John M. (Jack) Sharp, Jr. is Dave P. Carlton Professor of Geology at The University of Texas at Austin.
[3] His research deals with flow in fractured rocks, the hydrology of arid zones, and the effects of urbanization.
He is particularly concerned with the hydrogeology of sedimentary basins, and with ore deposit formation.
Sharp has published over 280 journal articles and abstracts, and over ten monographs/book chapters, as well as many conference presentations and book reviews.
[4] John Sharp received the Meinzer Award from the Geological Society of America in 1979, the C.V. Theis Award from the American Institute of Hydrology in 1996 and the AIH Founders Award from the American Institute of Hydrology in 1998.