C. Kevin Boyce

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Kevin Boyce
Citizenship United States
Alma mater California Institute of Technology B.S. (1995), Harvard University Ph.D. (2001)
Awards Charles Schuchert Award (2011)
MacArthur Fellowship (2013)
Scientific career
Fields Paleobotany

C. Kevin Boyce is a paleobotanist. [1] [2] He is best known for winning a MacArthur Award in 2013. Boyce's work deals with the relationship between current and past ecosystems. Prior to his employment at Stanford, Boyce was associated with the University of Chicago.

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References

  1. "C. Kevin Boyce". MacArthur Foundation. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. "Kevin Boyce: Associate Professor of Geological Sciences". Stanford University. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2015.