Background
Kennett, James Peter was born on September 3, 1940 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Stanley William and Muriel Jean Kennett.
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Marine Geology
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Junior, Senior, Graduate level text for Marine Geology, Marine Stratigraphy and Sedimentology or plate tectonics. Course found in both Geology and Oceanography departments. The first comprehensive and entirely new volume on marine geology since the emergence of the plate tectonic revolution in earth sciences and deep-sea drilling. Written by a foremost authority in the field.
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James Peter Kennett
Edit Profilegeology and oceanography educator
James Peter Kennett, New Zealand, American Geology and oceanography educator. Achievements include research in paleoceanography, and in the importance of Antarctica and surrounding ocean through time in earth system science. Recipient McKay Hammer award New Zealand Geological Society, 1968. Fellow American Geophysical Union, Geological Society American; member Royal Society New Zealand (honorary, distinguished lecturer JOI/USSAC 1992-1993).
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Wellington, 1965; Dsc, Wellington, 1976.
Career
Science officer, New Zealand Ocean Institute, 1965-1966;
research associate Allan Hancock Foundation, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1966-1968;
assistant professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1968-1970;
associate professor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1970-1974;
professor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1974-1987;
professor geological science, director Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1987. Member Antarctic drilling advising committee JOIDES, 1970-1975. Member planning com.Internat.
Program Ocean Drilling, 1975-1979, 81-83. Co-chief scientistLegs 20 and 90 of Deep Sea Drilling Project and Leg 113 of Ocean Drilling Program.
Achievements
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Marine Geology
( Junior, Senior, Graduate level text for Marine Geology...)
- Magnetic Stratigraphy of Sediments
- By James P. Kennett - Marine Geology: 1st (first) Edition
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Marine Geology
Membership
Fellow American Geophysical Union, Geological Society American. Member Royal Society New Zealand (honorary, distinguished lecturer JOI/USSAC 1992-1993).
Connections
Married Diana Margaret Dawes, December 12, 1964. Children: Douglas, Mary.
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Religion
Episcopalian