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Joseph Kirschvink
Nico and Marilyn Van Wingen Professor of Geobiology, California Institute of Technology
Joseph Kirschvink is the Nico and Marilyn Van Wingen Professor of Geobiology at Caltech. His research focuses on geobiology and paleoclimate. He also runs the Kirschvink Laboratory.