Peter C. Lippert

Peter C. Lippert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geology & Geophysics at the University of Utah, with research spanning paleomagnetism, tectonics, and environmental magnetism. His work connects geological time scales to climate dynamics, orogenic processes, and urban pollution monitoring.

• BS (2003) and PhD (2010) in Earth sciences
• Postdoctoral training at University of Arizona and UC Santa Cruz

Research focuses include:

• Antarctic ice age cyclicity and Earth's orbital influences
• Hydrothermal alteration effects on paleomagnetic records in Tibet
• Magmatism during Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean closure
• Magnetofossils as climate proxies for rapid warming events
• Evergreen needle magnetization for urban pollution mapping

Recent publications highlight collaborations across 50+ international institutions, with methodological innovations in site-level paleomagnetic analysis and FORC-PCA magnetofossil discrimination. His 15 most recent articles (2020–2024) address tectonic reconstructions, geomagnetic field evolution, and climate-ocean interactions. He serves on the Magnetics Information Consortium (MagIC) Steering Committee and has received the Taft-Nicholson Summer Faculty Fellow award. Teaching emphasizes Earth science as a philosophy, with courses on structural geology, dynamic Earth systems, and field research.