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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]].


== Biography ==
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'''Joseph L. Kirschvink''' (b. 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.nl/books?id=XNHHx2ZNahsC&pg=PA210#v=onepage&q&f=false | 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.nl/books?id=3s0PYR5Ku4cC&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q&f=false | year = 1995 | publisher = CRC Press| isbn = 9780849394201 | page = 19}}</ref> (discovery of the first magnetofossils) 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.nl/books?id=VvlVimgkefoC&pg=PT45&dq=Joseph+Kirschvink+snowball&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj5yJbMocfeAhWowosKHSBDDkoQ6AEIMTAB#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Kirschvink%20snowball&f=false | year = 2009 | publisher = A&C Black | isbn = 9781408807149}}</ref>
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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Latest revision as of 04:19, 29 May 2024

Joseph Kirschvink
Alma materCaltech (BS, MS 1975)
Princeton University (MA 1978, PhD 1979)
Scientific career
FieldsGeobiology
ThesisI. 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

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Joseph Kirschvink". Planetary Society. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ Ronald T. Merrill (2010). Our Magnetic Earth: The Science of Geomagnetism. University of Chicago Press. p. 210. ISBN 9780226520506.
  3. ^ William F. Horton and Saul Goldberg (1995). Power Frequency Magnetic Fields and Public Health. CRC Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780849394201.
  4. ^ Gabrielle Walker (2009). Snowball Earth: The Story of the Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life As We Know It. A&C Black. ISBN 9781408807149.
  5. ^ "88 for 1988: Meet Southern California's Rising Stars". Los Angeles Times. 10 January 1988. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019.
  6. ^ Sahagún, Louis (19 July 2021). "Caltech says it regrets drilling holes in sacred Native American petroglyph site". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ^ Coleman, Andre (21 July 2021). "Caltech Professor Apologizes For Damaging Native American Cultural Site". Pasadena Now. Retrieved 20 July 2021.


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