Dr. Troy Péwé, University Portrait
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 Hea...
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ftarizonamp:oai:azmemory.azlibrary.gov:asusci/24 2023-05-15T13:35:52+02:00 Dr. Troy Péwé, University Portrait Arizona State University 1960s (1960-1969) 1960 ca. Photograph JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/ref/collection/asusci/id/24 unknown http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/ref/collection/asusci/id/24 The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection on behalf of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Arizona State University Libraries. Requests for permission to publish, display or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Head, Department of Archives and Special Collections. Please contact the Department of Archives and Special Collections at (480) 965-4932 for more information. Péwé Troy Lewis Geology Stratigraphic--Quarternary--Antartica Geochronometry--Alaska Engineering Geology--Research Geological Society of America Science and technology Education Image 1960 ftarizonamp 2017-12-18T08:24:58Z 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. Still Image Antarc* Antarctica antartic* Arctic McMurdo Sound permafrost Alaska Arizona Memory Project (Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records) Arctic McMurdo Sound Norway Péwé ENVELOPE(164.300,164.300,-77.933,-77.933) |
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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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The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection on behalf of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Arizona State University Libraries. Requests for permission to publish, display or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Head, Department of Archives and Special Collections. Please contact the Department of Archives and Special Collections at (480) 965-4932 for more information. |
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