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project "Soil Kitchen". The program allows people to bring in their soils to be tested for heavy metal contamination and soil nutrients. The project is designed to educate the public and clean up urban contamination.
632: 225:'s faculty as an assistant professor in the School of Arts and Sciences' Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences until 2016. Willenbring then became an associate professor at 1460: 1455: 986: 661: 1480: 1465: 1186: 640: 202: 493:; The series is intended for scientists to share stories on the challenges they faced while throughout their career path. Willenbring was awarded the 449: 400: 327: 167: 881:
Willenbring, Jane K.; von Blanckenburg, Friedhelm (2010). "Long-term stability of global erosion rates and weathering during late-Cenozoic cooling".
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where she was also the director of the Scripps Cosmogenic Isotope Laboratory (SCI-Lab). In 2020, Willenbring became an associate professor at
949: 1475: 162:. She is best known for using cosmogenic nuclides to investigate landscape changes and dynamics. She has won multiple awards including the 1268: 494: 490: 389: 230: 226: 114: 1485: 676: 201:. Her thesis investigated glacial erosion in the Arctic and Atlantic Canada using cosmogenic nuclides. Following her Ph.D. work, the 1470: 1082: 1040: 1378: 206: 1311: 994: 549: 678:
Glacial erosion in Atlantic and Arctic Canada determined by terrestrial in situ cosmogenic nuclides and ice sheet modelling
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Glacial Erosion in Arctic and Atlantic Canada Determined by Terrestrial in situ Cosmogenic Nuclides and Ice Sheet Modeling
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to trace erosion, weathering, and meltwater pulses in order to study and track the changes in Earth's surface.
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Willenbring's work focuses on how the Earth's surface changes in response to a variety of forces including
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Willenbring continues to raise awareness about sexual harassment in academia. She has advocated for the
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to promote safer working conditions at all of their funded research sites. She also brought the
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can be used to track land-based sediment. Some of the funds will also be used to continue her
190: 182:. She developed a curiosity about the landscape and began creating her own small experiments. 66: 945:"10 Be/ 9 Be Ratios Reflect Antarctic Ice Sheet Freshwater Discharge During Pliocene Warming" 843: 193:, where she graduated in 2002. In 2006, Willenbring completed her Ph.D. in Earth Sciences at 178:
Willenbring was born on August 2, 1977, to Roys E. and Elaine K. Willenbring. She grew up in
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Willenbring completed her Bachelor of Science in geosciences/soil science in 1999 at
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Valletta, Rachel D.; Willenbring, Jane K.; Passchier, Sandra; Elmi, Chiara (2018).
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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Award in 2018 for her efforts.
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movement. The case led to an investigation by the science committee of the
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complaint of sexual harassment against her graduate school adviser, Dr.
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alleged sexual assault and harassment that helped spark the viral
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Willenbring, Jane K.; von Blanckenburg, Friedhelm (2010-01-01).
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Following her postdoctoral work in 2010, Willenbring joined the
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which helps trees to grow in Puerto-Rico's nutrient-poor soil.
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awarded Willenbring a Synthesis Postdoctoral Fellowship at the
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funding policies. She is featured prominently in the 2020 PBS
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Willenbring has also received significant funding from the
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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Award
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and GFZ-Potsdam in Germany where she worked until 2010.
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In 2016, she filed a 287:during warming periods using the ratio of 203:National Center for Earth Surface Dynamics 29: 970: 544: 542: 540: 538: 536: 534: 532: 530: 938: 936: 168:National Science Foundation CAREER Award 81:National Science Foundation CAREER Award 1155: 1153: 526: 1481:Sexual harassment in the United States 1134:"When Harassment Ruins Your Dream Job" 789:"A Scientist's Life: Jane Willenbring" 374:Earth and Planetary Surface Processes 330:grant which she will use to study how 950:Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 675:Staiger, Jane K. Willenbring (2005). 154:(born August 2, 1977) is an American 7: 1466:North Dakota State University alumni 723: 721: 603: 601: 599: 597: 572: 570: 283:. She has dated meltwater pulses in 793:Scripps Institution of Oceanography 554:Scripps Institution of Oceanography 491:Scripps Institution of Oceanography 227:Scripps Institution of Oceanography 115:Scripps Institution of Oceanography 328:National Science Foundation CAREER 297:Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory 25: 509:Personal life and other interests 303:where she and her colleagues use 271:Willenbring has used some of her 1310:Offord, Catherine (2018-09-18). 1271:from the original on 2021-04-16. 1206:Kushner, David (April 4, 2024). 326:In 2016, Willenbring received a 1185:Wadman, Meredith (2017-10-26). 1160:Wadman, Meredith (2019-04-12). 868:10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.10.008 500:Willenbring also developed the 466:US National Science Foundation 397:US National Science Foundation 311:'s landscape has affected its 275:techniques in her research in 1: 1377:Aditi Srinivas (2012-03-18). 1282:Trahan, Erin (10 June 2020). 383:Geological Society of America 187:North Dakota State University 63:North Dakota State University 1132:Scoles, Sarah (2018-05-21). 1476:Dalhousie University alumni 483:National Science Foundation 458:US House of Representatives 414:National Science Foundation 211:Leibniz University Hannover 126:Leibniz University Hannover 1507: 513:Willenbring is married to 418:University of Pennsylvania 372:American Geophysical Union 250:landscape evolution models 223:University of Pennsylvania 122:University of Pennsylvania 1486:American geomorphologists 1108:"Science's #MeToo Moment" 708:"GeoDaze Keynote Speaker" 338:project, "Soil Kitchen". 145: 91: 1471:Boston University alumni 407:Antarctica Service Medal 174:Early life and education 164:Antarctica Service Medal 152:Jane Kathryn Willenbring 85:Antarctica Service Medal 44:Jane Kathryn Willenbring 27:American geomorphologist 1421:"Penn Gazette | Window" 1383:The Daily Pennsylvanian 207:University of Minnesota 489:lecture series to the 848:Earth-Science Reviews 818:earth.geo.arizona.edu 762:profiles.stanford.edu 733:earth.geo.arizona.edu 1338:"Growing Up Science" 972:10.1029/2017PA003283 686:Dalhousie University 664:. 25 September 2018. 355:South Fork Eel River 195:Dalhousie University 180:Mandan, North Dakota 71:Dalhousie University 51:Mandan, North Dakota 1022:. 30 September 2020 963:2018PaPa...33..934V 903:10.1038/nature09044 895:2010Natur.465..211W 860:2010ESRv...98..105W 475:Picture a Scientist 376:Marguerite Williams 359:Northern California 258:cosmogenic nuclides 235:Stanford University 217:Career and research 199:Nova Scotia, Canada 160:Stanford University 111:Stanford University 34:Jane K. 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Index

Jane Willenbring
Mandan, North Dakota
North Dakota State University
Boston University
Dalhousie University
National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Antarctica Service Medal
Stanford University
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
UC San Diego
University of Pennsylvania
Leibniz University Hannover
Thesis
Glacial Erosion in Arctic and Atlantic Canada Determined by Terrestrial in situ Cosmogenic Nuclides and Ice Sheet Modeling
geomorphologist
Stanford University
Antarctica Service Medal
National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Mandan, North Dakota
North Dakota State University
Boston University
Dalhousie University
Nova Scotia, Canada
National Center for Earth Surface Dynamics
University of Minnesota
Leibniz University Hannover
University of Pennsylvania
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
UC San Diego
Stanford University

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