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Tanya Atwater

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American geophysicist and marine geologist (born 1942)

United StatesAcademicsBorn 1942 · age 84
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Tanya Atwater is an American geophysicist and marine geologist who specializes in plate tectonics. She is particularly renowned for her early research on the plate tectonic history of western North America.

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Awards 5

2023Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2022Wollaston Medal
2019Penrose Medal
2009Leopold-von-Buch-Plaque
2005Gold Medal of the Society of Woman Geographers

Connected to Tanya 6

Anne LaBastilleAlso won Gold Medal of the Society of Woman GeographersHans StilleAlso won Leopold-von-Buch-PlaquePaul F. HoffmanAlso won Wollaston MedalEdward BullardAlso won Wollaston MedalJ Harlen BretzAlso won Penrose MedalDimitri NalivkinAlso won Leopold-von-Buch-Plaque

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1942 · age 84
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16 languages

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