Richard J. Harrison (mineralogist)

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Richard J. Harrison
Born
England
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma mater University of Cambridge
AwardsMax Hey medal, Gilbert Medal, Mineralogical Society of America Award
Scientific career
Fields Mineralogy, Earth Sciences, Magnetism
Institutions University of Cambridge
Doctoral advisors Andrew Putnis
Website https://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/directory/richard-harrison

Richard J. Harrison is a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge and director of Studies for Earth and Mineral Sciences at St. Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. [1] He works in the field of palaeomagnetism. [2]

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Early career

Harrison began his scientific career at the University of Cambridge, graduating in Mineral Sciences and then working as a postgraduate student under the guidance of Andrew Putnis. His Ph.D. work, on magnetic and cation ordering in spinels, was followed by further studies into the relationships between magnetic properties and microstructure of minerals carried out at the Institut für Mineralogie in Münster and funded through personal Alexander von Humboldt and Marie Curie fellowships. He later returned to Cambridge where he worked as a NERC Advanced Research Fellow and in August 2019 was appointed as the Head of Department, where he is also head of the NanoPaleoMagnetism group. [3] [4]

Honours and awards

In 2003 Harrison received the Max Hey Medal from the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland. [5]

In 2006 Harrison received the William Gilbert Award from the American Geophysical Union. [6]

In 2007 Harrison received the Mineralogical Society of America Award. [7]

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References

  1. "Professor Richard Harrison | St Catharine's College, Cambridge". www.caths.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. Administrator (8 April 2020). "Origins of Earth's magnetic field remain a mystery". www.esc.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. Harrison, Prof Richard J. (24 January 2015). "Professor Richard Harrison". www.esc.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. Administrator (10 July 2019). "Professor Richard Harrison appointed Head of Department". www.esc.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. "Past recipients of the Max Hey Medal". Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. McEnroe, Suzanne A.; Harrison, Richard J. (2007). "Harrison receives 2006 William Gilbert Award". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 88 (16): 184. Bibcode:2007EOSTr..88..184M. doi: 10.1029/2007EO160011 . ISSN   2324-9250.
  7. Redfern, Simon (May–June 2008). "Presentation of the Mineralogical Society of America Award for 2007". American Mineralogist. 93 (5–6): 958. Bibcode:2008AmMin..93..958R. doi:10.2138/am.2008.519.
Academic offices
Preceded by Head of Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
2019 - 2024
Succeeded by