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Born and raised in the farm country of Illinois, without a rock outcropping for miles, Steve embarked wide-eyed on his academic and professional journey in Geology when he arrived in Boulder, Colorado for his undergraduate studies. After many awe-inspiring field trips in Colorado's Front Range, Steve found a passion for volcanoes and continued on to a Master's degree at the University of Hawaii, studying the active Kilauea Volcano on the big island of Hawaii. Then Steve's journey turned north to the University of British Columbia for a PhD in experimental volcanology. After completing his PhD studies, Steve was selected as the American Geological Institute's Congressional Science Fellow and served as a science advisor for then Congressman, now U.S. Senator, Tom Udall. The year-long foray into science policy had Steve writing and analyzing legislation on resource issues including energy policy and national parks management. Steve then taught for three years as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Geology Department at Colorado College, the pioneer of block plan education. Taking full advantage of the course schedule, Steve taught field courses in Hawaii, Mexico, British Columbia and all over the U.S. Southwest and Yellowstone National Park. Steve continues his research into the formation and dynamics of active volcanoes and will likely be one of the few to be seen running, biking, skiing or kayaking towards Mt. Garibaldi during its next eruption. |
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