fbpx
Wikipedia

Bob White (geophysicist)

May 03, 2024

Robert (Bob) Stephen White (born 12 December 1952) is Professor of Geophysics in the Earth Sciences department at Cambridge University (since 1989) and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1994. He is Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.

Biography edit

Bob White is also a Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge, prior to which he was a student and Research Fellow at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. A Fellow of the Geological Society, and a member of the American Geophysical Union and several other professional bodies; he serves on numerous of their committees. He leads a research group investigating the Earth's dynamic crust. His most cited paper (White & McKenzie 1989) used geophysical evidence in conjunction with models of melt generation beneath rifts to show that the largest and most rapid effusions of volcanic rock on the earth, known as flood basalts, result from continental rifting above mantle plumes. He has organised fieldwork in many different countries and supervised 50 PhD students at the Department of Earth Sciences in Cambridge, many of whom are now prominent in academia, industry, government and education. His work at sea has taken him to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans and his research group is currently investigating the internal structure of volcanoes in Iceland, New Zealand, the Faroes and the Atlantic margin. His scientific work is published in over 350 papers and articles.

Honours and awards edit

Publications edit

Selected Scientific Publications edit

  • White, R. & McKenzie, D. (1989). Magmatism at rift zones: The generation of volcanic continental margins and flood basalts. Journal of Geophysical Research, 94, 7685–7729.
  • White, R. S., McKenzie, D. & O'Nions, R. K. (1992). Oceanic crustal thickness from seismic measurements and rare earth element inversions. Journal of Geophysical Research, 97, 19,683–19,715.
  • Bown, J. W. & White, R. S. (1994). Variation with spreading rate of oceanic crustal thickness and geochemistry. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 121, 435–449.
  • White, R. S., Minshull, T. A., Bickle, M. J. & Robinson, C. J. (2001). Melt generation at very slow-spreading oceanic ridges: constraints from geochemical and geophysical data. Journal of Petrology, 42, 1171–1196.
  • White, R. S., Christie, P. A. F., Kusznir, N. J., Roberts, A., Davies, A., Hurst, N., Lunnon, Z., Parkin, C. J., Roberts, A. W., Smith, L. K., Spitzer, R., Surendra, A. & Tymms, V. (2002). iSIMM pushes frontiers of marine seismic acquisition. First Break, 20, 782–786.
  • White, R. S., Smallwood, J. R., Fliedner, M. M., Boslaugh, B., Maresh, J. & Fruehn, J. (2003). Imaging and regional distribution of basalt flows in the Faroe-Shetland Basin. Geophysical Prospecting, 51, 215–231.
  • Harrison, A. J. & White, R. S. (2004). Crustal structure of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand: stretching and igneous intrusion, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 31, L13615, doi:10.1029/2004GL019885.
  • White, R. S., et al. (2008). Lower-crustal intrusion on the North Atlantic continental margin, Nature, 452, 460–464 plus supplementary information at www.nature.com, doi:10.1038/nature06687
  • White, R. S. and Smith, L. K. (2009). Crustal structure of the Hatton and the conjugate east Greenland rifted volcanic continental margins, NE Atlantic, Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, B02305, doi:10.1029/2008JB005856
  • White, R. S., Drew, J., Martens, H. R., Key, A. J., Soosalu, H. &Jakobsdóttir, S. S. (2011). Dynamicsof dyke intrusion in the mid-crust of Iceland, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 304, 300–312, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.02.038
  • Tarasewicz, J., Brandsdóttir, B., Robert S. White, R.S., Hensch, M. & Thorbjarnardóttir, B. (2012). Using microearthquakes totrack repeated magma intrusions beneath the Eyjafjallajökull stratovolcano,Iceland, Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, B00C06,doi:10.1029/2011JB008751
  • Martens, H. R. & White,R. S. (2013). Triggering of microearthquakes in Iceland by volatiles released from a dyke intrusion, Geophysical Journal International, 194 (3), 1738‒1754, doi:10.1093/gji/ggt184

Selected Science-Religion Publications edit

  • White, Robert (2001). Science: Friend or Foe? The Church of England Newspaper, Friday 24 August 2001, p. 11 (also published on Christians in Science web site www.cis.org.uk)
  • Alexander, D. & White, R. S. (2004). Beyond Belief: Science, Faith and Ethical Challenges, Lion, Oxford, 219pp.
  • White, R. S. (2005). Truth in the geological sciences, in Can We Be Sure About Anything? Science, Faith and Postmodernism (ed. Denis Alexander), Apollos (an imprint of Inter-Varsity Press), Leicester, pp. 187–213.
  • White, R. S. (2005). "Genesis and Creation, Truth Matters", Reform
  • White, R. S. (2007). "The Age of the Earth", Faraday Paper 8 [see also Evangelicals Now, December 2002, 18].
  • Spencer, Nick and White, Robert (2007). Christianity, Climate Change and Sustainable Living, SPCK, 245pp. [published in USA as Spencer, Nick, White, Robert and Vroblesky, Virginia, by Hendrickson].
  • White, Robert S. (editor) (2009) Creation in Crisis: Christian Perspectives on Sustainability, SPCK, 298pp.
  • Jonathan A. Moo and Robert S. White (2013) Hope in an Age of Despair: The Gospel and the Future of Life on Earth, Inter-VarsityPress, 224 pp., ISBN 978-1844748778.

