Peter Bobrowsky is an archaeologist and engineering geologist with 40 years of experience working as a scholar, teacher, researcher, and consultant across the globe. His academic achievements include almost 500 publications including 20 technical books such as the Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards, Encyclopedia of Engineering Geology, and The Landslide Handbook – the latter written for the general public has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, and Japanese. Peter is an International Fellow of the Explorers Club of New York and Fellow of the Geological Society of America. He is the recipient of numerous awards including most notably the Edward B. Burwell Jr. Award for Engineering Geology (2011), the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012), and the James Harrison Outstanding Achievement Award (2020).

Dr. Bobrowsky has a prominent history of international positions and appointments in particular Secretary General of the International Union of Geological Sciences, an NGO representing some one million earth scientists around the world; President of the Canadian Quaternary Association; President of the Geological Association of Canada; and President of the International Consortium on Landslides.

His multi-disciplinary background and extensive travel to more than 120 countries have made Peter a popular lecturer for the Smithsonian since 2004. A born extrovert with an easy-going manner, he strives to understand and explain the crucial links between a diverse and dynamic Earth and the evolution of changing societies through history.

He divides his time between travel adventures and home life on Vancouver Island.

Language spoken: English