"Washington State University." . . . . "The Ronald Keith Sorem Papers contain extensive material on deep-sea mining research for manganese nodules, basic research by Ronald K. Sorem on the composition and formation of manganese nodules, and information on organizations promoting and funding this research. There is also information about his career as a geology professor at Washington State University including material about his classes and about the geology department. Also contained is material about the Marine Mineral Resources Museum at the University, which he was instrumental in founding. There are general files regarding research expeditions Dr. Sorem was on, grant proposals and consulting projects, and information on his book \"Manganese Nodules,\" 1979. Other files pertain to his work with the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and there are files documenting his work for the United States Geological Survey in the Philippine Islands, and on the Domes Project and the United States Exclusive Economic Zone Symposium. As a member of the International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits and an officer of its Commission on Manganese, there is information on that association's symposium and its participation in other international mining congresses."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Papers"@en . "Colleges and universities Washington." . . . . "National Science Foundation." . .