Bruce F. Houghton (born 29 April 1950 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand

volcanologist A volcanologist, or volcano scientist, is a geologist who focuses on understanding the formation and eruptive activity of volcanoes. Volcanologists frequently visit volcanoes, sometimes active ones, to observe and monitor volcanic eruptions, col ...

. He was a student at Auckland University, and University of Otago, where he completed a PhD in 1977 on the geology of the Takatimu Mountains in western Southland. Houghton is currently the Hawai'i State volcanologist and the Gordon A. Macdonald Professor of Volcanology at the

University of Hawaiʻi The University of Hawaiʻi System, formally the University of Hawaiʻi and popularly known as UH, is a public college and university system that confers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through three universities, seven com ...

.University of Hawai'i: Department of Geology and Geophysics profile
In August 2017, Bruce was awarded the highest award in volcanology, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior's

Thorarinsson Medal The Thorarinsson Medal is awarded every four years by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) for outstanding contributions to the general field of volcanology, and is the highest award given by ...

. He is recognized as "a giant of volcanology".

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* * 1950 births Living people 20th-century New Zealand geologists 21st-century New Zealand geologists New Zealand volcanologists University of Hawaiʻi faculty University of Otago alumni Thorarinsson Medalists {{NewZealand-scientist-stub