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Walter Alvarez is a Professor in the Graduate School specializing in Earth and Planetary Science. His research focuses on stratigraphy and Earth history, particularly the role of comet and asteroid impacts in causing mass extinctions and influencing the evolutionary trajectory of life. Alvarez has a keen interest in tectonics, stratigraphy, and structural geology, with a geographical emphasis on the Mediterranean region, including Italy, Sardinia, Corsica, Spain, and North Africa. His work also explores global tectonics, the geology of the Quaternary period, and implications for understanding Roman archaeology and glacial cycles. He has published extensively on stratigraphy and pelagic limestones, contributing to the field of Big History and the history of geology. Alvarez is actively engaged in teaching and is currently accepting new graduate students.
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