Kevin M. Scott | |
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Born | 1935 (age 88–89) |
Other names | Kevin Scott |
Occupation | Geologist |
Employer | United States Geological Survey |
Board member of | |
Awards | Kirk Bryan Award |
Academic background | |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles (B, M) University of Wisconsin, Madison (PhD) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Volcano Science Center,[1] Cascades Volcano Observatory[2] |
Influenced | Kevin Islands |
Website | volcanicdisasters |
Kevin M. Scott is an American geologist, author, and fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA).[3] Scott is a Scientist Emeritus for the United States Geological Survey (USGS).[4] The Kevin Islands of Antarctica are named after him.[5][6]
According to Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data,[note 1] Scott was born in 1935.[7][8]
Scott received a master's and a bachelor's degree at UCLA, and a PhD at UW-Madison.[9]
Scott has published works about geology from many regions around the world,[10] including Mount Baker and Mount Rainier, Washington;[11][12][13] Pinatubo, Philippines,[14] Gerlache Strait, Antarctica,[15] and multiple locations in China.[16] He visited Dongchuan, China (in the Jiangjiagou Valley) in 1991 and 92, as well as in 2010, to be involved with the Dongchuan Debris Flow Observation and Research Station.[17] Scott chaired a 2004 GSA Penrose Conference session, Sector collapse, avalanches, and lahars.[18] He was also a convener of the 2007 GSA Cordilleran Section (a GSA event in Portland, Oregon co-convened by Dave Tucker).[19] He also ran a book signing event at the 2019 GSA Cordilleran Section.[20]
Scott has published extensively on the geology of the Puget Lowlands and Cascade Range volcanoes including Mount St. Helens.[21][22] His work was covered by the New York Times in 1987.[23]
Scott has worked with multiple notable geologists, including Dave Tucker,[24] and fellow Kirk Bryan Award winners Jon J. Major and William B. Bull.[25][26][27]
Scott is the author of the book The Voice of This Stone, detailing the events of different volcanic events from throughout history.[28][29] After the book was published, Scott was picked up by a local newspaper, The Columbian, who published a story on his geologic research work.[30]