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John A. Tarduno is a Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and holds a dual appointment as Professor of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Rochester. He founded the university's paleomagnetism laboratory and has led expeditions to the Arctic, Sahara, and Southern Africa. His research focuses on paleomagnetism, geomagnetism, and geodynamics, particularly the evolution of Earth's magnetic field and hotspot dynamics. Tarduno earned his BS from Lehigh University and MS/PhD from Stanford University after postdoctoral work at Stanford and ETH-Zurich. He served as chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences from 1998 to 2006.
Research interests include the geodynamo, mantle plume migration, and ancient magnetic field behavior. Notable contributions include challenging the fixed hotspot hypothesis via the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount study and discovering Earth's magnetic field existed as early as 4.2 billion years ago using zircon crystals. His work has been recognized with the Price Medal (Royal Astronomical Society), Petrus Peregrinus Medal (EGU), and Guggenheim Fellowship.
Tarduno has authored over 100 publications, including studies in Science, Nature, and PNAS. He mentors students in fieldwork and laboratory research, emphasizing Arctic and Pacific expeditions. Beyond academia, he is an avid cyclist, duathlete, and trail runner.
