James P. Kennett

James P. Kennett
James P. Kennett
Born	James Peter Kennett; September 3, 1940; Wellington
Nationality	United States of America
Other names	Jim
Known for	Paleoceanography; Younger Dryas impact hypothesis;
Spouse	Diana Kennett
Children	Douglas J Kennett
	Scientific career
Fields	Paleoceanography
Institutions	University of California Santa Barbara;
Thesis	The Kapitean Stage (Upper Miocene) of New Zealand (1965)
Doctoral advisor	Paul Vella
Doctoral students	Tessa M. Hill
Website	kennett.faculty.geol.ucsb.edu

James P. Kennett is an American paleoceanographer.^[1] In 1986, Kennett became the founding editor of Paleoceanography,^[2]^[3]^[4] and in May 2000, he was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences.^[5]^[6] He is also a cofounder and member of the Comet Research Group.^[7]

References

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^ "Previous Editors". American Geophysical Union. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022. James P. Kennett* 1986-1987
^ "Brief History". University of California, Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Kennett is considered a pioneer in developing paleoceanography as a new field and was founding editor of Paleoceanography.
^ Thomas, Ellen (22 May 2017). "A Sea Change in Paleoceanography". Eos. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022. In 1986, Jim Kennett, Paleoceanography’s founding editor...
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^ "National Academy of Sciences Member Directory". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^ "Scientists & Members". Comet Research Group. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

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