Roberta Rudnick
Roberta Rudnick | |
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| Born | Roberta L. Rudnick August 23, 1958 |
| Alma mater | Portland State University (BS) Sul Ross State University (MS) Australian National University (PhD) |
| Spouse | William F. McDonough |
| Awards | Dana Medal (2012) Harry H. Hess Medal (2017) |
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| Thesis | The Nature of the lower continental crust (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stuart Ross Taylor |
| Website | www |
Roberta L. Rudnick (born 1958) is an American earth scientist and professor of geology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2010 and was awarded the Dana Medal by the Mineralogical Society of America. Rudnick is a world expert in the continental crust and lithosphere.