Kenneth D. Ridgway Explained

Kenneth D. Ridgway
Birth Place:Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States of America
Birth Date:November 12, 1958
Alma Mater:University of Rochester

Kenneth D. Ridgway is a professor at Purdue University's Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. He has been recognized by the Geological Society of America with the Randolph W. "Bill" and Cecile T. Bromery Award for Minorities.[1] [2] His research interests include sedimentary geology, basin analysis, tectonics, and petroleum geology. Ridgway identifies as a Lenape (Delaware) Indian and has been actively contributing to promoting minority student participation in the earth sciences through professional societies such as the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), and the American Geological Institute (AGI).

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  1. Web site: About GSA Awards. www.geosociety.org. 2019-10-17.
  2. Web site: Geological Society of America - Honors & Awards. www.geosociety.org. 2019-10-17.
  3. Web site: Ridgway to receive Purdue's Dreamer Award. www.purdue.edu. 2019-10-17.
  4. Web site: Geological Society of America - Past Award & Medal Recipients. www.geosociety.org. 2019-10-17.
  5. Finzel. E.S.. Ridgway. K.D.. February 2017. Links between sedimentary basin development and Pacific Basin plate kinematics recorded in Jurassic to Miocene strata on the western Alaska Peninsula. Lithosphere. 9. 1. 58–77. 10.1130/L592.1. 1941-8264. free.
  6. Dunn. Catherine A.. Enkelmann. Eva. Ridgway. Kenneth D.. Allen. Wai K.. March 2017. Source to sink evaluation of sediment routing in the Gulf of Alaska and Southeast Alaska: A thermochronometric perspective. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 122. 3. 711–734. 10.1002/2016JF004168. 2169-9003. free.