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David Phillips (geologist)

David Phillips (geologist)

Geologist

David Phillips has been Deputy Scientist-in-Charge (DSIC) at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory since 2020.[2][lower-alpha 1] He served as acting Scientist-in-Charge in the interim period between Tina Neal and Ken Hon.[4]

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Career

Prior to his post as DSIC, he was working out of Boulder, Colorado as a program manager for UNAVCO.[2]

Throughout his career, he has been consulted by the press as a volcano expert,[5] notably when he spoke to the Associated Press multiple times on behalf of the Observatory about the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa.[6]

Footnotes

  1. Following the announcement by the U.S. Geological Survey, an article from UH Hilo Stories erroneously stated he became the DSIC at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park,[3] not the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
  1. [1]
    "Hawaiian Volcano Observatory - Connect". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. [2]
    Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (14 May 2020). "Volcano Watch — Coming home: HVO welcomes Deputy Scientist-in-Charge David Phillips". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
    Multiple secondary sources:
  3. [3]
    "UH Hilo alumnus is the new deputy scientist-in-charge at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park". UH Hilo Stories. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. [4]
    Homeland Security Today (3 February 2021). "New Scientist-in-Charge at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory". HSToday. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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    Multiple sources:
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