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Appendix A
Committee Biographical Sketches
Isabel P. Montañez (Chair) is a professor in the Department of Geology at
the University of California, Davis. Dr. Montañez is a field geologist and
geochemist whose research focuses on the sedimentary archive of paleo-
atmospheric composition and paleoclimatic conditions, in particular recon-
structing records of greenhouse gas-climate linkages during periods of
major climate transitions. Her past work has involved study of marine and
terrestrial successions of Cambrian through Pleistocene age. Dr. Montañez
is a fellow of the Geological Society of America. She received her Ph.D. in
geology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Thomas J. Algeo is a professor in the Department of Geology at the Uni-
versity of Cincinnati. Prior to joining the faculty at Cincinnati, Dr. Algeo
worked as a petroleum geologist at both Exxon and Amoco explora -
tion companies. His research focuses on the processes driving long-term
development of Earth’s ocean-atmosphere-biosphere systems, using strati-
graphic and geochemical proxies from marine carbonates and black shales.
Dr. Algeo received his Ph.D. in geological sciences from the University of
Michigan.
Mark A. Chandler is an associate research scientist at the Center for Cli-
mate Systems Research at Columbia University. Dr. Chandler’s primary
research involves the use of global climate models to analyze Earth’s past
climates, from previous times of global warming to snowball Earth epi-
sodes. His other major research focus is on improving the usability and
accessibility of computer three-dimensional climate models. Dr. Chandler
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directs the Educational Global Climate Modeling Project, which develops,
distributes, and supports a fully functional version of the National Aero -
nautics and Space Administration/Goddard Institute for Space Studies
General Circulation Model Model II for use in precollege and university-
level science courses. He received his Ph.D. in geological sciences from
Columbia University.
Kirk R. Johnson is vice president of Research and Collections and Chief
Curator at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Dr. Johnson’s
research interests span paleobotany, paleoecology, biogeography, geo-
chronology, and biostratigraphy with a particular focus on the Cretaceous
to Eocene period. As well as his research publications, Dr. Johnson is
the lead author of several popular science books and he has appeared
on numerous television programs to popularize geoscience concepts.
Dr. Johnson received his Ph.D. in geology and paleobotany from Yale
University, and he is a fellow of the Geological Society of America.
Martin J. Kennedy is a professor in the School of Earth and Environ-
mental Sciences at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Previously, he
was a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University
of California, Riverside, and before then was a senior research geologist
at Exxon Production Research Co. His research interests are focused on
paleoceanographic and paleoclimate events recorded in the stratigraphic
record, using sedimentological and geochemical data integrated with
high-resolution sequence and isotope stratigraphic techniques to under-
stand controls of the ancient carbon cycle and biogeochemical feedbacks
within the biosphere. Dr. Kennedy received his Ph.D. from the University
of Adelaide, Australia.
Dennis V. Kent (NAS) is a professor in the Department of Earth and
Planetary Sciences at Rutgers University and an adjunct senior research
scientist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Dr. Kent’s research inter-
ests focus on the use of Cenozoic and Mesozoic magnetostratigraphy and
geomagnetic polarity timescales to address geological problems, including
paleoclimatology and paleogeography. Dr. Kent is a fellow of the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Geophysi -
cal Union, and the Geological Society of America. He received his Ph.D.
in marine geology and geophysics from Columbia University.
Jeffrey T. Kiehl is a senior scientist in the Climate Change Research Sec-
tion of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder,
Colorado. Dr. Kiehl’s current research focuses on using climate modeling
to understand Earth’s warm greenhouse climates for deep-time periods
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ranging between 300 and 50 million years ago, and on understanding cli -
mate feedback processes in Earth’s climate system. Dr. Kiehl has served
on the National Research Council Committee on Global Change Research
and Climate Research Committee, and he was a contributing author for the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Third Assessment Report.
He received his Ph.D. in atmospheric science from the State University of
New York, Albany.
Lee R. Kump is a professor of geosciences at the Pennsylvania State
University and is also currently associate director of the Earth System
Evolution Program at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
Dr. Kump’s research focuses on the long-term evolution of the oceans and
atmosphere and the dynamic coupling between global climate and biogeo-
chemical cycles. He is a fellow of the Geological Society of America and
the Geological Society of London. Dr. Kump received his Ph.D. in marine
sciences from the University of South Florida.
Richard D. Norris is professor of paleobiology at the Scripps Institution
of Oceanography of the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Norris’s
research interests focus on the use of biogeochemical and paleoceano-
graphic data to understand Earth-ocean-biosphere linkages, with particular
emphasis on Cretaceous and Paleogene warm climates and the Cretaceous
Thermal Maximum. Dr. Norris received his Ph.D. from Harvard University,
and he is a fellow of the Geological Society of America.
A. Christina Ravelo is a professor of ocean sciences in the Department of
Ocean Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). She is
also director of the Santa Cruz branch of the Institute of Geophysics and
Planetary Physics (IGPP) at UCSC. Previously, she was chair of the U.S. Sci-
ence Advisory Committee for Scientific Ocean Drilling and director of the
IGPP’s Center for the Dynamics and Evolution of the Land-Sea Interface.
Dr. Ravelo’s research interests are focused on understanding Cenozoic
paleoclimates and paleoceanography using stable isotope geochemistry.
She received her Ph.D. in geological sciences from Columbia University.
Karl K. Turekian (NAS) is the Sterling Professor of Geology and Geophysics
at Yale University. Dr. Turekian’s research focuses on the use of radioactive
and radiogenic nuclides for deciphering the environmental history of Earth.
He received his Ph.D. in geochemistry from Columbia University and has
served on the faculty at Yale since 1956. Dr. Turekian is a fellow of the Ameri-
can Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Geophysical Union, the
American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Geological
Society of America.
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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STAFF
David A. Feary is a senior program officer with the NRC’s Board on Earth
Sciences and Resources, and a Research Professor in the School of Earth
and Space Exploration and the School of Sustainability at Arizona State
University. He earned his Ph.D. at the Australian National University
before spending 15 years as a research scientist with the marine program
at Geoscience Australia. During this time he participated in numerous
research cruises—many as chief or co-chief scientist—and he was co-
chief scientist for Ocean Drilling Program Leg 182. His research activities
focused on the role of climate as a primary control on carbonate reef forma-
tion and on efforts to improve the understanding of cool-water carbonate
depositional processes.
Nicholas D. Rogers is a Financial and Research Associate with the NRC
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources. He received a B.A. in history,
with a focus on the history of science and early American history, from
Western Connecticut State University in 2004. He began working for the
National Academies in 2006 and has primarily supported the board on a
broad array of Earth resources, mapping, and geographical sciences issues.
Courtney R. Gibbs is a Program Associate with the NRC Board on Earth
Sciences and Resources. She received her degree in graphic design from
the Pittsburgh Technical Institute in 2000 and began working for the
National Academies in 2004. Prior to her work with the board, Ms. Gibbs
supported the Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board and the former Board
on Radiation Effects Research.
Eric J. Edkin is a Senior Program Assistant with the NRC Board on Earth
Sciences and Resources. He began working for the National Academies
in 2009 and has primarily supported the board on a broad array of Earth
resources, geographical sciences, and mapping sciences issues.
