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'''Professor Jonathan David Blundy''' [[Royal Society|FRS]] (b. 7th August 1961), is Professor of [[Petrology]] in the Department of Earth Sciences at the [[University of Bristol]]. He is a graduate of [[University College, Oxford|University College]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] (B.A., 1980) and [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge|Trinity Hall]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] (PhD, 1989) and a former Kennedy Scholar at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (1985). He was educated at [[St Paul's School, Brazil]], [[Giggleswick School]] and [[Leeds Grammar School]]. |
'''Professor Jonathan David Blundy''' [[Royal Society|FRS]] (b. 7th August 1961), is Professor of [[Petrology]] in the Department of Earth Sciences at the [[University of Bristol]]. He is a graduate of [[University College, Oxford|University College]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] (B.A., 1980) and [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge|Trinity Hall]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] (PhD, 1989) and a former Kennedy Scholar at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (1985). He was educated at [[St Paul's School, Brazil]], [[Giggleswick School]] and [[Leeds Grammar School]], where petrologists [[Keith Cox]] and [[Lawrence Wager]] also studied. |
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He is most noted for advancing the understanding of how [[magma]]s are generated in the Earth's [[crust (geology)|crust]] and [[mantle (geology)|mantle]] and of the processes that occur in [[volcanoes]] before they erupt. He was elected as a fellow of the [[Royal Society]] in 2008. |
He is most noted for advancing the understanding of how [[magma]]s are generated in the Earth's [[crust (geology)|crust]] and [[mantle (geology)|mantle]] and of the processes that occur in [[volcanoes]] before they erupt. He was elected as a fellow of the [[Royal Society]] in 2008. |
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He has one daughter, Lilian ( |
He has one daughter, Lilian (b. 1997), one son, Stanley (b. 1994) and one step daughter, Jennifer (b. 1989). |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www1.gly.bris.ac.uk/cetsei/PGM/JDB/jdbweb.html Blundy's webpage at the University of Bristol] |
*[http://www1.gly.bris.ac.uk/cetsei/PGM/JDB/jdbweb.html Blundy's webpage at the University of Bristol] |
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Revision as of 08:40, 22 May 2011
Professor Jonathan David Blundy FRS (b. 7th August 1961), is Professor of Petrology in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. He is a graduate of University College, Oxford (B.A., 1980) and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (PhD, 1989) and a former Kennedy Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1985). He was educated at St Paul's School, Brazil, Giggleswick School and Leeds Grammar School, where petrologists Keith Cox and Lawrence Wager also studied.
He is most noted for advancing the understanding of how magmas are generated in the Earth's crust and mantle and of the processes that occur in volcanoes before they erupt. He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society in 2008.
He has one daughter, Lilian (b. 1997), one son, Stanley (b. 1994) and one step daughter, Jennifer (b. 1989).
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