Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education

Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5731 USA
(269) 387-8633

Peter Voice

Peter Voice
Research Associate, Teaching Faculty Specialist,
Director of Outreach
Office: (269) 387-8696
Fax: (269) 387-5513
Location:
MGRRE (Core Lab), 5272 W Michigan Ave, Mail Stop 5241
Mailing address:
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5241 USA
Peter Voice
Education:
  • Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2010
  • M.S., Western Michigan University, 2005
Research Interests:
  • Quantitative sedimentology
  • Provenance analysis
Bio:

Dr. Peter Voice is an instructor in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Western Michigan University.

He teaches earth systems, historical geology, invertebrate paleontology, sedimentology, advanced stratigraphy, geomorphology, mineral deposits and ocean systems. Voice works as a research associate for the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education directing its K-12 Earth Science Outreach Program, CoreKids. In addition, Voice uses numerical and statistical methods to understand large-scale patterns in sedimentation. He has conducted research on carbonates and siliciclastics in Michigan and other states.

His past research focused on the Global Detrital Zircon database and the provenance study using detrital zircons in Liassic rocks of southern Virginia. With all published detrital zircon U-Pb age dates prior to 2010, he was able to look at sedimentary records of crustal recycling and growth using this database. Voice previously studied Burnt Bluff Group, a package of Lower Silurian carbonates ranging from deep shelf to emergent tidal flats; he used facies analysis, paleoecological data and stable isotopes to better interpret paleoclimate during deposition.