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Bruce Houghton

Bruce Houghton
Professor (Gordon A. Macdonald Professor of Volcanology)
Science Director, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Division

Research Fields
  • Volcanology, Hazards & Society

Research Themes
Courses Commonly Taught
Undergraduate
  • ERTH 300 Volcanology
Graduate
  • ERTH 601 Explosive Volcanism
  • ERTH 604/PLAN 671 The Science of Disasters

Laboratories
  • POST 620: Volcanology