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Contacts

Jonathan Godt

Landslide Hazards Program Coordinator
Natural Hazards Mission Area
Acting Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator
Volcano Hazards Program
Phone
303-273-8626

Christina A. Neal

Science Center Director
Volcano Science Center
Phone
907-786-7458

Wendy K. Stovall, Ph.D.

Acting Associate Program Coordinator
Volcano Hazards Program
Communications Specialist
Volcano Science Center
Deputy Scientist-in-Charge
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
Phone
360-993-8911

Jacky Verna

Supervisory Financial Specialist
Volcano Science Center
Phone
360-993-8953

Jacob B. Lowenstern

Director, Volcano Disaster Assistance Program
Volcano Hazards Program
Phone
360-993-8946

Michelle L. Coombs, Ph.D.

Scientist-in-Charge, Alaska Volcano Observatory
Alaska Volcano Observatory
Phone
907-786-7403

Ken Hon, Ph.D.

Scientist-in-Charge
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Phone
808-967-8853

David Phillips, Ph.D.

Deputy Scientist-in-Charge
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Phone
808-967-8827

Jon Major

Scientist-in-Charge
Cascades Volcano Observatory
Phone
360-993-8927

Andrew Todd Calvert, Ph.D.

Scientist-in-Charge
California Volcano Observatory
Phone
650-329-5276

Michael Poland

Scientist in Charge
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
Phone
360-993-8900

