David Rowley

David B. Rowley, geologist who overturned conventional wisdom about Earth’s surface evolution, 1954–2024 Black and white photo of a man with beard wearing glasses and looking at the camera in front of a wall of books

David B. Rowley, geologist who overturned conventional wisdom about Earth’s surface evolution, 1954–2024

David Ballantyne Rowley, Professor Emeritus in UChicago’s Department of the Geophysical Sciences, who specialized in paleoaltimetry, paleogeography, and tectonics, died May 30.

Study: Heat of Earth's core likely driving plate tectonics

Study: Heat of Earth's core likely driving plate tectonics

Prof. David Rowley discusses new model of plate tectonics incorporating mantle heat transfer


United Press International (UPI)

Heat from Earth’s core could be underlying force in plate tectonics East Pacific Rise

Heat from Earth’s core could be underlying force in plate tectonics

Case of Earth’s missing continental crust solved: It sank

Case of Earth’s missing continental crust solved: It sank

U.S. Geologist Expresses Gratitude After Release From Chinese Prison

U.S. Geologist Expresses Gratitude After Release From Chinese Prison

UChicago alumnus, geologist Xue Feng released from Chinese prison after serving eight years, thanks Prof. David Rowley for support