Nicholas E. Pingitore ’68 ScM, ’73 PhD

Nicholas E. Pingitore ’68 ScM, ’73 PhD, of El Paso, Tex.; Oct. 24. He was a professor of Earth, Environmental, and Resource
Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso for 45 years. Previously, he was on the faculty of Brooklyn College for five years. He was a geoscientist and analytic geochemist. He was director of the geosciences Electron Microprobe Laboratory and a founding partner and science editor of Scientific American Discovering Archaeology until 2002. He was also on the board of directors of Texas Mineral Resources Corp. During his career, he was awarded more than $17 million in research grants and published 136 manuscripts. He conducted important particle work at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource in Palo Alto for many years and was frequently consulted locally, nationally, and internationally for his expertise in science. He served as adjunct professor in the College of Nursing and the College of Health Sciences. He received the 2008 UTEP Distinguished Professor in Research Award, and the 2007 and 2008 UT System STAR awards and was a member of several professional organizations. He is survived by his life partner, Maria Alvarez Amaya.