Professor of Geophysics, Department of Earth and
Environmental Sciences
Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Department of Physics
& Astronomy, University of Rochester
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1987
Clearing
sandstorm in the Sahara (northeastern Mauritania)
Research Interests: Paleomagnetism, Geomagnetism and
Geodynamics, including rates of plate
tectonic, hotspot and polar wander (stability of Earth relative to the
spin axis); mantle plume volcanism; the origin and long-term history
of the geodynamo (paleointensity, paleosecular variation and reversal
frequency); rock magnetism; environmental magnetism; Cretaceous
climate
Currently Teaching: Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Mountain Ranges
in
California: A Field
Quest; Hotspots and Plate Motions; Paleomagnetism; Marine Geology;
Planetary Science: Geologic Evolution and Planetary Habitability
Brief Bio
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Publications
Selected News Articles
Oldest
Measurement of Earth's Magnetic Field Reveals History of Battle Between
Sun and Earth for our Atmosphere - March 5, 2010
John
Tarduno and
Cognitive Scientists Use Eye-Tracking Technology to Learn What Makes a
Great Geologist - University of
Rochester Press Release, August 12, 2009
Mantle Plumes
May Bend Deep Beneath Earth's Crust - University of Rochester Press Release,
April 2, 2009
Ancient
Turtle Migrated from Asia to America Over a Tropical Arctic - collection of news articles related to
Geology publication, February
2, 2009.
When
crocodiles roamed the Arctic - New
Scientist, June 18, 2008 - subscription required
John Traduno explores traveling ‘hotspots’ - Currents, February 4, 2008
Prof.
Tarduno receives the Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in
Undergraduate Teaching - Currents,
May 14, 2007
Prof.
Tarduno named Fellow of the American Geophysical Union - March 1, 2007
Prof.
Tarduno named Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - April 20, 2006
Prof.
Tarduno
elected fellow of AAAS - January
5, 2004
Prof.
John Tarduno receives Goergen Award for Contribution to Undergraduate
Education - Currents, August 27,
2001
Tarduno leads students on `Field Quest' - Currents, May 1, 2000
John Tarduno to Discuss Hawaiian Hotspots As Part of JOI/USSAC Lecture
- Franklin and Marshall News
Release, September, 2000
Fossil
Evidence Tells of Arctic Warming - Currents, January 11, 1999
Braving
the Arctic Tundra: Geology Is Where You Find It, Students Say - Rochester Review, 1997
Professor Tarduno with students near Lone
Pine, California
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