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Dr. James L. Powell graduated from Berea College with a degree in Geology. He holds a Ph.D. in Geochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and taught Geology at Oberlin College for over 20 years. He served as Acting President of Oberlin, President of Franklin and Marshall College, President of Reed College, President of the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia, and President and Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Powell currently serves as Executive Director of the National Physical Science Consortium. Asteroid 1987 SH7 is named for him.
Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West
2008
The Ancient Comet Strike that Changed Earth and Human History
2020
From Heresy to Truth
2014
Solving Earth's Grandest Puzzle
2005
The Age and Evolution of the Earth
2001
How Seafloor Drilling Expeditions Revolutionized Our Understanding of Earth History
2024
Dinosaur Extinction and the Transformation of Modern Geology
1998
Comets, Craters, Controversy, and the Last Days of the Dinosaurs
1999
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
2011
A History of Global Warming from the Future
2011
2011
How Fraud, AI, and Greed are Corrupting Science
2025
Sixth Annual Collection
1993
