Background
Montgomery, David R. was born on September 7, 1961 in Stanford, California, United States. Son of David Bruce and Toby Marie (Franks) Montgomery.
University of Washington professor
Montgomery, David R. was born on September 7, 1961 in Stanford, California, United States. Son of David Bruce and Toby Marie (Franks) Montgomery.
Montgomery received his Bachelor of Surgery in geology from Stanford University in 1984, and his Doctor of Philosophy in geomorphology from University of California, Berkeley in 1991.
His research addresses the evolution of topography and the influence of geomorphological processes on ecological systems and human societies. His published work includes studies of the role of topsoil in human civilization, the evolution and near-extirpation of salmon, morphological processes in mountain drainage basins, the evolution of mountain ranges, and the use of digital topography. He has conducted field research in eastern Tibet and the American Pacific Northwest.
In 2008 Montgomery received a MacArthur Fellowship.
Montgomery"s 2012 book, "The Rocks Don"t Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah"s Flood" explores the relationship between catastrophic floods in the distant past, flood legends, "Noachian flood geology", and geologic discovery over the past several hundred years. After the catastrophic Oso mudslide in Washington State in March, 2014, Montgomery appeared on various news segments to discuss the science behind landslides.
He appears in DamNation the 2014 documentary film about dam removal in the United States. In 2015, Montgomery appeared, as a geologist, in the Public Broadcasting Service documentary film, Making North America.
His most recent work, "The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health", a collaboration with Anne Bikle, will be released with West.W. Norton and Company in fall of 2015.
Member American Geophysical Union, Geological Society American.