James P. Kennett (Q62126196)
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American marine geologist and oceanographer
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American marine geologist and oceanographer |
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Birthdate: September 3, 1940, Wellington, New Zealand (English)
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For this reason he and his wife Diana emigrated to the United States in 1966 largely to participate in the post Sputnik excitement and opportunities in science of the time. (English)
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For this reason he and his wife Diana emigrated to the United States in 1966 largely to participate in the post Sputnik excitement and opportunities in science of the time. (English)
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James Peter Kennett
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James Peter Kennett
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In 1986, Jim Kennett, Paleoceanography’s founding editor (English)
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James Peter Kennett
3 September 1940
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Birthdate: September 3, 1940, Wellington, New Zealand (English)
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Kennett, James Peter was born on September 3, 1940 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Stanley William and Muriel Jean Kennett. (English)
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Birthdate: September 3, 1940, Wellington, New Zealand (English)
12 December 1964
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While at Teachers College in Christchurch, South Island, the following year she met her future husband of 55 years, James Kennett, then a PhD student, who was attending a NZ Science Congress and traveling to Antarctica to conduct geological field work. (English)
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Married Diana Margaret Dawes, December 12, 1964. (English)
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Kennett (Left) with son Douglas Kennett, an archaeologist, on San Miguel Island, CA, February 2006. (English)
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Children: Douglas, Mary. (English)
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They soon started a family with the birth of their son, Douglas James, and later their daughter, Mary Frances. (English)
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Children: Douglas, Mary. (English)
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James Kennett, former director of the Marine Science Institute at UCSB, is considered by some of his peers to be the "father" of marine geology and paleoceanography. (English)
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Dr. Kennett is considered a pioneer in developing the relatively new field of earth science, Paleoceanography. (English)
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2006- Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth Science, University of California Santa Barbara. (English)
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1987-06 Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara. (English)
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1974-87 Professor, Graduate School of Oceanography University of Rhode Island. (English)
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1970-74 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Oceanography University of Rhode Island. (English)
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1968-70 Assistant Professor, Department of Geology Florida State University, Tallahassee. (English)
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1966-68 Research Associate, Allan Hancock Foundation University of Southern California. (English)
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1965-66 Scientific Officer, New Zealand Oceanographic Institution. (English)
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1976 D.Sc. - Wellington, New Zealand (English)
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1965 Ph.D. (Geology) - Wellington (English)
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1963 B.S. (Hons.) Geology - Victoria University of Wellington (English)
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1962 B.S. University of New Zealand (English)
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Kennett's major mentor, Paul Vella (English)
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2004 Ph.D., Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science, University of California, Santa Barbara. Major Professor: Dr. James P. Kennett (English)
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Diana Margaret Kennett of Goleta, California, peacefully passed away at 77 years of age on March 29, 2019 while surrounded by her loving family. (English)
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Diana and James moved to Santa Barbara in 1987 with the University of California Santa Barbara. (English)
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The first involved drilling and piston coring sediments in Santa Barbara Basin to better understand Quaternary climate change and its causes. (English)
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Dr. James Kennett
Co-Founder, Co-Author (English)
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Religion: Episcopalian (English)
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Kennett, elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2000 (English)
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Kennett, elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2000 (English)
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Fellow - American Association for the Advancement of Science. (English)
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Honorary Fellow - Royal Society of New Zealand. (English)
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Fellow - American Geophysical Union. (English)
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1966: Receives the McKay Hammer Award from the. New Zealand Geological Society. (English)
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McKay Hammer Award, New Zealand Geological Society, 1966-67. (English)
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Fellow - Geological Society of America. (English)
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