John Clements Davis (born October 21, 1938) is an American

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the structure, composition, and History of Earth, history of Earth. Geologists incorporate techniques from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and geography to perform research in the Field research, ...

best known for his research in the application of

statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ...

geology Geology (). is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Earth ...

. He spent almost his entire professional career with the

Kansas Geological Survey The Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) is a research and service division of the University of Kansas, charged by statute with studying and providing information on the geologic resources of Kansas. The KGS has no regulatory authority and does not ta ...

, being an Emeritus Scientist since 2003. He then served as Univ-Prof of Reservoir Characterization at the Montanuniversität in

Leoben Leoben () is a Styrian city in central Austria, located on the Mur River, Mur river. With a population in 2023 of about 25,140 it is a local industrial centre and hosts the University of Leoben, which specialises in mining. The Peace of Leoben, ...

, Austria and is now Chief Geologist for Heinemann Oil GmbH in Austria.
Davis has been a member of several professional societies, most active in the

International Association for Mathematical Geosciences The International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG) is a nonprofit organization of geoscientists. It aims to promote international cooperation in the application and use of mathematics in geological research and technology. IAMG's act ...

, where he was Editor of the Newsletter (1973–1989), Western Treasurer (1972–1980), Secretary General (1980–1984), President (1984–1989) and Distinguished Lecturer (2002). The Association acknowledged his valuable contributions to the organization and science by presenting him with the Krumbein Medal. Davis also received the Haidinger Medal from the

Geologische Bundesanstalt The Geological Survey of Austria (, GBA) in Vienna is a subordinate agency of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and is the central point for information and advice in the field of earth sciences for the Republic of Austria. ...

for his contributions to

mathematical geology ''Mathematical Geosciences'' (formerly ''Mathematical Geology'') is a scientific journal published semi-quarterly by Springer Science+Business Media on behalf of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences. It contains original pap ...

Education

*Ph.D. in geology,

University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming (UW) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, ...

, 1967 *M.S. in geology,

, 1963 *B.S. in geology, University of Kansas, 1961

Books

* John C. Davis (2002). Statistics and Data Analysis in Geology. Wiley & Sons, 3rd edition, 638 p. * John W. Harbaugh, John C. Davis, Johannes Wendebourg (1995). Computing Risk for Oil Prospects: Principles and Programs. Pergamon, 452 p. * John C. Davis, Ute C. Herzfeld, eds., (1993). Computers in Geology—25 Years of Progress. Oxford University Press, 298 p. * John W. Harbaugh, John C. Davis, John Doveton (1977). Probability Methods in Oil Exploration. John Wiley & Sons, 284 p. * John C. Davis, Michael J. McCullagh, eds., (1975). Display & Analysis of Spatial Data. Wiley & Sons, 378 p.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, John Clements Living people 20th-century American geologists University of Kansas alumni University of Wyoming alumni 1938 births People from Baldwin City, Kansas People from Neodesha, Kansas Scientists from Kansas 21st-century American geologists Academic staff of the University of Leoben American expatriates in Austria