Peter Downes

Peter Downes is a Curator at the Western Australian Museum since 1995, specializing in Minerals. Prior to this, Peter was an Exploration Geologist at Wiluna Mines Ltd from 1993 to 1995 and Plutonic Resources for a brief period in 1992. Peter holds a PhD in Kimberlite petrogenesis from The University of Western Australia and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Geology/Earth Science from The University of Queensland. Downes completed their high school education at St Peters Lutheran College in Queensland.