Peter Copeland Peter Copeland is Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Houston, Texas. His expertise lies in thermochronology, geochemistry and continental tectonics, with a particular emphasis on the evolution of the continental crust. I recent years, his research has focused on the formation of the Rocky Mountains and Himalaya. From 2001–2004 he was co-editor of the Geological Society of America Bulletin. Read More Read Less