Background
Davis, George Herbert was born on August 30, 1942 in Pittsburgh. Son of David H. and Ruth L. Davis.
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Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions
(Relates the physical and geometric elegance of geologic s...)
Relates the physical and geometric elegance of geologic structures within the Earth's crust and the ways in which these structures reflect the nature and origin of crystal deformation through time. The main thrust is on applications in regional tectonics, exploration geology, active tectonics and geohydrology. Techniques, experiments, and calculations are described in detail, with the purpose of offering active participation and discovery through laboratory and field work.
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Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions, 2nd Edition
(When author George Davis conceptualized the cover illustr...)
When author George Davis conceptualized the cover illustration for the first edition of Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions, he wanted to emphasize that the human adventure of learning comes from doing; and that new insight springs from careful, detailed examination of field relationships, viewed at all scales from rocks to regions. He asked illustrator David Fisher to combine four photos into the single painting, you see here. The geologist is enveloped by challenging structural relationships of folded rocks in outcrop; the curvature of back and neck, torqued as eyes and brain move closer and closer to clipboard, is the classic language of geologic mapping. When George Davis and new co-author Steve Reynolds contemplated the cover illustration for the second edition of Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions, they asked: "Who else is in the picture?" Stepping back, and handing David Fisher a couple of additional photos, the scene suddenly changed. The original geologist who had been sitting on the outcrop recording data is now up and walking around, gathering new data. A second geologist has moved into the new foreground, mapping and sketching a system of small-scale imbricate faults. Again, the head is torqued to handle the requirements of fine description and careful mapping. Like so many structural geologists, she seems to thrive on visualization of three-dimensional relationships.
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By George H. Davis - Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions: 22nd (second) Edition
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Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions by George H. Davis (2011-12-06)
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George Herbert Davis
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George Herbert Davis, American Geologist, educator. Recipient Lindgren Citation award Society Economics Geological; grantee Arizona Foundation, 1974, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1974, National Science Foundation, 1977-1979, 79-80, 79-82, 81-83, 93-95, 94-97, 97, unites states department Energy, 1979-1980, Standard Oil of Ohio Petroleum Company, 1985, American Chemical Society, 1988-1991, 96-.
Education
Bachelor with honours, College Wooster, Ohio, 1964; Master of Arts, University Texas, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1971.
Career
Assistant, associate professor geoscience, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1970-1981;
professor, head geoscience, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1982-1986;
vice provost academic affairs, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1986-1989;
vice president business affairs, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1989-1990;
professor geoscience, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1993;
president, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1990-1991. Executive on loan Arizona Board Regents, Phoenix, 1988-1989. Member of advisory board University of Michigan Alumni, 1988-1993.
Distinguished visiting scholar Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1992. Head national task force active tectonics science initiativeNSF, 1993-1995. Coordinator faculty fellows U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1996.
Member of advisory board Southern California Earthquake Center, since 1997, National Science Foundation Science Technology Center, since 1997. Speaker in field.
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Works
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Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions, 2nd Edition
(When author George Davis conceptualized the cover illustr...)
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Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions
(Relates the physical and geometric elegance of geologic s...)
- Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions
- By George H. Davis - Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions: 22nd (second) Edition
- Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions by George H. Davis (2011-12-06)
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Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions, 2nd Edition
Membership
Fellow Geological Society American (secretary-treasurer division structural geology 1985-1987,member career contributions selection committee 1993-1994, geoscience education liason county 1993-1996, councilor 1993-1996, member audit committee 1993-1996, member of national science standards focus group 1994, chair career contributions selection committee 1994-1995, chair day medal selection committee 1994-1995, member awards committee 1994-1995, member subcommittee mission statement 1995-1996, member committee revise strategic plan mission statement 1996-1997, chair audit committee 1996-1997, member strategic planning committee 1996-1997, member committee annual meeting programs, 1996-1997). Member American Geophysical Union, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Mary S. Slepert, August 14, 1965. Children: Michael, Matthew, Andrew.
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Recipient Lindgren Citation award Society Economics Geological. Grantee Arizona Foundation, 1974, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1974, National Science Foundation, 1977-1979, 79-80, 79-82, 81-83, 93-95, 94-97, 97, unites states department Energy, 1979-1980, Standard Oil of Ohio Petroleum Company, 1985, American Chemical Society, 1988-1991, 96-.Recipient Lindgren Citation award Society Economics Geological. Grantee Arizona Foundation, 1974, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1974, National Science Foundation, 1977-1979, 79-80, 79-82, 81-83, 93-95, 94-97, 97, unites states department Energy, 1979-1980, Standard Oil of Ohio Petroleum Company, 1985, American Chemical Society, 1988-1991, 96-.