Faculty Profile

Peter Sak

Professor of Geosciences (2004)

Contact Information

on sabbatical Fall 2022

sakp@dickinson.edu

Kaufman Hall
717-245-1423

Bio

He specializes in describing and quantifying temporal and spatial variations in near surface deformation and landscape evolution. To document variability in regional scale deformation he integrates structural, geomorphic, and petrographic data sets. His current research projects involve field work along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, in central Colorado, and Valley and Ridge of central PA.

Education

  • B.A., Whitman College, 1995
  • M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1999
  • Ph.D., 2002