Peter W. Birkeland

Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado. Ph.D., 1961, Stanford University.

Research Interests: Soil-forming processes; glacial and loess sequences in alpine areas of the northern and southern hemisphere (Rocky Mtns, SW United States, South America); subdivision of Holocene glacial deposits using relative dating methods; soils in karst terrains.

Email address: Peter.Birkeland@Colorado.EDU

Phone: (303) 735-6069


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