| Summary: | Troy Péwé studied permafrost and geology in the Arctic, Antarctica, Tibet, Norway, Alaska and Arizona. He was the Head of the University of Alaska’s Geology Department and President of the Alaska Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science before coming to ASU in 1965. As Head of the Department of Geology he founded ASU’s Museum of Geology and authored over 60 surficial and environmental geology maps for both central Alaska and the Phoenix area. His study of loess, fine wind blown silts in periglacial regions, helped him understand the wind blown sands of the Arizona desert. Péwé’s engineering and geology studies in the Valley warned area residents of the hazards of urban expansion where ground water withdrawal causes shrinkage subsidence and ground fissures. He was one of the first professional Quaternary geologists to spend several months in Antarctica’s McMurdo Sound region, and in 1999 was given the Distinguished Career Award of the Geological Society of America.
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