Charlotte Keen

Charlotte E. Keen (née Davidson) is a Canadian geologist and professor emeritus at the Geological Survey of Canada.

Her work focuses on the structure of the Earth's crust and the upper mantle using geophysical imaging and magnetic measurements.

[7] After completing her PhD, Keen joined the Atlantic Oceanography Lab of Energy, Mines and Resources in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

[6] At this time, women were not formally allowed on Canadian Research Ships, which resulted in Keen and her boss raising the issue with the Ottawa Deputy Minister's Office.

She performed refraction measurements to study the seismic anisotropy in the upper mantle, showing that the maximum and minimum velocity was consistent with seafloor spreading.

[6] Alongside extensive studies of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, Keen used biostratigraphic and metamorphic data to analyse the exploratory wells around Labrador.