Speaker for April 20 and April 27

Peter R.  Rose (Ph. D., Geology, University of Texas, Austin) has been a professional geologist for 55 years, specializing in Carbonate Stratigraphy, Petroleum Geology, E&P Risk Analysis, and Mineral Economics. In 1998 he founded Rose & Associates, LLP; Pete retired in 2005; the firm continues as the global standard among consulting companies in that field.

 

In 2005 he was the 89^th President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. In 2013, the Geological Society of London awarded Peter R. Rose its prestigious Petroleum Group Medal for lifetime contributions to Petroleum Geology, the first American to be so recognized, and in 2014 AAPG honored him with its Halbouty Outstanding Leadership Award. He has been an AAPG Trustee Associate for 17 years.

 

Pete is an authority on the geology of central Texas, especially the Edwards Plateau, Texas Hill Country, and the Llano Uplift (he wrote the definitive geological monograph on the Edwards Limestone of Texas [Rose, 1972]). In retirement, he leads field trips into the Hill Country focusing on Geology, Wineries and Frontier History.

 

Dr. Rose is providing the Austin North by Northeast Rotary Club with a two part series on Central Texas geology.