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
U.S. Geological Survey coal resource assessment
Characteristics of strippable Fort Union coals in the northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region
Bibliography of selected reports on USGS international coal-related activities
Collision-induced tectonism along the northwestern margin of the Indian subcontinent as recorded in the Upper Paleocene to Middle Eocene strata of central Pakistan (Kirthar and Sulaiman Ranges)
The U.S. Geological Survey coal assessment of the Gulf Coastal Region: A progress report
Low-rank coal formation in Poland and the United States: I. Zitau Basin, Poland
Petrography and geochemistry of selected lignite beds in the Gibbons Creek mine (Manning Formation, Jackson Group, Paleocene) of east-central Texas
The origin and distribution of HAPs elements in relation to maceral composition of the A1 lignite bed (Paleocene, Calvert Bluff Formation, Wilcox Group), Calvert mine area, east-central Texas
Map showing outcrop of the coal-bearing units and land use in the Gulf Coast region
Satellite image maps of Pakistan
Petrography and geochemistry of the San Miguel lignite, Jackson Group (Eocene), south Texas
Assessing the coal resources of the United States
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
U.S. Geological Survey coal resource assessment
Characteristics of strippable Fort Union coals in the northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region
Bibliography of selected reports on USGS international coal-related activities
Collision-induced tectonism along the northwestern margin of the Indian subcontinent as recorded in the Upper Paleocene to Middle Eocene strata of central Pakistan (Kirthar and Sulaiman Ranges)
The U.S. Geological Survey coal assessment of the Gulf Coastal Region: A progress report
Low-rank coal formation in Poland and the United States: I. Zitau Basin, Poland
Petrography and geochemistry of selected lignite beds in the Gibbons Creek mine (Manning Formation, Jackson Group, Paleocene) of east-central Texas
The origin and distribution of HAPs elements in relation to maceral composition of the A1 lignite bed (Paleocene, Calvert Bluff Formation, Wilcox Group), Calvert mine area, east-central Texas
Map showing outcrop of the coal-bearing units and land use in the Gulf Coast region
Satellite image maps of Pakistan
Petrography and geochemistry of the San Miguel lignite, Jackson Group (Eocene), south Texas
Assessing the coal resources of the United States
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.