Dennis V. Kent | |
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Alma mater | Ph.D. Columbia University, NY
B.S. City College of New York, NY Stuyvesant High School |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Paleomagnetism, Geomagnetism |
Institutions | Rutgers University, Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory |
Doctoral advisor | Neil D. Opdyke |
Notable students | Lisa Tauxe, Morgan Schaller |
Dennis V. Kent is an American geologist and geophysicist who is a Board of Governors Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University and an adjunct senior research scientist at Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. His research focuses on paleomagnetism, geomagnetism, rock magnetism, and their application to geologic problems, including geologic time scales, paleogeography, ancient climate, polar wander, and the long-term carbon cycle.
Education
Kent graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan in 1964. He received a bachelor's degree in geology from the City College of New York, N.Y. in 1968 and a doctorate degree in marine geology and geophysics from Columbia University, N.Y in 1974, where he studied magnetism in deep-sea sediments.
Research and career
Kent joined the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory as a research scientist in 1974 and the adjunct faculty in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University in 1981. He joined the faculty at Rutgers University in 1998. Kent and his co-authors developed chronostratigraphies based on magnetic polarity time scale for the Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Cenozoic. He has authored or co-authored more than 300 publications in the field of paleomagnetism, paleogeography, and paleoclimatology.
Awards and honors
- 2003 Arthur L. Day Medal, Geological Society of America
- 2004 Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
- 2006 Petrus Peregrinus Medal, European Geosciences Union
- 2009 William Gilbert Award, American Geophysical Union
- 2012 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Selected publications
- Kent, D. V. (1982), Apparent correlation of palaeomagnetic intensity and climatic records in deep-sea sediments, Nature 299, 538–539, doi:10.1038/299538a0
- Cande, S. C., and Kent, D. V. (1992), A new geomagnetic polarity time scale for the Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic, J. Geophys. Res., 97( B10), 13917– 13951, doi:10.1029/92JB01202
- Berggren, W.A., Kent, D.V., Swisher, C.C. and Aubry, M.P. (1995), A revised Cenozoic geochronology and chronostratigraphy, SEPM Special Publication 54: 129–212.
- Kent, D.V. and Muttoni, G. (2008). Equatorial convergence of India and early Cenozoic climate trends. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105: 16065–16070.
- Kent, D.V., Olsen, P.E. and Muttoni, G. (2017), Astrochronostratigraphic polarity time scale (APTS) for the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic from continental sediments and correlation with standard marine stages. Earth-Science Reviews, 166: 153–180.
- Kent, D.V., Olsen, P.E., Rasmussen, C., Lepre, C., Mundil, R., Irmis, R.B., Gehrels, G.E., Giesler, D., Geissman, J.W. and Parker, W.G. (2018), Empirical evidence for stability of the 405-kiloyear Jupiter-Venus eccentricity cycle over hundreds of millions of years. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(24): 6153–6158.
- Kent, D.V. and Muttoni, G. (2020), Pangea B and the Late Paleozoic Ice Age. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 553: 1-20.
- Kent, D.V. and Clemmensen, L.B. (2021), Northward dispersal of dinosaurs from Gondwana to Greenland at the mid-Norian (215–212 Ma, Late Triassic) dip in atmospheric pCO2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(8): e2020778118.
- Channell, J.E.T., Muttoni, G. and Kent, D.V. (2022), Adria in Mediterranean paleogeography, the origin of the Ionian Sea, and Permo-Triassic configurations of Pangea. Earth-Science Reviews, 230: 104045.
- Kent, D.V. and Muttoni, G. (2022), Latitudinal land–sea distributions and global surface albedo since the Cretaceous. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 585: 110718.
References
- "MAGNETIC MINERALOGY AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF DEEP-SEA SEDIMENTS". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- Cande, S. C.; Kent, D. V. (1995). "Revised calibration of the geomagnetic polarity timescale for the Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 100 (B4): 6093–6095. Bibcode:1995JGR...100.6093C. doi:10.1029/94JB03098. ISSN 2156-2202.
