Katherine H. Freeman

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Katherine H. Freeman
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Katherine Haines Freeman
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Scientific career
Institutions
Thesis The carbon isotopic compositions of individual compounds from ancient and modern depositional environments  (1991)
Doctoral advisor John M. Hayes
Website www.geosc.psu.edu/academic-faculty/freeman-katherine

Katherine H. Freeman is the Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University [1] [2] and a co-editor of the peer-reviewed scientific journal, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences . [3] Her research interests are organic geochemistry, isotopic biogeochemistry, paleoclimate and astrobiology. [1] [2]

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Academic background

In 1984 Wellesley College awarded Freeman her B.A. in geology and classical civilization. At Indiana University, Bloomington she obtained her M.S. (1989) and Ph.D. (1991) in geology under the direction of John M. Hayes. [4] Freeman then did a postdoc at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (Savannah, Georgia) in 1990-91, and subsequently joined Pennsylvania State University in 1991. [1] [5] Freeman was appointed a Distinguished Professor in 2015 [6] and later an Evan Pugh University Professor in 2016 by Penn State. [7] An Evan Pugh University professorship is the highest honor that Pennsylvania State University can bestowed on a member of its faculty. [7]

Awards

Freeman is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union (2013), [8] The Geochemical Society [9] and European Association of Geochemistry (2011), [10] American Academy of Microbiology (2011), [11] John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2010), [12] Geological Society of America (2007), and Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (2001). [5] She was awarded the Heinz A. Lowenstam Science Innovation Award in 2012 from the European Association of Geochemistry. [13] Her paper titled "Water, plants, and early human habitats in eastern Africa" [14] earned the 2012 Cozzarelli Prize for Physical and Mathematical Sciences. [15] She was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2013. [16] She received the 2017 Alfred Treibs Award from the Geochemical Society for her contributions to organic geochemistry. [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Katherine H. Freeman". Biography page. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. 2014. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 Faculty page (2014). "Katherine H. Freeman". University Park, PA: Penn State Department of Geosciences . Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Jeanloz, Raymond; Freeman, Katherine H. (30 May 2014). "Introduction". Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 42 (1): annurev–ea–42-051214-100001. Bibcode:2014AREPS..42.....J. doi:10.1146/annurev-ea-42-051214-100001 . Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Freeman, Katherine Haines (1991). The carbon isotopic compositions of individual compounds from ancient and modern depositional environments (Ph.D.). Indiana University. OCLC   26023105. ProQuest   303950515.
  5. 1 2 "Katherine Haines Freeman" (PDF). Curriculum vitae . Pennsylvania State University. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sixteen named distinguished professors at Penn State". Pennsylvania State University. January 19, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Three faculty members named Evan Pugh University Professors". Pennsylvania State University. April 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ "American Geophysical Union Announces 2013 Fellows". American Geophysical Union. 30 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Geochemical Fellows". 1996-2014. The Geochemical Society . Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Geochemical Fellows". European Association of Geochemistry. Archived from the original on 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  11. ↑ "Fellows Elected in 2011". American Academy of Microbiology.
  12. ↑ Search: Katherine H. Freeman. "Fellowships to assist research and artistic creation". 1925-2014. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "Science Innovation Award". European Association of Geochemistry . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  14. ↑ Magill, Clayton R.; Ashley, Gail M.; Freeman, Katherine H. (December 24, 2012). "Water, plants, and early human habitats in eastern Africa". PNAS . 110 (4): 1175–1180. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1209405109 . PMC   3557081 . PMID   23267102.
  15. ↑ "Cozzarelli Prize". PNAS . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  16. ↑ Messer, A'ndrea Elyse (May 1, 2013). "Freeman elected to National Academy of Science". Pennsylvania State University.
  17. ↑ "Katherine Freeman Named 2017 Alfred Treibs Medalist". Geochemical Society. March 16, 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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