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Joseph Kirschvink | |
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Alma mater |
Caltech (BS, MS 1975) Princeton University (MA 1978, PhD 1979) |
Scientific career | |
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.
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]