Eric Grunsky

{{Short description|Canadian mathematical geoscientist}}

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| name = Eric C. Grunsky

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| caption = Grunsky in Beijing, China in 2017

| citizenship = Canadian

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| workplaces = Geological Survey of Canada
University of Waterloo

| alma_mater = University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo

| known_for = Geochemistry
Geoinformatics
Geostatistics

| awards = William Christian Krumbein Medal (2012)
IAMG Distinguished Lectureship (2014)

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Eric Christopher Grunsky

{{cite web |url=http://www.compositionaldata.com/codawork2015/images/CV_Grunsky_2015-03-19.pdf |title=Biography |website=www.compositionaldata.com |access-date=2016-09-05}}{{cite web |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/earth-environmental-sciences/about/people/eric-grunsky |title=Eric Grunsky |website=uwaterloo.ca |date= April 2015|access-date=2016-09-05}} is a Canadian mathematical geoscientist specialized in statistical petrology. Grunsky received the Felix Chayes Prize in 2005 from the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences and served as Editor-in-Chief for the journal Computers & Geosciences from 2006-2011. He was awarded the Krumbein Medal in 2012 by the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences.{{cite journal|url= http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/160/art%253A10.1007%252Fs11004-012-9425-2.pdf?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs11004-012-9425-2&token2=exp=1473078911~acl=%2Fstatic%2Fpdf%2F160%2Fart%25253A10.1007%25252Fs11004-012-9425-2.pdf%3ForiginUrl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Flink.springer.com%252Farticle%252F10.1007%252Fs11004-012-9425-2*~hmac=e8f3615365a443ec9a0dad1614c7df695d46b28eba797aadb19c8d71dd51dd16|title= Laudation for Dr. Eric Christopher Grunsky, William Christian Krumbein Medal 2012|journal= Mathematical Geosciences|year= 2012|doi= 10.1007/s11004-012-9425-2|access-date= 2016-09-05|last1= Agterberg|first1= Frits|volume= 44|issue= 8|pages= 1039–1042|bibcode= 2012MatGe..44.1039A|s2cid= 120581234}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He is currently serving International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG) as its appointed Secretary General.{{cite web |url=https://www.iamg.org/information-about-iamg/iamg-council.html |title=IAMG Council |website=International Association for Mathematical Geosciences |date=2014-05-26 |access-date=2015-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521031619/https://www.iamg.org/information-about-iamg/iamg-council.html |archive-date=2015-05-21 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=https://www.iamg.org/images/File/documents/Newsletters/NewslettersHSP/NL92lo.pdf |title=Election Results for the 2016-2020 IAMG Council |page=4 |issue=92 |journal=IAMG Newsletter |date=June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915023915/https://www.iamg.org/images/File/documents/Newsletters/NewslettersHSP/NL92lo.pdf |archive-date=2016-09-15 |url-status=live}}