Earth History Stories of Our Geological Past

Authors

• Peter Copeland, University of Houston

  Peter Copeland is Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Houston, Texas. His expertise lies in thermochronology, geochemistry and continental tectonics, with a particular emphasis on the evolution of the continental crust. In recent years, his research has focused on the formation of the Rocky Mountains and Himalaya. From 2001–2004 he was co-editor of the Geological Society of America Bulletin.

• Janok P. Bhattacharya, McMaster University, Ontario

  Janok P. Bhattacharya is the Susan Cunningham Research Chair in Geology at McMaster University (Canada). His research interests are in sedimentary rocks of the western interior of North America. Prior to becoming a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas and subsequently at the University of Houston, Bhattacharya worked in the petroleum industry. He is an American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Grover Murray Distinguished Educator (2007), AAPG Distinguished Lecturer (2005–2006), and the 2023 SEPM, Francis J. Pettijohn Medalist for excellence in sedimentology and stratigraphy.