David S. Powars
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 |
David S. Powars is a Research Geologist with the United States Geological Survey at the , 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.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b ""Deep Impact" in Chesapeake Bay". USGS Press Release. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey. 7 July 1999. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "David Powars". USGS Professional Pages. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
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