William R. Dickinson

William R. Dickinson

William R. Dickinson (1930-) is a professor emeritus of geoscience at the University of Arizona and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He is renowned for his work in plate tectonics, sedimentary geology and Pacific Oceana geology and is considered one of the foremost experts on the geology of the Colorado Plateau.

Dickinson's research includes studying the potsherds (historic or prehistoric fragments of pottery) of Pacific Oceana. Over the years, he has visited hundreds of Pacific Islands collecting and dating sherds.

As of 2007, he resides in Tucson, Arizona, where he continues to do research and teach at the University of Arizona.

Awards

*1991, awarded the Penrose Medal by the Geological Society of America
*2001, awarded the William H. Twenhofel Medal by the Society for Sedimentary Geology

External links

* [http://www.nasonline.org/site/Dir/576628869?pg=vprof&mbr=1001083&returl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasonline.org%2Fsite%2FDir%2F576628869%3Fpg%3Dsrch%26view%3Dbasic&retmk=search_again_link William Dickinson's page at the National Academy of Sciences]
* [http://www.geo.arizona.edu/people/emeritus.php William Dickinson at the U of A]


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