Christopher G. Newhall is a

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 ...

, formerly with the

U.S. Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and ...

and th
Earth Observatory of Singapore
He is the co-creator of the Volcanic explosivity index and specializes in volcanic prediction.

Life

A native Californian and son of an engineer, Newhall went to the Philippines in 1970 under the United States Peace Corps program. For his academic training, Newhall first attended the University of California-Davis (MS degree 1977) and later

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native ...

, Hanover (PhD 1980) under the supervision of the late Professor Richard Stoiber. In 1971 he married Glenda, with whom he has two children. After retiring from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program after nearly three decades in 2005, he retreated with his wife to their home on the Philippines. In 2008 he moved to Nanyang Technological University in Singapore to take on the position of volcanology group leader at the newly forme
Earth Observatory of Singapore
After finishing his Singapore work in 2013, he returned to the Philippines where he and his wife Glenda are developing a small botanical garden/ nature center (www.mirisbirisgarden.org)

Publications

* Newhall, C. and Punongbayan, R., eds.
Fire and Mud: Eruptions and Lahars of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines
' (1997) - a heavily cited collection of

Volcanology Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomena (volcanism). The term ''volcanology'' is derived from the Latin word '' vulcan''. Vulcan was the an ...

reference material
Benefits of volcano monitoring far outweigh costs - the case of Mount Pinatubo
(1997)
Historical unrest at large calderas of the world
(1988)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Newhall, Christopher American volcanologists Living people United States Geological Survey personnel University of California, Davis alumni Year of birth missing (living people)

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