Tjeerd van Andel
Tjeerd Hendrik van Andel | |
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| Born | 15 January 1923 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 17 September 2010 (aged 87) Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen |
| Spouse | Kate Pretty |
| Awards | Francis P. Shepard Medal Van Waterschoot van der Gracht Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Marine geology, geoarchaeology |
| Institutions | Scripps Institute of Oceanography Oregon State University Stanford University University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | Provenance, transport and deposition of Rhine sediments; a heavy minerals study on river sands from the drainage area of the Rhine. (1950) |
| Doctoral advisor | Philip Kuenen |
| Doctoral students | Jack Corliss |
Tjeerd Hendrik van Andel (15 January 1923 – 17 September 2010), also known as Jerry, was a Dutch geologist, oceanographer and geoarchaeologist. Over a long career he worked in both industry and academia, and his work was recognised with the award of a number of medals and distinguished fellowships. He led the first expedition and dive with the crewed submersible Alvin that discovered life around deep hydrothermal vents in 1977.