John Davies
John Davies
Regent
1998 Kittiwake Drive Fairbanks, AK 99709
Term 2015-2023
John Davies was appointed in 2015 by Governor Walker. Regent Davies has a long career
in public service, including 10 years in the Alaska Legislature and seven years on
the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly. For the past 12 years he worked as a researcher
at the Cold Climate Housing Research Center in Fairbanks, where he carried out research
on public policy related to energy efficient building techniques for cold climates.
He also worked for 12 years as the state seismologist and as a research associate
for the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys and the UAF Geophysical
Institute.
Regent Davies holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Reed College, and Ph.D. in
geophysics from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Photo by Todd Paris, University of Alaska Fairbanks.