Review of the U.S. Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program (2000)
Chapter: Front Matter
NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.
This study was supported by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, under assistance award No. 98HQAG2218. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. government.
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COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE VOLCANO HAZARDS PROGRAM OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
JONATHAN H.FINK, Chair,
Arizona State University, Tempe
CHARLES B.CONNOR,
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
W.GARY ERNST,
Stanford University, California
RICHARD S.FISKE,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
CATHERINE J.HICKSON,
Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia
HARRY KIM,
Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, Hilo
STUART A.ROJSTACZER,
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
PAUL SEGALL,
Stanford University, California
JOHN STIX,
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
FREDERICK J.SWANSON,
U.S. Forest Service, Corvallis, Oregon
NRC Staff
TAMARA L.DICKINSON, Study Director
REBECCA E.SHAPACK, Research Assistant
JUDITH L.ESTEP, Administrative Assistant (through January, 2000)
BOARD ON EARTH SCIENCES AND RESOURCES
RAYMOND JEANLOZ, Chair,
University of California, Berkeley
JOHN J.AMORUSO,
Amoruso Petroleum Company, Houston, Texas
PAUL B.BARTON, JR.,
U.S. Geological Survey (emeritus), Reston, Virginia
BARBARA L.DUTROW,
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
ADAM M.DZIEWONSKI,
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
RICHARD S.FISKE,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
JAMES M.FUNK,
Shell Continental Companies (retired), Houston, Texas
WILLIAM L.GRAF,
Arizona State University, Tempe
SUSAN M.KIDWELL,
University of Chicago, Illinois
SUSAN W.KIEFFER,
Kieffer & Woo, Inc., Palgrave, Ontario, Canada
PAMELA D.LUTTRELL,
Dallas, Texas
ALEXANDRA NAVROTSKY,
University of California, Davis
DIANNE R.NIELSON,
Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Salt Lake City
JONATHAN G.PRICE,
Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology, Reno
MILTON H.WARD,
Hapibo Corporation, Tucson, Arizona
NRC Staff
ANTHONY R.DE SOUZA, Director
TAMARA L.DICKINSON, Senior Program Officer
DAVID A.FEARY, Senior Program Officer
ANNE M.LINN, Senior Program Officer
JENNIFER T.ESTEP, Administrative Associate
REBECCA E.SHAPACK, Research Assistant
VERNA J.BOWEN, Administrative Assistant
COMMISSION ON GEOSCIENCES, ENVIRONMENT, AND RESOURCES
GEORGE M.HORNBERGER, Chair,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
RICHARD A.CONWAY,
Union Carbide Corporation (retired), South Charleston, West Virginia
LYNN GOLDMAN,
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
THOMAS E.GRAEDEL,
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
THOMAS J.GRAFF,
Environmental Defense Fund, Oakland, California
EUGENIA KALNAY,
University of Maryland, College Park
DEBRA KNOPMAN,
Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.
JOHN B.MOONEY, JR.,
J. Brad Mooney Associates, Ltd., Arlington, Virginia
HUGH C.MORRIS,
El Dorado Gold Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia
H.RONALD PULLIAM,
University of Georgia, Athens
MILTON RUSSELL,
University of Tennessee (retired), Knoxville
ROBERT J.SERAFIN,
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado
ANDREW R.SOLOW,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts
E-AN ZEN,
University of Maryland, College Park
MARY LOU ZOBACK,
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
NRC Staff
ROBERT M.HAMILTON, Executive Director
GREGORY H.SYMMES, Associate Executive Director
JEANETTE SPOON, Administrative and Financial Officer
SANDI FITZPATRICK, Administrative Associate
MARQUITA SMITH, Administrative Assistant/Technology Analyst
This report has been reviewed by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the authors and the NRC in making their published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The content of the review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of this report:
Grant Heiken
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, New Mexico
George M.Hornberger
Unviersity of Virginia,
Charlottesville
Donald Hull
Partners for Loss Prevention
Portland, Oregon
R.Wally Johnson
Australian Geological Survey
Canberra, Australia
Peter Mouginis-Mark
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu
John Pitlick
University of Colorado
Boulder
Michael Sheridan
State University of New York,
Buffalo
John Trapp
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Rockville, Maryland
David Walker
Columbia University
Palisades, New York
Although the individuals listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, responsibility for the final content of this report rests solely with the authoring committee and the NRC.
