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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2014 - Arthur L. Day Medal, The Geological Society of America
  • 2014 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Lisa Tauxe is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States, with a research focus primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their expertise extends into various subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Geophysics.

The scientific topics Lisa Tauxe engages with span a broad and interdisciplinary range, including:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies

Their recent publications demonstrate active contributions to contemporary research challenges. Notable papers include:

  • A Reassessment of the Chronostratigraphy of Late Miocene C3-C4 Transitions, 2020, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Miocene to present oceanographic variability in the Scotia Sea and Antarctic ice sheets dynamics: Insight from revised seismic-stratigraphy following IODP Expedition 382, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Miocene C4 Grassland Expansion as Recorded by the Indus Fan, 2020, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Ancient marine sediment DNA reveals diatom transition in Antarctica, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Antiphased dust deposition and productivity in the Antarctic Zone over 1.5 million years, 2022, Nature Communications

Lisa Tauxe has collaborated frequently with researchers including Lara F. Pérez, Osamu Seki, Maureen E. Raymo, Brendan T. Reilly, and Stefanie Brachfeld.

Their work has found consistent placement in scientific venues that publish interdisciplinary geoscience research. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Nature Communications

In addition to journal publications, Lisa Tauxe has contributed to book publications, notably the 2024 "Expedition 400 Preliminary Report: NW Greenland Glaciated Margin" under the category Preliminary report.

Their professional recognition includes election and fellowships from leading scientific organizations:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2016
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015
  • Arthur L. Day Medal, The Geological Society of America, 2014
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute, 2014
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2011
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1996
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Environmental magnetism: Principles and applications

    Qingsong Liu;Andrew P. Roberts;Juan C. Larrasoaña;Subir K. Banerjee

  • Potbellies, wasp-waists, and superparamagnetism in magnetic hysteresis

    L. Tauxe;T. A. T. Mullender;T. Pick

  • Paleomagnetic principles and practice

    Lisa Tauxe

  • Sedimentary records of relative paleointensity of the geomagnetic field: Theory and practice

    Lisa Tauxe

  • Essentials of Paleomagnetism

    Lisa Tauxe

  • A Simplified Statistical Model for the Geomagnetic Field and the Detection of Shallow Bias in Paleomagnetic Inclinations: was the Ancient Magnetic Field Dipolar?

    Lisa Tauxe;Dennis V. Kent

  • Long-term variations in palaeointensity

    Peter A. Selkin;Lisa Tauxe

  • Paleomagnetic chronology, fluvial processes and tectonic implications of the Siwalik deposits near Chinji village, Pakistan.

    Noye M. Johnson;John Stix;Lisa Tauxe;Philip F. Cerveny

  • Strength of the geomagnetic field in the Cretaceous Normal Superchron: New data from submarine basaltic glass of the Troodos Ophiolite

    Lisa Tauxe;Hubert Staudigel

  • Persistent near-tropical warmth on the Antarctic continent during the early Eocene epoch

    Jörg Pross;Lineth Contreras;Peter K. Bijl;David R. Greenwood

  • Dynamic behaviour of the East Antarctic ice sheet during Pliocene warmth

    Carys P. Cook;Tina van de Flierdt;Trevor Williams;Sidney R. Hemming;Sidney R. Hemming

  • PmagPy: Software package for paleomagnetic data analysis and a bridge to the Magnetics Information Consortium (MagIC) Database

    L. Tauxe;R. Shaar;R. Shaar;L. Jonestrask;N. L. Swanson-Hysell

  • Eocene cooling linked to early flow across the Tasmanian Gateway

    Peter K. Bijl;James A. P. Bendle;Steven M. Bohaty;Jörg Pross

  • Recent investigations of the 0–5 Ma geomagnetic field recorded by lava flows

    C. L. Johnson;C. G. Constable;L. Tauxe;R. Barendregt

  • The fold test; an eigen analysis approach

    L. Tauxe;G.S. Watson

  • Astronomical calibration of the Matuyama-Brunhes boundary: Consequences for magnetic remanence acquisition in marine carbonates and the Asian loess sequences

    Lisa Tauxe;T. Herbert;N.J. Shackleton;Y.S. Kok

  • Paleointensity of the geomagnetic field during the last 80,000 years

    Emmanuel Tric;Jean-Pierre Valet;Piotr Tucholka;Martine Paterne

  • Physical interpretation of hysteresis loops: Micromagnetic modeling of fine particle magnetite

    Lisa Tauxe;H. Neal Bertram;Christian Seberino

  • Toward an optimal geomagnetic field intensity determination technique

    Yongjae Yu;Lisa Tauxe;Agnès Genevey

  • Properties of a detrital remanence carried by haematite from study of modern river deposits and laboratory redeposition experiments

    Lisa Tauxe;Dennis V. Kent

  • Mass mortality and its environmental and evolutionary consequences.

    Kenneth J. Hsü;Q. He;Judith A. McKenzie;Helmut Weissert

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine Constable
Catherine Constable University of California, San Diego
Peter K Bijl
Peter K Bijl Utrecht University
Jörg Pross
Jörg Pross Heidelberg University
Henk Brinkhuis
Henk Brinkhuis Utrecht University
Steven M Bohaty
Steven M Bohaty University of Southampton
Jeffrey S. Gee
Jeffrey S. Gee University of California, San Diego
Anthony A. P. Koppers
Anthony A. P. Koppers Oregon State University
Robert M. McKay
Robert M. McKay Victoria University of Wellington
Francesca Sangiorgi
Francesca Sangiorgi Utrecht University
Hubert Staudigel
Hubert Staudigel University of California, San Diego

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