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Robert Davies is the Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Department of Physics at Utah State University. His work focuses on global environmental change, sustainable human systems, and scientific storytelling ― for critically important stories. As a physicist his training has been in atmospheric physics, surface physics, and quantum optics. His published scientific works are in the fields of spacecraft interactions with the space environment; the fundamental nature of light and information; and Earth’s climate system.
He is a leader in the Crossroads Project which fuses original music with art, imagery, and science to create live performance experiences that address global sustainability and provide a path toward meaningful response.
Scholarly Articles
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Richter, Sandy. 2020. Stewards of Eden
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Books
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The Green Bible. New Revised Standard Version. 2008. New York: HarperCollins.
Wirzba, Norman. 2016. Way of Love: Recovering the Heart of Christianity. New York: HarperCollins.
Wirzba, Norman. 2015. From Nature to Creation: A Christian Vision for Understanding and Loving Our World. The Church and Modern Culture. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. [Google Scholar]
