Bruce Houghton

Bruce Houghton
Born	29 April 1950 (1950-04-29) (age 74) Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealand
Alma mater	University of Auckland, University of Otago
Scientific career
Fields	Geology/Volcanology
Institutions	University of Hawaiʻi Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS), New Zealand
Thesis	Geology of the Takitimu group and associated intrusive rocks, central Takitimu Mountains, western Southland, New Zealand (1977)

Bruce F. Houghton (born 29 April 1950 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand volcanologist. He was a student at Auckland University, and University of Otago, where he completed a PhD in 1977 on the geology of the Takatimu Mountains in western Southland.

As of 2010, Houghton was the Hawai'i State volcanologist and the Gordon A. Macdonald Professor of Volcanology at the University of Hawaiʻi. In August 2017, Bruce was awarded the highest award in volcanology, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior's Thorarinsson Medal. He is recognized as "a giant of volcanology".

Selected publications

• Ross, P-S.; Peate, U.; McClintock, M.; White, J.D.L.; Skilling, I.P.; Houghton B.F. (2005). "Mafic volcaniclastic deposits in large igneous provinces: a review" (PDF). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 145: 281–314. Bibcode:2005JVGR..145..281R. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.02.003.
• Gurioli, Lucia; Houghton, Bruce F.; Cashman, Katherine V.; Cioni, Raffaello (2004). "Complex changes in eruption dynamics during the 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius". Bulletin of Volcanology. 67 (2): 144–159. Bibcode:2005BVol...67..144G. doi:10.1007/s00445-004-0368-4. ISSN 0258-8900. S2CID 129529947.
• James D. L. White & Bruce F. Houghton (2000). "Surtseyan and Related Phreatomagmatic Eruptions". In Haraldur Sigurdsson; Bruce Houghton; Hazel Rymer; John Stix & Steve McNutt (eds.). Encyclopedia of Volcanoes. San Diego, California: Academic Press. pp. 495–512. ISBN 978-0-12-643140-7.
• Houghton, Bruce F.; C. J. N. Wilson; R. T. Smith; J. S. Gilbert (2000). "Phreatoplinian Eruptions". In Haraldur Sigurdsson; Bruce Houghton; Hazel Rymer; John Stix; Steve McNutt (eds.). Encyclopedia of Volcanoes. San Diego, California: Academic Press. pp. 513–526. ISBN 978-0-12-643140-7.
• Colin J. N. Wilson and Bruce F. Houghton (2000). "Pyroclastic Transport and Deposition". In Haraldur Sigurdsson; Bruce Houghton; Hazel Rymer; John Stix; Steve McNutt (eds.). Encyclopedia of Volcanoes. San Diego, California: Academic Press. pp. 545–554. ISBN 978-0-12-643140-7.
• Houghton, Bruce F.; C. J. N. Wilson; D. M. Pyle (2000). "Pyroclastic Fall Deposits". In Haraldur Sigurdsson; Bruce Houghton; Hazel Rymer; John Stix; Steve McNutt (eds.). Encyclopedia of Volcanoes. San Diego, California: Academic Press. pp. 555–570. ISBN 978-0-12-643140-7.
• Wilson, C.J.N.; Houghton, B.F.; McWilliams, M.O.; Lanphere, M.A.; Weaver, South Dakota; Briggs, R.M. (1995). "Evolution of Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand: a review". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 68: 1–28. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(95)00006-G.
• Houghton, B.F.; Wilson, C.J.N.; McWilliams, M.O.; Lanphere, M.A.; Weaver, S.D.; Briggs, R.M.; Pringle, M.S. (1995). "Chronology and dynamics of a large silicic magmatic system: central Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand". Geology. 23 (1): 13–16. Bibcode:1995Geo....23...13H. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0013:CADOAL>2.3.CO;2.
• Jocelyn McPhie & Bruce F. Houghton (1993). Explosive Volcanism: Processes and Products. IAVCEI, Commission on Explosive Volcanism Short Course, Canberra, Australia, 23–24 September 1993.

External links

• "Recent Developments in Explosive Volcanism". IAVCEI, Commission on Explosive Volcanism (CEV), Short Course, 23–24 August 2008, University of Iceland. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
• Geological Society of New Zealand 1955–2005:: Our first 50 years (PDF). Geological Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication No 118. 2005. ISBN 0-908678-00-2. Retrieved 19 May 2010.