References edit

  1. ^ "The Gold Medal" (PDF). RAS. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

May 03, 2024
white, geophysicist, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2013, learn, . This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Robert Bob Stephen White born 12 December 1952 is Professor of Geophysics in the Earth Sciences department at Cambridge University since 1989 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society FRS in 1994 He is Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours and awards 3 Publications 3 1 Selected Scientific Publications 3 2 Selected Science Religion Publications 4 ReferencesBiography editBob White is also a Fellow of St Edmund s College Cambridge prior to which he was a student and Research Fellow at Emmanuel College Cambridge A Fellow of the Geological Society and a member of the American Geophysical Union and several other professional bodies he serves on numerous of their committees He leads a research group investigating the Earth s dynamic crust His most cited paper White amp McKenzie 1989 used geophysical evidence in conjunction with models of melt generation beneath rifts to show that the largest and most rapid effusions of volcanic rock on the earth known as flood basalts result from continental rifting above mantle plumes He has organised fieldwork in many different countries and supervised 50 PhD students at the Department of Earth Sciences in Cambridge many of whom are now prominent in academia industry government and education His work at sea has taken him to the Atlantic Indian and Pacific Oceans and his research group is currently investigating the internal structure of volcanoes in Iceland New Zealand the Faroes and the Atlantic margin His scientific work is published in over 350 papers and articles Honours and awards edit2018 Awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for Geophysics 1 Publications editSelected Scientific Publications edit White R amp McKenzie D 1989 Magmatism at rift zones The generation of volcanic continental margins and flood basalts Journal of Geophysical Research 94 7685 7729 White R S McKenzie D amp O Nions R K 1992 Oceanic crustal thickness from seismic measurements and rare earth element inversions Journal of Geophysical Research 97 19 683 19 715 Bown J W amp White R S 1994 Variation with spreading rate of oceanic crustal thickness and geochemistry Earth and Planetary Science Letters 121 435 449 White R S Minshull T A Bickle M J amp Robinson C J 2001 Melt generation at very slow spreading oceanic ridges constraints from geochemical and geophysical data Journal of Petrology 42 1171 1196 White R S Christie P A F Kusznir N J Roberts A Davies A Hurst N Lunnon Z Parkin C J Roberts A W Smith L K Spitzer R Surendra A amp Tymms V 2002 iSIMM pushes frontiers of marine seismic acquisition First Break 20 782 786 White R S Smallwood J R Fliedner M M Boslaugh B Maresh J amp Fruehn J 2003 Imaging and regional distribution of basalt flows in the Faroe Shetland Basin Geophysical Prospecting 51 215 231 Harrison A J amp White R S 2004 Crustal structure of the Taupo Volcanic Zone New Zealand stretching and igneous intrusion Geophysical Research Letters vol 31 L13615 doi 10 1029 2004GL019885 White R S et al 2008 Lower crustal intrusion on the North Atlantic continental margin Nature 452 460 464 plus supplementary information at www nature com doi 10 1038 nature06687 White R S and Smith L K 2009 Crustal structure of the Hatton and the conjugate east Greenland rifted volcanic continental margins NE Atlantic Journal of Geophysical Research 114 B02305 doi 10 1029 2008JB005856 White R S Drew J Martens H R Key A J Soosalu H amp Jakobsdottir S S 2011 Dynamicsof dyke intrusion in the mid crust of Iceland Earth and Planetary Science Letters 304 300 312 doi 10 1016 j epsl 2011 02 038 Tarasewicz J Brandsdottir B Robert S White R S Hensch M amp Thorbjarnardottir B 2012 Using microearthquakes totrack repeated magma intrusions beneath the Eyjafjallajokull stratovolcano Iceland Journal of Geophysical Research 117 B00C06 doi 10 1029 2011JB008751 Martens H R amp White R S 2013 Triggering of microearthquakes in Iceland by volatiles released from a dyke intrusion Geophysical Journal International 194 3 1738 1754 doi 10 1093 gji ggt184 Selected Science Religion Publications edit White Robert 2001 Science Friend or Foe The Church of England Newspaper Friday 24 August 2001 p 11 also published on Christians in Science web site www cis org uk Alexander D amp White R S 2004 Beyond Belief Science Faith and Ethical Challenges Lion Oxford 219pp White R S 2005 Truth in the geological sciences in Can We Be Sure About Anything Science Faith and Postmodernism ed Denis Alexander Apollos an imprint of Inter Varsity Press Leicester pp 187 213 White R S 2005 Genesis and Creation Truth Matters Reform White R S 2007 The Age of the Earth Faraday Paper 8 see also Evangelicals Now December 2002 18 Spencer Nick and White Robert 2007 Christianity Climate Change and Sustainable Living SPCK 245pp published in USA as Spencer Nick White Robert and Vroblesky Virginia by Hendrickson White Robert S editor 2009 Creation in Crisis Christian Perspectives on Sustainability SPCK 298pp Jonathan A Moo and Robert S White 2013 Hope in an Age of Despair The Gospel and the Future of Life on Earth Inter VarsityPress 224 pp ISBN 978 1844748778 References edit The Gold Medal PDF RAS Retrieved 25 August 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob White geophysicist amp oldid 1150866505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.