Peter D. Warwick, Ph.D.
Peter Warwick is the Science Coordinator for Carbon Sequestration and Energy Storage at the Energy Resources Program office in Reston, VA.
Peter's scientific and technical specialties include sedimentology, stratigraphy, the geology of fossil fuels, and geologic carbon sequestration. His career with the USGS has focused on energy-related research, exploration, and resource assessments in various sedimentary basins in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 scientific research publications. In addition, Dr. Warwick has served as the President of the Energy Minerals Division of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and is an AAPG Charles Taylor Fellow. He has been President of The Society for Organic Petrology, and Chair of the Coal Geology Division of the Geological Society of America (GSA). He is a GSA Fellow and an active member of several scientific journal review boards.
Professional Experience
Supervisory Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
Resident Research Associate, U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Council
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Geology, University of Kentucky
M.S. Geology, North Carolina State University
B.S. Political Science and Geology, North Carolina State University
Science and Products
Coal quality of a core from the Wyodak-Anderson coal bed, southeastern Powder River basin, Wyoming; a preliminary study
Comparative facies formation in selected coal beds of the Powder River Basin
Depositional aspects and a guide to Paleocene coal-bearing sequences, Powder River Basin
Preliminary report on coal characteristics in the Salt Range area of north-central Pakistan
Styles of organic facies development in selected coal beds of the Powder River Basin: A petrographic evaluation
A review of depositional aspects and a guide to Paleocene coal-bearing sequences, Powder River Basin
Depositional models for two Tertiary coal-bearing sequences in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, USA
Petrographic characteristics of the Wyodak-Anderson coal bed (Paleocene), Powder River Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A.
Field geology of Tertiary coals in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana
Evolution of fluvial styles in the Eocene Wasatch Formation, Powder River Basin, Wyoming
Relationship of fluviodeltaic facies to coal deposition in the lower Fort Union formation (Palaeocene), south-western North Dakota
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Coal quality of a core from the Wyodak-Anderson coal bed, southeastern Powder River basin, Wyoming; a preliminary study
Comparative facies formation in selected coal beds of the Powder River Basin
Depositional aspects and a guide to Paleocene coal-bearing sequences, Powder River Basin
Preliminary report on coal characteristics in the Salt Range area of north-central Pakistan
Styles of organic facies development in selected coal beds of the Powder River Basin: A petrographic evaluation
A review of depositional aspects and a guide to Paleocene coal-bearing sequences, Powder River Basin
Depositional models for two Tertiary coal-bearing sequences in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, USA
Petrographic characteristics of the Wyodak-Anderson coal bed (Paleocene), Powder River Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A.
Field geology of Tertiary coals in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana
Evolution of fluvial styles in the Eocene Wasatch Formation, Powder River Basin, Wyoming
Relationship of fluviodeltaic facies to coal deposition in the lower Fort Union formation (Palaeocene), south-western North Dakota
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.