Paul Michael Peterson

Background

Peterson, Paul Michael was born on May 2, 1954 in Pleasanton, California, United States. Son of Paul Gene and Darleen Roberta (Schmitt) Peterson.

Education

Master of Science, U. Nevada, Las Vegas, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington State University, 1988.

Career

Range technician, Bureau Land Management, Salmon, Idaho., 1979; range technician, United States Forest Svc., Mammoth Lakes, California, 1980-1981; research assistant, Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, Las Vegas, 1981-1983; curatorial assistant, Washington State University, Pullman, 1984-1986; teaching assistant, Washington State University, Pullman, 1987-1988; instructor, Washington State University, Pullman, 1988; associate curator, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, since 1988. Co-editor New World Grass Flora Project, Washington, since 1992.

Achievements

• Paul Michael Peterson has been listed as a noteworthy Agrostologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Plant Taxonomists, Botanical Society American, California Botanical Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Carol Ruth Annable, April 1, 1982.

Father:

Paul Gene Peterson

Mother:

Darleen Roberta (Schmitt) Peterson

Spouse:

Carol Ruth Annable