157 How Old are the Appalachian Mountains
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Robert D. (Bob) Hatcher
Bob Hatcher is an Oak Ridge resident of some 40 years. He is a field scientist with his primary goal to unravel the tectonic history of the interiors of mountain chains. While he and graduate students have worked primarily in the Appalachian Mountains, he has spent many weeks in the field studying the internal makeup and tectonic history of other chains in Europe, South America, Siberia, and western North America.
Gareth Davies
Gareth Davies is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. He was nominated and elected based on his decades of work in groundwater, particularly regarding applying tracing techniques. He conducted several decades of work in the United States, including abandoned mines in the Rocky Mountains, in karst and fractured rocks in Tennessee, Indiana, Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and Maine. He has researched caves, specifically their age and origins.