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Peter D. Ward
Dept. of Biology
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
Department of Astronomy
The University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Education:
- B.S., 1971 Interdisciplinary Studies (Paleoecology), University of Washington, Seattle
- M.S., 1973 Geology, University of Washington, Seattle
- Ph.D., 1976 Geology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Employment
- 1976-1978 Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, Ohio State University
- 1978-1981 Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, University of California, Davis
- 1981-1983 Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Geology and Division of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis
- 1982 Visiting Scientist, Laboratoire Arago (C.N.R.S.), Banyuls, France
- 1984 Professor, Department of Geology, University of California, Davis
- 1985 Associate Professor, University of Washington
- 1986 Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Washington
- 1989- 1996 Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, Thomas Burke Memorial Museum, University of Washington
- 1991. Visiting Scientist, South African Museum
- 1992-1996 Chairman and Head, Division of Geology and Paleontology, Thomas Burke Memorial Museum, University of Washington
- 2000. Visiting Scientist, South African Museum
- 2001 – present, Adjunct Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Washington
- 2003- present, Professor, Dept. of Biology, and Professor, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, The University of Washington
- 2007- Adjunct Curator, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington
- 2007. Visiting Scientist, University of Western Australia
Professional Service
- Councilor, Paleontological Society 1986-1988; 1992- 1994
- Co-Editor in Chief, Cretaceous Research (Academic Press) 1984-1988
- Associate Editor, Paleobiology, 1985-1989
- Member, International Subcommission on Cretaceous Stratigraphy 1985-1992
- Convener, Working Group 6, Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary, Global Sedimentology Program, 1990-1992 Associate Editor, Geology, 1991-1993
- Co-editor, Geological Society of America Special Paper 247, Global Catastrophes in Earth History, 631p. 1990.
- Associate Editor, Geology, 1995-1996
- Associate Editor, Lethaia Councilor, Paleontological Society, 1994-1998
- Board of Directors, Seattle Marine Aquarium, 2002-2005
- Executive Council, NASA Astrobiology Institute, 2001-2006
- Executive Council, University of Washington Astrobiology Program, 2001- present
- Principal Investigator, University of Washington node, NASA Astrobiology Institute, 2001-2006
Academic Honors and Awards
- Fellow California Academy of Sciences, (elected 1984)
- Gallagher Lecturer, University of Calgary (1996)
- Affiliate Professor, California Institute of Technology, 1995-1997
- Keynote Speaker, Rimini Conference, Italy, 2002
- Stafford White Annual Lecturer, Princeton University, 2006
- Pardee Keynote Speaker, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2005; 2007
- Main Speaker, TED, 2007
- 33rd Annual Faculty Lecturer, The University of Washington (highest academic award given annually to most outstanding Professor based on research, teaching, and public outreach.
- Multiple publishing awards
Dr. Ward is a prolific writer and has many articles printed in both biology and geology.