Joseph Kirschvink
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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,[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 on Earth Day 2017.[5] [6]
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References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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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- American geophysicists
- Paleomagnetism
- California Institute of Technology faculty
- 1953 births
- Living people
- American geologist stubs