes. While Master, he inhabited the entirety of the large house at the base of the Keep, along with his wife – regularly entertaining students in his garden in the summer months. He was known as being a staunch supporter of the JCR and MCR, and maintained a strong involvement with them. On the occasion of his retirement in the summer of 2011, the MCR renamed their common room (previously the [William St Calais](/source/William_de_St-Calais) room) the Maurice E Tucker room in his honour.[1] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["University College MCR Maurice E. Tucker Room"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110628060856/http://www.dur.ac.uk/castle.mcr/tucker.html). University College Middle Common Room. Archived from [the original](http://www.dur.ac.uk/castle.mcr/tucker.html) on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011. ## External links - [Durham University: Department of Earth Sciences](http://www.dur.ac.uk/earth.sciences/) - [Geological Society of London](http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/) - [Maurice Tucker's home page](http://www.dur.ac.uk/m.e.tucker/) Academic offices Preceded by Edward Salthouse Master of University College, Durham 1998–2011 Succeeded by Eva Schumacher-Reid Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States France BnF data Czech Republic Netherlands Israel Catalonia People DDB Other IdRef Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Maurice Tucker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Tucker) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Tucker?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.