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'''Joseph L. Kirschvink''', nicknamed Joe Kirschvink, (b. 1953 ) is an American geologist, geophysicist and university professor at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), known for contributions to paleomagnetism and biomagnetism (discovery of the first magnetofossils) and the snowball hypothesis Earth. |
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'''Joseph L. Kirschvink''' (born 1953) is an American geologist and geophysicist. He is the Nico and Marilyn Van Wingen Professor of Geobiology at [[Caltech]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Kirschvink |url=http://www.planetary.org/connect/our-experts/profiles/joseph-kirschvink.html |website=Planetary Society |accessdate=9 November 2018}}</ref> known for contributions to [[paleomagnetism]]<ref>{{cite book | title = Our Magnetic Earth: The Science of Geomagnetism | author = Ronald T. Merrill | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XNHHx2ZNahsC&pg=PA210 | year = 2010 | publisher = University of Chicago Press | isbn = 9780226520506 |page=210}}</ref> and [[biomagnetism]]<ref>{{cite book | title = Power Frequency Magnetic Fields and Public Health | author = William F. Horton and Saul Goldberg | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=3s0PYR5Ku4cC&pg=PA19 | year = 1995 | publisher = CRC Press| isbn = 9780849394201 | page = 19}}</ref> (discovery of the first [[magnetofossil]]s) and the [[Snowball Earth]] hypothesis.<ref>{{cite book | title = Snowball Earth: The Story of the Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life As We Know It | author = Gabrielle Walker | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=VvlVimgkefoC&q=Joseph+Kirschvink+snowball&pg=PT45 | year = 2009 | publisher = A&C Black | isbn = 9781408807149}}</ref> He is also Principal Investigator (PI) of [[Earth–Life Science Institute]]. |
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== Biography == |
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In 1988, Kirschvink was recognized as a "Rising Star" in Southern California by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.<ref name="1988latimes">{{cite news | title = 88 for 1988: Meet Southern California’s Rising Stars | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | date = 10 January 1988 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-10-tm-34881-story.html | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191019161449/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-10-tm-34881-story.html | archive-date = 19 October 2019}}</ref> In 2021, Caltech settled with the Department of the Interior to pay $25,465 for damages to petroglyph sites in Volcanic Tablelands after they were damaged by Dr. Kirschvink on Earth Day 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last= Sahagún |first= Louis |date= 19 July 2021 |title= Caltech says it regrets drilling holes in sacred Native American petroglyph site | url=https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2021-07-19/caltech-fined-for-damaging-native-american-cultural-site |work= [[Los Angeles Times]] |location= |access-date= 20 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Coleman |first= Andre |date= 21 July 2021 |title= Caltech Professor Apologizes For Damaging Native American Cultural Site | url=https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/caltech-professor-apologizes-for-damaging-native-american-cultural-site/ |work= [[Pasadena Now]] |location= |access-date= 20 July 2021}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Greenhouse and icehouse Earth]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:American geophysicists]] |
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Joseph Kirschvink | |
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| Alma mater | Caltech (BS, MS 1975) Princeton University (MA 1978, PhD 1979) |
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| Fields | Geobiology |
| Thesis | I. A paleomagnetic approach to the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary problem. II. Biogenic magnetite: its role in the magnetization of sediments and as the basis of magnetic field detection in animals (1979) |
Joseph L. Kirschvink (born 1953) is an American geologist and geophysicist. He is the Nico and Marilyn Van Wingen Professor of Geobiology at Caltech,[1] known for contributions to paleomagnetism[2] and biomagnetism[3] (discovery of the first magnetofossils) and the Snowball Earth hypothesis.[4] He is also Principal Investigator (PI) of Earth–Life Science Institute.
Biography
[edit]In 1988, Kirschvink was recognized as a "Rising Star" in Southern California by the Los Angeles Times.[5] In 2021, Caltech settled with the Department of the Interior to pay $25,465 for damages to petroglyph sites in Volcanic Tablelands after they were damaged by Dr. Kirschvink on Earth Day 2017.[6][7]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Joseph Kirschvink". Planetary Society. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ Ronald T. Merrill (2010). Our Magnetic Earth: The Science of Geomagnetism. University of Chicago Press. p. 210. ISBN 9780226520506.
- ^ William F. Horton and Saul Goldberg (1995). Power Frequency Magnetic Fields and Public Health. CRC Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780849394201.
- ^ Gabrielle Walker (2009). Snowball Earth: The Story of the Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life As We Know It. A&C Black. ISBN 9781408807149.
- ^ "88 for 1988: Meet Southern California's Rising Stars". Los Angeles Times. 10 January 1988. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019.
- ^ Sahagún, Louis (19 July 2021). "Caltech says it regrets drilling holes in sacred Native American petroglyph site". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Coleman, Andre (21 July 2021). "Caltech Professor Apologizes For Damaging Native American Cultural Site". Pasadena Now. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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