Background
Ward, Peter Langdon was born on August 10, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Langdon and Ruth Ward.
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Ward, Peter Langdon was born on August 10, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Langdon and Ruth Ward.
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1965. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1970.
Research associate, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, New York, 1970-1971;
geophysicist, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 1971-1998;
chief branch earthquake mechanics and prediction, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 1975-1978;
coordinator earthquake prediction program, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 1978-1980. Owner Happiness Country Kennels, Sunol, California, since 1981. Member Advisory Panel on Magma Energy, 1974-1981.
Member education and outreach policy advisory board Southern California Earthquake Center, 1992-1994, member outreach benchmark team, 1995.
Fellow Geological Society of America. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, Seismological Society of America.
Children: Christopher Langdon, Tonya Holyoke. Stepchildren: Nils Bjorn Lahr, Taya Marlies Lahr. Married Adrienne Brown, July 2, 1996.