Peter Davis

Associate Professor of Earth Science

Phone: 253-535-5770

Email: davispb@plu.edu

Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 140

Office Hours: (On Campus) Tue: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (On Campus) Wed: 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment

  • Professional
  • Biography
  • Personal

Education

  • Ph.D., Geology, University of Minnesota, 2008
  • M.S., Geology and Geophysics, University of Massachusetts, 2003
  • B.S., Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, 1998

Areas of Emphasis or Expertise

  • Metamorphic Petrology
  • Mineral Chemistry and Microstructure
  • Structural Geology and Tectonics

Biography

I graduated in the spring of 2008 from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with a Ph.D. in Geology and Geophysics under the direction of Dr. Donna L. Whitney on lawsonite eclogite and blueschist exposures in west-central Turkey.

My masters, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2003, was carried out under the direction of Dr. Michael L. Williams on mesoproterozoic mid-crustal rocks in northern New Mexico.

My undergraduate is from the University of Wisconsin, Madison where I worked as closely as an undergraduate can to Dr. Gordon Medaris on the Precambrian evolution of the Great Lakes region.

Interests

  • Design
  • Wood
  • Metal and Stone Work
  • Politics
  • Music

Fun Facts

  • The music component ranges from jazz through new wave into noise rock.