Walter Alvarez

Walter Alvarez
Walter Alvarez at his home in 2024
Born	Walter Alvarez (1940-10-03) October 3, 1940 (age 84) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Carleton College (BS) Princeton University (PhD)
Known for	Alvarez hypothesis
Spouse	Milly Alvarez ​ (m. 1963)​
Awards	G. K. Gilbert Award (1985) Penrose Medal (2002) Vetlesen Prize (2008) Barringer Medal (2013)
Scientific career
Fields	Geology
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley Columbia University

Walter Alvarez (born October 3, 1940) is a professor in the Earth and Planetary Science department at the University of California, Berkeley. He and his father, Nobel Prize–winning physicist Luis Alvarez, developed the theory that dinosaurs were killed by an asteroid impact.