Department of Earth and Environmental Science

Andrew Kemp

Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
240 S. 33rd Street
Hayden Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316

Tel. (215) 898 7889
Fax: (215) 898 5724
E-mail: kempac@sas.upenn.edu

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Education

2009: PhD University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Thesis: Foraminifera as indicators of Late Holocene relative sea-level change in the Pamlico-Albemarle estuarine system, North Carolina, USA.
1999 - 2002: BSc Honors (First Class) in Physical Geography, University of Durham, UK.

Graduate Advisors

Dr. Ben Horton (University of Pennsylvania).
Dr. Debra Willard (USGS).
Professor Stephen J Culver (East Carolina University).
Professor Orson van de Plassche (VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands).

Professional Experience

2009: Post doctoral researcher, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, USA. Holocene records of hurricane frequency and sea-level change New Jersey, USA.

Teaching Experience

Sept 2009: Invited instructor for short course on reconstructing sea-level changes. East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. State Key Laboratory for Esturine and Coastal Research.
2004 - 2009: Teaching assistant, University of Pennsylvania.

Awards and Grants

Benjamin Franklin Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania 2004 - 2009.
NOSAMS Graduate Student Internship Program 2008 ($40,000; analytical, travel and living costs)
University of Pennsylvania Summer Stipend in Paleontology 2008 ($1800)
Garry Jones Memorial Grant (North American Micropaleontology Section, SEPM) 2007 ($1500)
Geological Society of America (GSA) Graduate Student Grant 2007 ($1600)
University of Pennsylvania Summer Stipend in Paleontology 2006 ($2000)
University of Pennsylvania Summer Stipend in Paleontology 2007 ($2000)
American Quaternary Association 2008 Travel Grant ($300)
Geological Society of America Travel Grants 2006, 2007, 2008 (Total $400)
John Norton Prize for Geography 2000, UK.

Synergistic Activities

2005-2009: Graduate Advisor, Kings Court English College House, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Summer 2001: Operation Wallacea Volunteer, Indonesia (www.opwall.com).
1999 to 2002: Member of St Cuthberts Society at Durham University, UK.

Qualified SCUBA diver