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Kim Anne Kastens
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Menlo Park, California
Alma materYale University
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scientific career
InstitutionsLamont–Doherty Earth Observatory
Columbia University
ThesisStructural causes and sedimentological effects of "Cobblestone Topography" in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (1981)

Kim Anne Kastens (born 1954) is an American geophysicist who is a professor at the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory. She was awarded the American Geophysical Union Excellence in Earth and Space Science Education Award in 2009 and elected Fellow in 2021.

Early life and education[edit]

Kastens was born in Menlo Park, California.[1][2] She was an undergraduate student at Yale University, where she majored in geology and geophysics.[3] After earning her bachelor's diploma in 1975, Kastens moved to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, where she completed her doctoral research.[1]

Research and career[edit]

Kastens joined the faculty at the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory in 1992, and was made Research Professor in 2010. Her work considered marine geology, with a focus on the tectonic and geological evolution of the Mediterranean Sea.[4][5] She made use of deep sea drilling to understand the growth of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and seafloor mapping to understand deformation across the Mediterranean Ridge.[6]

At Columbia University, Kastens contributed to the development of geoscience education.[7] She worked with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to create an Earth and environmental science program that aligns with the Observatory's public engagement.[citation needed]

Awards and honors[edit]

Selected publications[edit]

  • KIM KASTENS; JEAN MASCLE; CHRISTIAN AUROUX; et al. (July 1988). "ODP Leg 107 in the Tyrrhenian Sea: Insights into passive margin and back-arc basin evolution". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 100 (7): 1140–1156. Bibcode:1988GSAB..100.1140K. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1988)100<1140:OLITTS>2.3.CO;2. ISSN 0016-7606. Wikidata Q56545011.
  • Kastens, Kim A.; CITA, Maria B. (1981-11-01). "Tsunami-induced sediment transport in the abyssal Mediterranean Sea". GSA Bulletin. 92 (11): 845–857. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1981)92<845:TSTITA>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0016-7606.
  • Kahle, Hans-Gert; Straub, Christian; Reilinger, Robert; McClusky, Simon; King, Robert; Hurst, Kenneth; Veis, George; Kastens, Kim; Cross, Paul (1998-09-15). "The strain rate field in the eastern Mediterranean region, estimated by repeated GPS measurements". Tectonophysics. 294 (3): 237–252. doi:10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00102-4. ISSN 0040-1951.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kim Anne Kastens - Curricula Vitae". www.ldeo.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  2. ^ "Kastens, Kim Anne: marine geology, marine geophysics". American Men & Women of Science, 1998-99: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological, and Related Sciences. 4. 1998. OCLC 758472671.
  3. ^ "Yale Geology & Geophysics News" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "Kim Anne Kastens". Honors Program. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  5. ^ "EESJ Kim Kastens CV". www.ldeo.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  6. ^ "EESJ Kim Kastens Professional Interests". www.ldeo.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  7. ^ Council, National Research; Studies, Division on Earth and Life; Sciences, Board on Life; Research, Planning Group for the Workshop on Integrating Education in Biocomplexity; Avila, Bridget K. B. (2003-06-02). Integrating Research and Education: Biocomplexity Investigators Explore the Possibilities: Summary of a Workshop. National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-08871-8.
  8. ^ "2021 Class of AGU Fellows Announced". Eos. 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
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