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William James Kennedy

William James Kennedy

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2048
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Overview

William James Kennedy is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering, with a focus on paleontology, stratigraphy, and energy management.

The scientist's publication record includes recent papers that cover stratigraphic and paleontological studies, specializing in ammonite faunas and boundary stratotypes. Notable recent works include:

  • The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Coniacian Stage (Salzgitter-Salder, Germany) and its auxiliary sections (Słupia Nadbrzeżna, central Poland; Střeleč, Czech Republic; and El Rosario, NE Mexico), 2021, published in Episodes
  • Upper Albian, Cenomanian and Upper Turonian ammonite faunas from the Fahdène Formation of Central Tunisia and correlatives in northern Algeria, 2020, published in Acta Geologica Polonica
  • Stratigraphy of the Albian−Cenomanian boundary interval in the Agadir Basin, Morocco: ammonites, microcrinoids, planktonic foraminifera, 2021, published in Acta Geologica Polonica
  • Middle Cenomanian ammonites from the Oberhäslich Formation (Elbtal Group, Germany): stratigraphic and palaeogeographic implications for the Saxo-Bohemian Cretaceous, 2022, published in Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen
  • On some Upper Cretaceous ammonites from western Uzbekistan, 2023, published in Acta Geologica Polonica

William James Kennedy has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Barney L. Capehart
  • Wayne C. Turner
  • Ireneusz Walaszczyk
  • Herbert Christian Klinger
  • James S. Crampton

Thematically, their research covers multiple topics such as:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Energy Efficiency and Management
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Sensorless Control of Electric Motors

Publication venues where William James Kennedy's research is frequently published include:

  • Acta Geologica Polonica
  • Episodes
  • Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Renaissance and Reformation

Their book contributions are published by River Publishers eBooks and include titles focusing on energy management, notably:

  • Guide to Energy Management, 2020
  • Guide to Energy Management, 2020

William James Kennedy's research subfields encompass:

  • Paleontology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Building and Construction

Best Publications

  • The shell structure and mineralogy of the bivalvia, Introduction. Nuculacea-Trigonacea.

    John David Taylor;William James Kennedy;Anthony Hall

  • Morphology and genesis of nodular chalks and hardgrounds in the Upper Cretaceous of southern England

    W. J. Kennedy;R. E. Garrison

  • The shell structure and mineralogy of the Bivalvia

    John David Taylor;W. J. Kennedy;Anthony Hall

  • Chemostratigraphy versus biostratigraphy: data from around the Cenomanian–Turonian boundary

    A. S. Gale;H. C. Jenkyns;W. J. Kennedy;R. M. Corfield

  • Global correlation of Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) sequences: Evidence for Milankovitch control on sea level

    Andrew S. Gale;Jan Hardenbol;Ben Hathway;W. James Kennedy

  • The Late Albian to Early Cenomanian succession at Mont Risou near Rosans (Drôme, SE France): an integrated study (ammonites, inoceramids, planktonic foraminifera, nannofossils, oxygen and carbon isotopes)

    A.S. Gale;A.S. Gale;W.J. Kennedy;J.A. Burnett;M. Caron

  • THE SHELL STRUCTURE AND MINERALOGY OF THE BIVALVIA. II. LUCINACEA-CLAVAGELLACEA. CONCLUSIONS

    John David Taylor;William James Kennedy

  • The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the base of the Turonian Stage of the Cretaceous: Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.A.

    W.J. Kennedy;I. Walaszczyk;W.A. Cobban

  • Environmental and biological controls on bivalve shell mineralogy.

    William James Kennedy;John David Taylor;Anthony Hall

  • The ammonoidea of the lower chalk

    C. W. Wright;W. J. Kennedy

  • Strontium isotope stratigraphy for Late Cretaceous time: Direct numerical calibration of the Sr isotope curve based on the US Western Interior

    J.M McArthur;W.J Kennedy;M Chen;M.F Thirlwall

  • Pueblo, Colorado, USA, candidate Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the base of the Turonian Stage of the Cretaceous, and for the base of the Middle Turonian Substage, with a revision of the Inoceramidae (Bivalvia)

    William J. Kennedy;Ireneusz Walaszczyk;William A. Cobban

  • The uppermost Middle and Upper Albian succession at the Col de Palluel, Hautes-Alpes, France: an integrated study (ammonites, inoceramid bivalves, planktonic foraminifera, nannofossils, geochemistry, stable oxygen and carbon isotopes, cyclostratigraphy)

    A.S. Gale;P. Bown;M. Caron;J. Crampton

  • Eustatic sea level record for the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) – extension to the Western Interior Basin, USA

    Andrew S. Gale;Silke Voigt;Bradley B. Sageman;William J. Kennedy

  • Stratigraphy of the Upper Cenomanian–Lower Turonian Chalk succession at Eastbourne, Sussex, UK: ammonites, inoceramid bivalves and stable carbon isotopes

    Andrew S. Gale;Andrew S. Gale;W. James Kennedy;Silke Voigt;Ireneusz Walaszczyk

  • Integrated stratigraphy across the Aptian-Albian boundary in the Marnes Bleues, at the Col de Pré-Guittard, Arnayon (Drôme), and at Tartonne (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), France: a candidate Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Boundary Point for the base of the Albian Stage

    W.J. Kennedy;A.S. Gale;P.R. Bown;M. Caron

  • The Correlation of the Lower Chalk of South-East England

    William James Kennedy

  • Burrows and surface traces from the Lower Chalk of southern England

    W. J. Kennedy

  • The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Cenomanian Stage, Mont Risou, Hautes-Alpes, France

    WJ Kennedy;AS Gale;JA Lees;M Caron

  • Maastrichtian Ammonites from the Biscay Region (France, Spain)

    Peter D. Ward;W. James Kennedy

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew S. Gale
Andrew S. Gale University of Portsmouth
William A. Cobban
William A. Cobban United States Geological Survey
Neil H. Landman
Neil H. Landman American Museum of Natural History
John M. McArthur
John M. McArthur University College London
John D. Taylor
John D. Taylor Natural History Museum
Matthew F. Thirlwall
Matthew F. Thirlwall Royal Holloway University of London
Paul R. Bown
Paul R. Bown University College London
Brian R. Jicha
Brian R. Jicha University of Wisconsin–Madison
James S. Crampton
James S. Crampton Victoria University of Wellington
Hugh C. Jenkyns
Hugh C. Jenkyns University of Oxford

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