Dr. Roger Fu

Biography

Roger Fu is a paleomagnetist who specializes in planetary and Earth history, with a focus on climate issues. He graduated from the Earth and Planetary Sciences department at Harvard in 2009 and has spent years studying traditional astronomy with the Mapuche people in Chile. He holds a PhD in planetary sciences from MIT, where his research concentrated on planetary magnetism and tectonic reconstructions of Earth. In 2017, he became the head of the Paleomagnetics Lab at Harvard University. He is particularly proud of developing a quantum diamond microscope in collaboration with colleagues in applied physics, which provides a micrometer-resolution magnetic field imaging capability. This technological advancement allows paleomagnetists to visualize and quantify magnetic minerals in rocks, leading to confident conclusions about Earth and planetary history and granting access to problems that were previously unapproachable through paleomagnetic investigations. Roger's main research interests include the formation and interior evolution of Earth and other planetary bodies, with paleomagnetism being his primary tool, which complements geodynamical modeling.

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