Walter Alvarez

Professor of Geology

Walter Alvarez's honeymoon and PhD thesis research was spent in the roadless desert of northernmost South America, living with Guajiro Indians and smugglers. Later he wor ...read more

Walter Alvarez's honeymoon and PhD thesis research was spent in the roadless desert of northernmost South America, living with Guajiro Indians and smugglers. Later he worked for an oil company in Libya at the time of Gaddafi's revolution. He's an archeological geologist, an expert in plate tectonics, and gained fame for proving that the Cretaceous mass extinction was caused by an asteroid that cratered massively in the Yucat?n Peninsula.

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Walter Alvarez, Geologist (EG4)

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30 April - 2 May 2020

Our team has been working hard behind the scenes to bring you a superb program for EG2020. However, in light of growing and legitimate concerns regarding the rapid spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) which have gutted international events of all sizes, we have made the difficult decision to put EG on hiatus until it is once again deemed safe.

We know how much each of you look forward to EG and we were looking forward to seeing old friends, and welcoming many new ones, but we do need to prioritize the health and safety of our attendees, presenters, and partners, especially those traveling from afar.
We will be in touch in due course with future plans.