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VOLCANOES are the ultimate teachers of Volcanology, and I have been very
fortunate indeed to have had many excellent teachers over the past 25 years!
Mauna Loa and Kilauea have been my "home room" teachers, but in over 15
years of international assignments with the U. S. Geological Survey and the
USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), my "classrooms of fire"
have included volcanoes with names like Gamalama, Nyiragongo, and
Galunggung, as well as better known ones like Mt. Pinatubo, Ruiz, Etna, and
Mt. Saint Helens, as well as a few dozen others (some of which are described
below).
There are many more volcanoes in the world than there are volcanologists,
however, and the men and women who study, monitor, and live with active
volcanoes are a close-knit group. We are united by our love of volcanoes,
by the stories we share at international meetings, and by the shared pain of
lost friends who have been "too close at the wrong time". I have learned
much from the experience of these fellow volcanologists from volcano
observatories around the world, particularly from my talented USGS
colleagues at the [Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)] and with the [Volcano
Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP)] at the [Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO)]. |
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 Birth
Early Education
Formal Education
Family
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26 October, 1939, Connecticut, USA. U.S. Citizen. |
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Rural upbringing with supportive parents who
encouraged a love for the outdoors and for diverse people, and instilled a
curiosity about the world around me. Hunting for rabbits and deer in the
Southern California mountains led me to an interest in the rocks and stones
beneath my feet. |
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Undergraduate: University of California at Riverside. A.B in Geology - 1961
Thesis: Santa Rosa Mountains, California |
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Graduate: Princeton University. Ph. D. in Geology - 1966
Thesis: Guajira Peninsula, Republic of Colombia |
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My wife Marti and children Pam and Glen have been incredibly supportive of
my addiction to volcanology. They have been at my side at many eruptions,
and have trekked on with me into dangerous and ash-covered places where
others feared to go.Marti is now Business Manager for GCI, Pam is in grad
school at Penn State, and Glen manages an office for the Eurasia Foundation in Russia. |
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Pam, Marti, and Glen Lockwood between eruptive episodes
in the
devastated "Red Zone" of Galunggung Volcano.
Indonesia, 1982
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