Terry Keith

Terry E. C. Keith
Academic work
Institutions	Volcano Hazards Program [1]

Terry E. C. Keith is a geologist from the U.S. Geological Survey and former Scientist-in-Charge of the Alaska Volcano Observatory. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Keith served as the Scientist-in-Charge (SIC) of the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) from 1994–99. ^[3] She is one of two women to serve as Alaska SIC, the other one being Michelle Coombs. During her tenure at AVO, she was a mentor to Coombs. ^[4]

As the SIC, Keith was often in charge of media statements, and as such has often been quoted in the news as an authoritative figure on Alaskan geology. ^[5]

Keith has also published geologic research on Yellowstone National Park. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. National Research Council (June 16, 2000). "Appendix B". Review of the U.S. Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi:10.17226/9884. ISBN   978-0-309-17175-5.
2. "tkeith: Terry Keith". Southern California Earthquake Center. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
3. Klemetti, Erik (March 27, 2023). "The Changing Face of Volcanology". Discover Magazine . Retrieved April 7, 2023.
4. Klemetti, Erik (March 29, 2023). "A Long Way Still to Go to Create Representative Volcanology". Discover Magazine . Retrieved April 7, 2023.
5. Examples include:
   • "Stuck robot may get some human help". Tampa Bay Times . August 9, 1994.
   • "Residents Leave as Aleutian Volcano Rumbles to Life". Los Angeles Times . Anchorage. Associated Press. March 17, 1996.
   • "Alaskan Volcano Erupts in a Plume of Ash". The New York Times . Associated Press. December 12, 1996. ISSN   0362-4331.
   RetrievedApril 13, 2023.
6. "Inside USGS, No. 2, Patrick Muffler, Yellowstone". U.S. Geological Survey . December 8, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
7. White, Donald Edward; Hutchinson, Roderick A.; Keith, Terry E. C. (1988). "The Geology and Remarkable Thermal Activity of Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming". U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1456: 18. Bibcode:1988usgs.rept...18W. doi: 10.3133/pp1456 .

External links

• Terry Keith pictured in 1982, via AVO
• Publications by Terry Keith, on ScienceBase-Catalog from USGS