Geology

Video Broadcast on December 14, 2020

Geology

• Lawrence Dudley Stamp
  Served as Professor of Geology and Professor of Geography at Rangoon University.
  
• Dr. Tha Hla
  Professor Of Geology
  Rector of Rangoon University
  Retired from UN
  Anecdotes
  Defending his protege for States Scholar
  Two incidents with Director Thar Du (Censor Board, Academy Award)
  Led students by example (Protests, Ajala)
  Equal treatment to his visitor (Pro, Anti)
  Provided drinks (whiskey …) to those who heeded his “guidelines on drinking”
  
• Dr. Nyi Nyi
  Deputy Minister of Education
  Supported UCC Project
  Established the then new Education System (including some controversial issues such as ILA)
  Author (Ok Aw)
  Retired from UN
  
• U Ba Than Haq
  Pro Rector, RASU
  RU Sports Council
  
• Dr. Maung Thein
  Professor
  Told students (e.g. Soe Myint) about applying for courses at UCC
  Invited Soe Myint and me to give lecture / seminar during the vacation at MASU
  Some sayas were not delighted with the idea
  Invited UCC to give a short course on Computers at RASU
  
• U Ba Maw
  Senior Lecturer
  He and his students discovered items related to Ramapithicus
  Higher authorities “warned” him for letting a young US researcher take photos of Ramapithicus and reporting in a US magazine

Miscellaneous

• Minor subject for early Civil Engineering students
  
• Option for early Science Scholars
  
• Diploma in Applied Geology (DAG)
  
• Specialization in Gems
  
• NASA astronauts (especially for the Lunar Missions) had to study Geology
  
• Apollo 17 had Dr. H Schmidt (Geologist/ Astronaut, later became a US Senator)