William James Kennedy

Who is William James Kennedy?

Prof. William James "Jim" Kennedy MA, DSc is a British geologist.

Jim Kennedy studied at the University of London.

Kennedy was a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford and Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford. He was curator of the Geological Collections at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

Kennedy was awarded the Prestwich Medal by the Geological Society of London in 1990. He was the Acting President of Wolfson College during 1993–94 between more permanent presidents at the college.

On 1 October 2003, Kennedy was appointed the Director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. He is also Professor of Natural History. His research interests include the geology and palaeontology of the Cretaceous Period.