Dr Paul F Hoffman (2024 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Basic Sciences), a geologist who worked on proving Snowball Earth accelerating life evolution and plate tectonics dating back to the first half of Earth’s history, delivers a lecture as part of the Kyoto Prize at Oxford 2025.
Based on geological evidence obtained over 50 years of extensive and precise field research in Arctic Canada and Africa, Dr Paul F Hoffman has accomplished landmark achievements regarding snowball Earth and plate tectonics in Earth’s early history that led to the present surface environment teeming with diverse life.
Paul F Hoffman’s lecture will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Professor Ros Rickaby, Chair of Geology, Oxford Earth Sciences, University of Oxford. A drinks reception will be held after the event.