Robert John Pankhurst is a British geologist who has contributed to the study of the evolution and plate tectonics of Antarctica and South America. He has been a member of the Chilean Academy of Science since 2004.[1] and the National Academy of Sciences of Argentina since 2005.
Robert Pankhurst | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Contributions to the geology of Antarctica and South America |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geochronology, Geochemistry, Tectonics, Tectonostratigraphy |
| Institutions | British Geological Survey British Antarctic Survey University of Oxford |
Robert (Bob) Pankhurst has authored or co-authored of hundreds scientific papers since 1970 and is a Visiting Research Associate at the British Geological Survey.[2][3]