Tom Paradise

Thomas R. Paradise (15 de Febrero de 1957) is an American geomorphologist and professor of geosciences at the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Arkansas.

He is known for his work on the Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan, which he has studied since the late 1980s, and has published work on the deterioration of architectural stone. He was the lead researcher and presenter on Petra: Lost City of Stone, broadcast by PBS in 2015.

Early life and education Paradise grew up in North Beach and Telegraph Hill, San Francisco. He obtained his BS in geosciences and mining in 1979 from the Mackay School of Mines of the University of Nevada. After graduation, he spent 1980 with the Gemological Institute of America, and in 1983 he worked with the Gemological Institute in London.

Pope GA, Meierding TC, Paradise TR. Geomorphology's role in the study of weathering of cultural stone. Geomorphology. 2002 Oct 1;47(2-4):211-25. (Cited 152 times, according to Google Scholar. 6 June 2022)