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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]].
'''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]].


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. <ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2021-07-19/caltech-fined-for-damaging-native-american-cultural-site| website = Los Angeles Times |accessdate=19 July 2021}}</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.<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>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:24, 21 July 2021

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.

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.[5]

See also

References

  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. ^ Sahagún, Louis (19 July 2021). "Caltech says it regrets drilling holes in sacred Native American petroglyph site". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 July 2021.