David S. Powars
David S. Powars is a Research Geologist with the United States Geological Survey at the Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center, in Reston, Virginia.[2]
David S. Powars | |
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Known for | principal discoverer of the Chesapeake Bay impact crater.[1][2] |
Awards | Virginia Museum of Natural History’s Thomas Jefferson Award for outstanding contributions to science in Virginia. |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology |
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.
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References
- ""Deep Impact" in Chesapeake Bay". USGS Press Release. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey. 7 July 1999. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- "David Powars". USGS Professional Pages. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
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