George V. Chilingar

George V. Chilingar (né Chilingarian; July 22, 1929 – March 9, 2023) was an Armenian-American geologist and academic.

He was Professor of Civil and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC).

[2] One of the best-known petroleum geologists in the world and the founder of several prestigious journals in the oil and gas industry, Chilingar published 72 books and over 500 of articles on geology, petroleum engineering and environmental engineering.

Scientia Iranica published a special issue in "Transactions C: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering" dedicated to the lifelong achievements of Chilingar.

His recent research work concentrated on: Chilingar died on March 9, 2023 in Culver City, California, aged 93.