John the Geologist

I earned my BS in geology from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in May, 2009.  This picture was taken in the Caballo range in New Mexico during our field camp in January of that year.

Learn about my hammer holster here.

I am not a field geologist, but on rare occasions, can be found in the field.  I have had coursework related field experiences in:

• Canyonlands National Park, Utah
• Arches National Park, Utah
• Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
• Meteor Crater, Arizona
• Mid-Continental Rift, Northern Wisconsin/Upper Peninsula of Michigan
• Black Hills, South Dakota
• Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas
• Devils' Tower, Wyoming
• Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming
• Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico
• Sierra Nevada, California
• Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
• Big Sur, California

I have lead or been a teaching assistant on field trips to:

• Ridge Basin, California
• Bodega Head area, California

I have independently explored

• Jackson County Banded Iron Formation, Wisconsin
• Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundary, Raton Basin, New Mexico and Colorado
• Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

This page was last updated on 20 September 2012 by

John A. Peterson
Graduate Student Researcher
Department of Geology
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

2215A Earth and Physical Sciences Building
japeterson@ucdavis.edu