Michael John Keen
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Honours
- 1986, awarded the Logan Medal by the Geological Association of Canada
Legacy
- the Marine Geoscience Division of the Geological Association of Canada annually awards the Michael J. Keen Medal to a scientist who has made a significant contribution to the field of marine or lacustrine geoscience.[2]
- Dalhousie University annually awards the Michael J. Keen Memorial Award to a female student in the second year of the earth sciences programme.[3]
Cited publications
- Keen, M.J. September 1968. An Introduction to Marine Geology. The Commonwealth and International library, Geophysics Division.
- Keen, M.J., and Williams, G.L.(editors), 1990. Geology of the continental margin of eastern Canada. Geological Survey of Canada, Geology of Canada, no. 2 (also Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, V. I-1) 855p.
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