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Dennis V. Kent

Adjunct Senior Research Scientist

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Biology and Paleo Environment

Paleomagnetics Lab

61 Route 9W - PO Box 1000

Palisades

NY

10964-8000

US

Phone: 

(848) 445-7049

Fax: 

(845) 365-8150

dvk@ldeo.columbia.edu

CV: 

_DVKcv2014nov.pdf

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Fields of interest: 

Paleomagnetism, geomagnetism and rock magnetism, and their application to geologic problems. Current interests include Cenozoic and Mesozoic geomagnetic polarity time scales; carbon cycle and paleoclimatology, paleogeography and tectonics of the Pangea supercontinent; paleofield intensity variations; and magnetic properties of sediments, oceanic basalts, and polar ice.

Education

List of degrees from highest to lowest:

PhD

Columbia

Referenced in the Following News Items:

In Ancient Rocks, Scientists See a Climate Cycle Working Across Deep Time

Earth’s Magnetic Field: About to Flip or Just Returning to Normal?

Scientists Discover World's Oldest Stone Tools

Megavolcanoes Tied to Pre-Dinosaur Mass Extinction

Seeking the Deadly Roots of the Dinosaurs’ Ascent

Paleomagnetism Researcher Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Humans Shaped Stone Axes 1.8 Million Years Ago, Study Says

Giant CO2 Eruptions in the Backyard?

Scientists Target East Coast Rocks for CO2 Storage