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Katherine H. Freeman is the
Evan Pugh University Professor of
Geosciences at
Pennsylvania State University
[1]
[2]
and a co-editor of the
peer-reviewed scientific journal,
Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences .
[3]
Her research interests are
organic geochemistry , isotopic biogeochemistry,
paleoclimate and
astrobiology .
[1]
[2]
Academic background
In 1984
Wellesley College awarded Freeman her B.A. in
geology and
classical civilization . At
Indiana University, Bloomington she obtained her M.S. (1989) and Ph.D. (1991) in geology under the direction of
John M. Hayes .
[4] Freeman then did a
postdoc at the
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (Savannah, Georgia) in 1990-91, and subsequently joined
Pennsylvania State University in 1991.
[1]
[5] Freeman was appointed a Distinguished Professor in 2015
[6] and later an Evan Pugh University Professor in 2016 by Penn State.
[7] An Evan Pugh University professorship is the highest honor that Pennsylvania State University can bestowed on a member of its faculty.
[7]
Awards
Freeman is a fellow of the
American Geophysical Union (2013),
[8] The
Geochemical Society
[9] and
European Association of Geochemistry (2011),
[10]
American Academy of Microbiology (2011),
[11]
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2010),
[12]
Geological Society of America (2007), and
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (2001).
[5] She was awarded the
Heinz A. Lowenstam
Science Innovation Award in 2012 from the
European Association of Geochemistry .
[13] Her paper titled "Water, plants, and early human habitats in eastern Africa"
[14] earned the 2012 Cozzarelli Prize for Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
[15] She was elected to membership in the
National Academy of Sciences in 2013.
[16] She received the 2017 Alfred Treibs Award from the
Geochemical Society for her contributions to organic geochemistry.
[17]
References
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"Katherine H. Freeman" . Biography page . Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. 2014. Archived from
the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 27 December 2014 .
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Faculty page (2014).
"Katherine H. Freeman" . University Park, PA:
Penn State Department of Geosciences . Retrieved 27 December 2014 .
^ Jeanloz, Raymond; Freeman, Katherine H. (30 May 2014).
"Introduction" . Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences . 42 (1): annurev–ea–42-051214-100001.
Bibcode :
2014AREPS..42.....J .
doi :
10.1146/annurev-ea-42-051214-100001 . Retrieved 15 September 2021 .
^ Freeman, Katherine Haines (1991). The carbon isotopic compositions of individual compounds from ancient and modern depositional environments (Ph.D.).
Indiana University .
OCLC
26023105 .
ProQuest
303950515 .
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a
b
"Katherine Haines Freeman" (PDF) .
Curriculum vitae .
Pennsylvania State University . 2012. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 27 December 2014 .
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"Sixteen named distinguished professors at Penn State" .
Pennsylvania State University . January 19, 2015.
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a
b
"Three faculty members named Evan Pugh University Professors" .
Pennsylvania State University . April 28, 2016.
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"American Geophysical Union Announces 2013 Fellows" .
American Geophysical Union . 30 July 2013.
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"Geochemical Fellows" . 1996-2014 .
The Geochemical Society . Retrieved 27 December 2014 .
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"Geochemical Fellows" .
European Association of Geochemistry . Archived from
the original on 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-02-19 .
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"Fellows Elected in 2011" .
American Academy of Microbiology .
^
Search: Katherine H. Freeman.
"Fellowships to assist research and artistic creation" . 1925-2014 .
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . Archived from
the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014 .
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"Science Innovation Award" .
European Association of Geochemistry . Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
^ Magill, Clayton R.; Ashley, Gail M.; Freeman, Katherine H. (December 24, 2012).
"Water, plants, and early human habitats in eastern Africa" .
PNAS . 110 (4): 1175–1180.
doi :
10.1073/pnas.1209405109 .
PMC
3557081 .
PMID
23267102 .
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"Cozzarelli Prize" .
PNAS . Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
^ Messer, A'ndrea Elyse (May 1, 2013).
"Freeman elected to National Academy of Science" .
Pennsylvania State University .
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"Katherine Freeman Named 2017 Alfred Treibs Medalist" .
Geochemical Society . March 16, 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
International National Academics