Name: Adam John Reginald Kent
Born: Armidale, Australia, 29 May 1967
Nationality: Australian
Marital Status: Married, one child
Current PositioN
Professor
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
104 Wilkinson Hall
Corvallis, USA
Phone +541 737 1205, Fax +541 737 1200
Email adam.kent-geo.oregonstate.edu This is a photo of me from when I still looked young.
Research Interests
1. Geochemical studies of the Earth's mantle and mantle-derived rocks
2. Volcanism, geochemical processing and elemental cycling at subduction zones
3. Study of silicate melt inclusions in igneous rocks
4. Development and application of in-situ micro-analysis techniques
Postdoctoral Employment Experience
January – October 1995
Department of Geology and Geophysics
University of New England, Australia.
November 1995 – March 1998
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
California Institute of Technology.
April 1998 – June 2000
Chemistry and Materials Science
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
July 2000 – August 2002
Danish Lithosphere Centre (RIP...).
Education:
1986-1989 University of New England, Armidale Australia.
Bachelor of Science Degree, Geology major
1989 Honours First Class in Geology, Geology and mineralisation of the Rockvale district, northeastern NSW, Australia, Supervisor, Dr. Paul Ashley
1990 - 1994, PhD. Ore Genesis Group, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University. Geochronological constraints on the timing of Archaean gold mineralisation in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, Supervisor, Dr. Ian Campbell.
CuRRent Teaching
Geochemistry GEO 430/530
Evolution of Planet Earth GEO 203
Geochemical Analysis GEO 535
Other Activities
1999-2000 Co-convenor Workshop on Melt Inclusions, Grenoble, February 2000
2000-2002 Guest editor Chemical Geology special issue on melt inclusions
2002 Co-convener AGU Fall meeting session Melt inclusions: What do they tell us?
2003 Geotimes annual highlights issue guest geochemistry contributor
2003 Co-convener AGU Fall meeting session Light element geochemistry: insights into high temperature processes
2004-2005 Guest editor JVGR special issue on Modern approaches to petrography and microanalysis
2005 Co-convenor Goldschmidt Conference Special session Advances in In-situ Trace Element Analysis
2008 Co-convenor Goldschmidt Conference Special session Crystal Records of Magmatic Processes
2008-2009 The Consortium for Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecturer
Prizes and Awards:
- 1987. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Award for second year geology
- 1988 Guy Kolocsai Prize for Geochemistry, Western Mining Corporation Prize for Ore Deposit Geology, CRA Exploration Award for Geological Mapping, Reverend E.N. McKie Award for Natural Sciences, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Award for Third Year Geology
- 1989 University of New England University Medal
- 1990 Thomas Jaeger Ph.D. Research Scholarship, The Australian National University
- 2008-2009 Consortium for Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecturer
- 2008 College of Science, Oregon State University, Loyd Carter award for Outstanding and Inspirational Graduate Teaching