David S. Powars
| David S. Powars | |
|---|---|
| Fields | Geology |
| Known for | principal discoverer of the Chesapeake Bay impact crater.[1][2] |
| Notable awards | Virginia Museum of Natural History’s Thomas Jefferson Award for outstanding contributions to science in Virginia. |
David S. Powars is a Research Geologist with the United States Geological Survey at the Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center, in Reston, Virginia.[2]
He is credited as a principal discoverer of the Chesapeake Bay impact crater.[1][2] He is the task leader of geological investigation of Coastal Plain (CP) deposits in Chesapeake Bay Region (as part of the Atlantic Watershed Project).[2]
Awards
He received the Virginia Museum of Natural History’s Thomas Jefferson Award for outstanding contributions to science in Virginia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ""Deep Impact" in Chesapeake Bay". USGS Press Release. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey. 7 July 1999. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "David Powars". USGS Professional Pages. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 January 2015.