 Pat Dickerson's research in rifts and mountain
chains of the world, including doctoral studies (University of Texas-Austin)
in the Big Bend of West Texas, has provided opportunities for wide-ranging field
explorations: the Rocky Mountains, Rio Grande Rift, Iceland, Norway, the Cordillera
of western North America, Mexico, Belize, Argentine Precordillera, Appalachian
chain from the Canadian Maritimes through West Texas, and the Southern Alps
of New Zealand.
Pat draws from those
investigations in astronaut crew training, in academic teaching, and in
leading natural history field seminars for students, professional
scientists, and nonscientists. The interplay among landscape, geological
processes, and human activities is a long-standing fascination
(bachelor's degree in geology and classical archaeology). Pat
collaborates with NASA on field training to prepare for lunar and
Martian exploration and serves on task forces to develop scientific
strategies for exploring Mars. She has led tours for Smithsonian Journeys in the northern Rockies, the American Southwest, Iceland, Costa Rica, and Newfoundland/Labrador, and leads geology field trips for professionals and lay people alike.
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