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Kevin M. Scott | |
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| Born | 1935 (age 90–91) |
| Other names | Kevin Scott |
| Occupation | Geologist |
| Employer | United States Geological Survey |
| Awards | Kirk Bryan Award |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (B, M) University of Wisconsin, Madison (PhD) |
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| Institutions | Volcano Science Center, [1] Cascades Volcano Observatory [2] |
| Influenced | Kevin Islands |
| Website | volcanicdisasters |
Kevin M. Scott is an American geologist,author,and fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA). [3] Scott is a Scientist Emeritus for the United States Geological Survey (USGS). [4] The Kevin Islands of Antarctica are named after him. [5] [6]
According to Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data, [note 1] Scott was born in 1935. [7] [8]
Scott received a master's and a bachelor's degree at UCLA,and a PhD at UW-Madison. [9]
Scott has published works about geology from many regions around the world, [10] including Mount Baker and Mount Rainier,Washington; [11] [12] [13] Pinatubo,Philippines, [14] Gerlache Strait,Antarctica, [15] and multiple locations in China. [16] He visited Dongchuan,China (in the Jiangjiagou Valley) in 1991 and 92,as well as in 2010,to be involved with the Dongchuan Debris Flow Observation and Research Station. [17] Scott chaired a 2004 GSA Penrose Conference session,Sector collapse,avalanches,and lahars. [18] He was also a convener of the 2007 GSA Cordilleran Section (a GSA event in Portland,Oregon co-convened by Dave Tucker). [19] He also ran a book signing event at the 2019 GSA Cordilleran Section. [20]
Scott has published extensively on the geology of the Puget Lowlands and Cascade Range volcanoes including Mount St. Helens. [21] [22] His work was covered by the New York Times in 1987. [23]
Scott has worked with multiple notable geologists,including Tucker, [24] and fellow Kirk Bryan Award winners Jon J. Major and William B. Bull. [25] [26] [27]
Scott is the author of the book The Voice of This Stone,detailing the events of different volcanic events from throughout history. [28] [29] After the book was published,Scott was picked up by a local newspaper, The Columbian ,who published a story on his geologic research work,and noted that he hails from the city of Portland,Oregon. [30]
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