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
Rare
meteorites created in violent celestrial collision - November 2012
"Top
of the World" - Undergrads discuss their experience in the High
Canadian Arctic during the Summer 2012 Field Season - Rochester
Review
John
Tarduno weighs in on "What if Earth's Magnetic Poles Flip?" - February 2012
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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