Edward A Mankinen
Ed is a Scientist Emeritus with the Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center in Menlo Park, CA. He joined the USGS in 1964, retired in 2010, and returned as Emeritus in 2011. His career and current work focus in paleomagnetism/rock magnetism and conducting and interpreting gravity and aeromagnetic surveys through the Geophysical Unit of Menlo Park (GUMP).
For most of Edward Mankinen's 47-year career, he was associated with the Menlo Park Rock Magnetic Laboratory conducting various research projects in paleomagnetism/rock magnetism. Most of these studies were concentrated in the western U.S. but also included field work in Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands, and Antarctica. Beginning in 1996, Ed also became associated with the Geophysical Unit of Menlo Park (GUMP) and began conducting and interpreting gravity and aeromagnetic surveys. Most of these studies were conducted in and around the Nevada Test Site and in the eastern Great Basin. As an emeritus, he has continued work on projects in both disciplines.
Professional Experience
2011 - present, Emeritus Research Geologist, GMEG Science Center
2006 - 2008, Chief, Geophysical Unit of Menlo Park (GUMP)
1988 - 1992, Chief, Paleomagnetism—Menlo Park Project
1969 - 2010, Research Geologist, Branches of: Theoretical Geophysics, Theoretical & Applied Geophysics, Petrophysics & Remote Sensing, and Isotope Geology; now with the GMEG Science Center, all USGS, Menlo Park, CA
1965 - 1969, Laboratory manager, Rock Magnetic Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA
1964 - 1965, Physical Science Technician, USGS, Menlo Park, CA
Education and Certifications
M.S., Geology, San Jose State College, 1971
B.S., Geology, San Jose State College, 1963
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Geophysical Union
Geological Society of America
Honors and Awards
2004, 2005, 2006 - USGS Star Awards
1972 - USGS Quality Increase
1970 - Department of Interior Antarctic Service Award
1970 - Congressional Antarctic Medal
Science and Products
Preliminary geomagnetic paleointensities from Long Valley Caldera, California
Latest Pleistocene and Holocene geomagnetic paleointensity on Hawaii
Broad trends in geomagnetic paleointensity on Hawaii during Holocene time
Concordant paleolatitudes from ophiolite sequences in the northern California Coast Ranges, U.S.A.
Low intensity of the geomagnetic field in early Jurassic time
Review of paleomagnetic data from the Klamath Mountains, Blue Mountains, and Sierra Nevada; Implications for paleogeographic reconstructions
Paleomagnetic study of the Eastern Klamath terrane, California, and implications for the tectonic history of the Klamath Mountains Province
Revised paleomagnetic pole for the Sonoma Volcanics, California
Paleomagnetic results from the Shasta Bally Plutonic Belt in the Klamath Mountains Province, northern California
Paleomagnetic investigation of some volcanic rocks from the McMurdo volcanic province, Antarctica
The Steens Mountain (Oregon) geomagnetic polarity transition: 3. Its regional significance
Geophysics: A reversal of geomagnetic polarity
Science and Products
Preliminary geomagnetic paleointensities from Long Valley Caldera, California
Latest Pleistocene and Holocene geomagnetic paleointensity on Hawaii
Broad trends in geomagnetic paleointensity on Hawaii during Holocene time
Concordant paleolatitudes from ophiolite sequences in the northern California Coast Ranges, U.S.A.
Low intensity of the geomagnetic field in early Jurassic time
Review of paleomagnetic data from the Klamath Mountains, Blue Mountains, and Sierra Nevada; Implications for paleogeographic reconstructions
Paleomagnetic study of the Eastern Klamath terrane, California, and implications for the tectonic history of the Klamath Mountains Province
Revised paleomagnetic pole for the Sonoma Volcanics, California
Paleomagnetic results from the Shasta Bally Plutonic Belt in the Klamath Mountains Province, northern California
Paleomagnetic investigation of some volcanic rocks from the McMurdo volcanic province, Antarctica
The Steens Mountain (Oregon) geomagnetic polarity transition: 3. Its regional significance
Geophysics: A reversal of geomagnetic polarity
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government