David Pollard (born October 12, 1943) is a Professor of Earth Mechanics and Structural Geology at Stanford University. David Pollard teaches an undergraduate course, Fundamentals of Structural Geology, and is writing a university textbook in Structural Geology. He teaches graduate-level courses in structural geology, rock mechanics, and rock fracture mechanics. Morris Professor of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, August 1983 - presently Geophysicist and Project Leader, USGS July 1974 - August 1983 Assistant Professor, University of Rochester, September 1970 - June 1974 Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Structural Geology. Developer of Poly3D, a boundary element computer program for fault and fracture analysis. Co-founder of IGEOSS, a French company that develops software for the hydrocarbon industry (acquired by Schlumberger in 2010). Author and producer of A Complete Suite, a musical allegory that explores the uses of continuity mechanics in structural geology. Editor, New Sections in Structural and Tectonic Geology, NSF-sponsored White Paper on Research Opportunities. Fellow of the Geological Society of America and the American Geophysical Union.