Colin Wilson (volcanologist) explained

Colin Wilson
Birth Name:Colin James Ness Wilson
Birth Date:1956 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Wantage, Oxfordshire
Alma Mater:Imperial College London (BSc, PhD)[1]
Thesis Title:Studies on the origins and emplacement of pyroclastic flows
Thesis Url:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.291807
Thesis Year:1981
Known For:Volcanology of New Zealand

Colin James Ness Wilson (born 19 July 1956) FRS FRSNZ is Professor of Volcanology at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Education

Wilson was educated at Imperial College London where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology in 1977[7] followed by a PhD in 1981 for research on pyroclastic flows.[8]

Awards and honours

Wilson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2015.[9] His certificate of election reads:[10]

In 2017 he was awarded the Rutherford Medal of the Royal Society of New Zealand for his research on how large volcanoes behave before and during explosive eruptions, including those that created Lake Taupō.[11]

Notes and References

  1. 10.1007/BF00898433. Origin of the Olympus Mons aureole and perimeter scarp. The Moon and the Planets. 22. 2. 221–234. 1980. Lopes . R. M. C. . Rosaly Lopes-Gautier. Guest . J. E.. Wilson . C. J. . Colin J. N. Wilson. 1980M&P....22..221L . 121806968.
  2. 10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0013:CADOAL>2.3.CO;2. Chronology and dynamics of a large silicic magmatic system: Central Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand. Geology. 23. 13. 1995. Houghton . B. F.. Wilson . C. J. N.. McWilliams . M. O.. Lanphere . M. A.. Weaver . S. D.. Briggs . R. M.. Pringle . M. S.. 1. 1995Geo....23...13H.
  3. 10.1007/BF01078811. A vesicularity index for pyroclastic deposits. Bulletin of Volcanology. 51. 6. 451–462. 1989. Houghton . B. F. . Bruce Houghton. Wilson . C. J. N. . Colin J. N. Wilson. 1989BVol...51..451H . 129352329.
  4. 10.1016/0377-0273(95)00006-G. Volcanic and structural evolution of Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand: A review. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 68. 1–28. 1995. Wilson . C. J. N. . Houghton . B. F. . McWilliams . M. O. . Lanphere . M. A. . Weaver . S. D. . Briggs . R. M. . 1–3. 1995JVGR...68....1W .
  5. 10.1093/petrology/egh060. Magma Generation at a Large, Hyperactive Silicic Volcano (Taupo, New Zealand) Revealed by U-Th and U-Pb Systematics in Zircons. Journal of Petrology. 46. 3–32. 2004. Charlier . B. L. A.. free.
  6. Wilson. C. J. N.. Walker. G. P. L.. The Taupo Eruption, New Zealand I. General Aspects. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 314. 1529. 1985. 199–228. 1364-503X. 10.1098/rsta.1985.0019. 1985RSPTA.314..199W. 122824685.
  7. Colin Wilson's
  8. PhD. Imperial College London (University of London). Studies on the origins and aplacement of pyroclastic flows. Colin J.N.. Wilson. 1981. 53587921.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151117101416/https://royalsociety.org/people/colin-wilson-12545/. 2015-11-17. Professor Colin Wilson FRS. Royal Society. London.
  10. Web site: v . The Royal Society . 2015-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150502204149/https://royalsociety.org/people/fellowship/2015/colin-wilson/ . London.
  11. Web site: Recipients. Royal Society of New Zealand. 2 May 2018.

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