James Kennett, professor of geological science at The University of California, Santa Barbara, discussed “The Earth’s Turmoil of the Last Deglacial Period” on Thursday, March 6, at The College of Wooster. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, is part of The Consortium for Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecturer Series. It began at 7 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). A dessert reception followed the lecture.
Kennett’s research focuses on earth system history during the Cenozoic based on the analyses of the deep-sea sedimentary record and the uplifted marine record on land. One of his primary objectives is to help develop a better understanding of past global changes. He received a B.S. from the University of New Zealand and from Victoria University of Wellington, and a Ph.D. from Wellington as well as a D.Sc. degree. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow with the American Geophysical Union and Geological Society of America. He also serves on the editorial advisory boards of The Island Arc, Marine Micropaleontology, and Paleoceanography.
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., that represents 95 of the leading public and private ocean research education institutions, aquaria, and industry with the mission to advance research, education, and sound ocean policy. The series brings the scientific explorations and discoveries of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program to students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and to the geoscience community in general.