- KENT, DENNIS V.; GRADSTEIN, FELIX M. (1985-11-01). "A Cretaceous and Jurassic geochronology". GSA Bulletin. 96 (11): 1419–1427. Bibcode:1985GSAB...96.1419K. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1985)96<1419:ACAJG>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0016-7606.
- "Geological Society of America - 2003 Day Medal - Citation & Response". www.geosociety.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- "Dennis V. Kent". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- "Dennis V. Kent". European Geosciences Union (EGU). Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- "William Gilbert Award | AGU". www.agu.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- "Dennis V. Kent". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- Kent, D. V. (October 1982). "Apparent correlation of palaeomagnetic intensity and climatic records in deep-sea sediments". Nature. 299 (5883): 538–539. Bibcode:1982Natur.299..538K. doi:10.1038/299538a0. ISSN 1476-4687. S2CID 4349136.
- Cande, Steven C.; Kent, Dennis V. (1992-09-10). "A new geomagnetic polarity time scale for the Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 97 (B10): 13917–13951. Bibcode:1992JGR....9713917C. doi:10.1029/92jb01202. ISSN 2156-2202.
- Berggren, William A.; Kent, Dennis V.; Swisher, Carl C.; Aubry, Marie-Pierre (1995-01-01). "A Revised Cenozoic Geochronology and Chronostratigraphy". Geochronology, Time Scales and Global Stratigraphic Correlation. doi:10.2110/pec.95.04.0129. ISBN 9781565760912.
- Kent, Dennis V.; Muttoni, Giovanni (2008-10-21). "Equatorial convergence of India and early Cenozoic climate trends". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105 (42): 16065–16070. doi:10.1073/pnas.0805382105. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 2570972. PMID 18809910.
- Kent, Dennis V.; Olsen, Paul E.; Muttoni, Giovanni (2017-03-01). "Astrochronostratigraphic polarity time scale (APTS) for the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic from continental sediments and correlation with standard marine stages". Earth-Science Reviews. 166: 153–180. Bibcode:2017ESRv..166..153K. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.12.014. hdl:2434/491902. ISSN 0012-8252.
- Kent, Dennis V.; Olsen, Paul E.; Rasmussen, Cornelia; Lepre, Christopher; Mundil, Roland; Irmis, Randall B.; Gehrels, George E.; Giesler, Dominique; Geissman, John W.; Parker, William G. (2018-06-12). "Empirical evidence for stability of the 405-kiloyear Jupiter–Venus eccentricity cycle over hundreds of millions of years". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (24): 6153–6158. Bibcode:2018PNAS..115.6153K. doi:10.1073/pnas.1800891115. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 6004457. PMID 29735684.
- Kent, D. V.; Muttoni, G. (2020-09-01). "Pangea B and the Late Paleozoic Ice Age". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 553: 109753. Bibcode:2020PPP...55309753K. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109753. hdl:2434/742688. ISSN 0031-0182. S2CID 218953074.
- Kent, Dennis V.; Clemmensen, Lars B. (2021-02-23). "Northward dispersal of dinosaurs from Gondwana to Greenland at the mid-Norian (215–212 Ma, Late Triassic) dip in atmospheric p CO 2". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (8): e2020778118. Bibcode:2021PNAS..11820778K. doi:10.1073/pnas.2020778118. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 7923678. PMID 33593914.
- Channell, J. E. T.; Muttoni, G.; Kent, D. V. (2022-07-01). "Adria in Mediterranean paleogeography, the origin of the Ionian Sea, and Permo-Triassic configurations of Pangea". Earth-Science Reviews. 230: 104045. Bibcode:2022ESRv..23004045C. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104045. hdl:2434/929925. ISSN 0012-8252. S2CID 248794248.
- Kent, D. V.; Muttoni, G. (2022-01-01). "Latitudinal land–sea distributions and global surface albedo since the Cretaceous". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 585: 110718. Bibcode:2022PPP...58510718K. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2021.110718. hdl:2434/878493. ISSN 0031-0182. S2CID 239516592.
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