Dan Peter McKenzie

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British scientist academic geophysicist human

Dan Peter McKenzie is a British geophysicist renowned as one of the founders of plate tectonic theory and a leading figure in solid Earth geophysics.

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instanceOf British scientist ⓘ
academic ⓘ
geophysicist ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Bowie Medal ⓘ
Copley Medal ⓘ
Japan Prize ⓘ
Kiyoshi Miyake Prize in Geophysics ⓘ
Royal Medal ⓘ
Vetlesen Prize ⓘ
Wollaston Medal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
educatedAt King’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form: University of Cambridge
employer Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form: University of Cambridge
familyName McKenzie ⓘ
fieldOfWork geodynamics ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ
mantle dynamics ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ
seismology ⓘ
solid Earth geophysics ⓘ
tectonophysics ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Dan ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society ⓘ
name Dan Peter McKenzie self-link ⓘ
notableFor applications of fluid mechanics to the Earth’s mantle ⓘ
contributions to the theory of plate motions ⓘ
foundational work on plate tectonic theory ⓘ
linking plate tectonics with basin evolution ⓘ
quantitative models of plate motion on a sphere ⓘ
research on continental rifting ⓘ
research on lithospheric deformation ⓘ
research on mantle convection ⓘ
research on plate boundary processes ⓘ
research on sedimentary basin formation ⓘ
studies of intraplate deformation ⓘ
theory of sedimentary basin subsidence ⓘ
occupation geophysicist ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
positionHeld Professor of Geophysics at the University of Cambridge ⓘ
workLocation United Kingdom ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form: University of Cambridge

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Penrose Medal → notableRecipient → Dan Peter McKenzie ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dan P. McKenzie