Luis Marin

Luis Marin

Eugene C. Perry joined NIU in 1972 as Acting Chair of the Geology Department after working as a research scientist at the Minnesota Geological Survey at the University of Minnesota. His main interests have been in stable isotopes and geochemistry, initially focused on Precambrian geology but later extending to groundwater and other areas. From the 1980s, Professor Perry developed a research and study program on the geology and geochemistry of Yucatan and other areas of Mexico that included numberous students and several faculty members and continues to do so. This endowment recognizes Professor Perry’s research and study legacy, his dedication to students and their research, and his contributions to scholarly cooperation among scientists and students at NIU and in Mexico and Latin America.