Colin James Ness Wilson (born 19 July 1956)
[ FRS FRSNZ][ is Professor 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 anci ...
at Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington ( mi, Te Herenga Waka) is a university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand.
The university is well know ...
in New Zealand.
Education
Wilson was educated at Imperial College London
Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...
where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology in 1977 followed by a PhD in 1981 for research on pyroclastic flow
A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current or a pyroclastic cloud) is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as tephra) that flows along the ground away from a volcano at average speeds of bu ...
s.
Awards and honours
Wilson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2015.[ ]
References
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1956 births
Living people
Fellows of the Royal Society
Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Fellows of the American Geophysical Union
Victoria University of Wellington faculty
Place of birth missing (living people)
British volcanologists
Recipients of the Rutherford Medal
People from Wantage