Employee Directory

Job Title
Name
Email
Phone
Volcanologist Nathan Andersen nandersen@usgs.gov 360-993-8900
Scientist Emeritus Victoria F. Avery vavery@usgs.gov
Data Scientist Marco Bagnardi, Ph.D. mbagnardi@usgs.gov
Geographer Joseph A. Bard jbard@usgs.gov 360-993-8908
Research Social Scientist Beth A. Bartel bbartel@usgs.gov
Volcano Seismologist Ninfa L. Bennington, Ph.D. nbennington@usgs.gov 808-967-8803
Geologist (NAGT) Emily Bryant ebryant@usgs.gov 360-993-8992
Scientist-in-Charge Andrew Todd Calvert, Ph.D. acalvert@usgs.gov 650-329-5276
Geophysicist Jefferson C Chang, Ph.D. jchang@usgs.gov 808-967-8818
Hydrologic Technician Tami S Christianson tchristianson@usgs.gov 360-993-8945
Gas Geochemist Laura Clor lclor@usgs.gov 360-993-8993
Scientist-in-Charge, Alaska Volcano Observatory Michelle L. Coombs, Ph.D. mcoombs@usgs.gov 907-786-7403
Geophysicist Amberlee P. Darold adarold@usgs.gov 360-993-8924
Senior Management Officer Josie Davidson jdavidson@usgs.gov 703-648-5436
Research Geophysicist Chanel Deane cdeane@usgs.gov
Volcanologist Natalia Irma Deligne ndeligne@usgs.gov
Research Geophysicist Roger Patrick Denlinger, Ph.D. roger@usgs.gov 360-993-8904
Volcanologist - VDAP Angie Diefenbach adiefenbach@usgs.gov 360-993-8957
Volcanologist Hannah R. Dietterich, Ph.D. hdietterich@usgs.gov 907-786-7474
Volcanologist Drew T. Downs ddowns@usgs.gov 808-967-7328
Emeritus/USGS-CVO Outreach Coordinator (1995-2022) Carolyn Driedger cmastin@usgs.gov
Geophysicist: Geodetic Network Manager Andria (Andi) P. Ellis apellis@usgs.gov 808-967-7328
Research Geophysicist Ashton F. Flinders, Ph.D. aflinders@usgs.gov 808-967-8825
Research Mathematician David L George, Ph.D. dgeorge@usgs.gov 360-993-8932
Geologist, IT Systems Administration Scott E. Graham sgraham@usgs.gov 360-993-8965
Volcanologist - VDAP Julia Griswold griswold@usgs.gov 360-993-8949
Volcano Seismologist Matt M. Haney mhaney@usgs.gov 907-786-7111
Volcano Stratigrapher Christopher Harpel
Scientist-in-Charge Ken Hon, Ph.D. khon@usgs.gov 808-967-8853
Administrative Operations Assistant Anthony C. Isham 360-993-8962
Research Hydrologist Emeritus Richard M. Iverson riverson@usgs.gov 360-993-8920
Management Analyst Sara Jivanjee
Research Geophysicist Ingrid A. Johanson ijohanson@usgs.gov 808-967-8838
Volcanologist Emily R. Johnson, PhD erjohnson@usgs.gov 360-993-8972
Research Geophysicist Arthur Jolly ajolly@usgs.gov
Gas Geochemist Peter Kelly pkelly@usgs.gov 360-993-8950
Research Physicist Christoph Kern ckern@usgs.gov 360-993-8922
Geophysicist Rebecca L. Kramer rkramer@usgs.gov 360-993-8930
Geologist Hannah Kruse hkruse@usgs.gov 360-993-8900
Geophysicist Martin LaFevers 360-993-8902
Volcanic Geochemist Allan Lerner alerner@usgs.gov
Research Geologist Matthew Loewen mloewen@usgs.gov 907-786-7036
Director, Volcano Disaster Assistance Program Jacob B. Lowenstern jlwnstrn@usgs.gov 360-993-8946
Petrologist Jordan Lubbers jlubbers@usgs.gov 907-786-7118
Volcanologist - Petrologist Kendra J. Lynn, Ph.D. klynn@usgs.gov 808-967-8844
Volcano Geophysicist John Lyons jlyons@usgs.gov 907-786-7422
Scientist-in-Charge Jon Major jjmajor@usgs.gov 360-993-8927
Research Volcanologist Charles W. Mandeville cmandeville@usgs.gov 571-286-2304
Geologist - USGS/Affiliated Volcanologist - Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution JoAnna G. Marlow jmarlow@usgs.gov
Associate Director, VDAP Jeffery Marso 360-993-8928
Physical Volcanologist Larry G. Mastin, Ph.D. lgmastin@usgs.gov 360-993-8925
Geoscience Advisor Gari Mayberry gmayberr@usgs.gov 202-712-0692
Volcano Seismologist Wendy McCausland wmccausland@usgs.gov 360-993-8985
Operational Geophysicist Megan McLay mmclay@usgs.gov 360-993-8994
Physical Science Technician Robert Mertens 360-993-8973
Field Engineer Brian Meyers
Facility Operations Manager William J. Million wmillion@usgs.gov 808-967-8872
Research Geophysicist Michael Albert Mitchell, Ph.D. mamitchell@usgs.gov 650-329-5083
Research Geophysicist, Volcano Geodesist Emily Montgomery-Brown emontgomery-brown@usgs.gov 650-329-5227
Volcano Seismologist Seth Moran, Ph.D. smoran@usgs.gov 360-993-0925
Geologist Adam R. Mosbrucker amosbrucker@usgs.gov 360-993-8975
Volcanologist Patricia A. Nadeau pnadeau@usgs.gov 808-967-7328
Volcanologist Emeritus Manuel Nathenson mnathnsn@usgs.gov 650-329-5292
Science Center Director Christina A. Neal tneal@usgs.gov 907-786-7458
Hydrogeochemist Emeritus D. Kirk Nordstrom dkn@usgs.gov 303-541-3037
Volcanologist Sarah E. Ogburn, PhD (she/her/hers) sogburn@usgs.gov 360-993-8983
Information Technology Specialist Charles T. Olin ctolin@usgs.gov 907-786-7072
Volcanologist Tim R. Orr torr@usgs.gov 907-786-7046
Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow Tyler G Paladino, Ph.D. tpaladino@usgs.gov
Administrative Operations Assistant Jonathan Parrish jparrish@usgs.gov 360-993-8973
Research Geologist Matthew Patrick, Ph.D. mpatrick@usgs.gov 808-967-8861
Supervisory Geophysicist Benjamin A. Pauk bpauk@usgs.gov 360-993-8992
Research Geophysicist Jeremy D. Pesicek, Ph.D. jpesicek@usgs.gov 360-993-8998
Administrative Operations Assistant Kevin H. Pesola kpesola@usgs.gov 360-993-8963
Deputy Scientist-in-Charge David Phillips, Ph.D. daphillips@usgs.gov 808-967-8827
Administrative Operations Assistant Taryn M. Plummer
Scientist in Charge Michael Poland mpoland@usgs.gov 360-993-8900
Volcano Seismologist John A. Power jpower@usgs.gov 907-786-7426
Geologist David W. Ramsey dramsey@usgs.gov 360-993-8978
Software Engineer Michael Randall 360-993-8991
Geophysicist Cyrus Whitney Read cread@usgs.gov 907-786-7469
Physical Science Technician Aaron P. Rinehart arinehart@usgs.gov
Geologist Joel E. Robinson
Volcanologist Emeritus William E Scott wescott@usgs.gov 360-993-8942
Volcanologist Sally Sennert ssennert@usgs.gov 202-633-1805
Deputy Director Brian Shiro, Ph.D. bshiro@usgs.gov 303-273-8515
Supervisory Hydrologic Technician Kurt Spicer krspicer@usgs.gov 360-993-8944
Geomorphologist, Physical Geographer Dennis Michael Staley dstaley@usgs.gov 907-786-7423
Acting Associate Program Coordinator Wendy K. Stovall, Ph.D. wstovall@usgs.gov 360-993-8911
Electronic Engineering Technician Kelly J. Swinford kjswinfo@usgs.gov 360-993-8956
Volcano Seismologist Weston Thelen wthelen@usgs.gov 360-993-8977
Research Geologist Frank Trusdell trusdell@usgs.gov 808-967-8812
Research Geologist James W. Vallance jvallance@usgs.gov 360-993-8959
Volcanologist Alexa Van Eaton, Ph.D. avaneaton@usgs.gov 360-993-8955
Supervisory Financial Specialist Jacky Verna 360-993-8953
Volcanologist Kristi L. Wallace kwallace@usgs.gov 907-786-7497
Research Geophysicist Aaron Wech awech@usgs.gov 907-786-7464
Volcano Seismologist — VDAP Jay Wellik jwellik@usgs.gov 360-993-8995
Volcanologist - VDAP Heather M. Wright hwright@usgs.gov 360-993-8916