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John Lyons

I study infrasound and seismic data from restless and erupting volcanoes in Alaska and around the world. Analyzing geophysical data from volcanoes helps me better understand the processes that generate the signals and informs the hazards associated with those processes. My research also aims to identify and develop better tools for monitoring changing and potentially hazardous eruptive activity.

 

Education

2011* - Ph.D. Geophysics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI                                                                                                              *Includes 2 years (2005-07) of Peace Corps Service (Guatemala)

2002 - M.S. Geology, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID                                                                                                                 

1998 - B.S. Geology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO      

 

Professional Experience

  • Research Geophysicist, Volcano Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK (2016 – present)

  • Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow, Volcano Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK (Nov. 2012 – Feb. 2016)

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Instituto Geofísico – Escuela Politécnica, Ecuador (Sept. 2011 – Oct. 2012)

  • Research Scientist, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo (May 2011 – Sept. 2011)

Education and Certifications

  • PhD in geophysics: Michigan Technological University (2004 – 2011*)
         *Includes 27 months (2005-2007) of Peace Corps Service as part of Ph.D. study

  • MS in geology: University of Idaho (2002 – 2004)

  • BS (honors) in geology: Missouri State University (1998 – 2002)

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Age determinations on New Hampshire granites Age determinations on New Hampshire granites

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John B. Lyons, D. Gottfried, W.L. Smith, H.W. Jaffe, C. L. Waring

Radioactivity investigations in the Cache Creek area, Yentna district, Alaska, 1945 Radioactivity investigations in the Cache Creek area, Yentna district, Alaska, 1945

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G. D. Robinson, Helmuth Wedow, John B. Lyons

Trace elements investigations in the Sweepstakes Creek area, Koyuk district, Seward Peninsula, Alaska Trace elements investigations in the Sweepstakes Creek area, Koyuk district, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

A significant content of radioactive material was recognized in a few placer concentrates from Sweepstakes and Rube Creeks in the Koyuk district of eastern Seward Peninsula, Alaska, when old collections were scanned for radioactivity in the spring of 1945. Subsequent field investigations with a Geiger-Mueller counter were made of the creek gravels and the placer-gold paystreak on the...
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H. Richard Gault, Robert F. Black, John B. Lyons

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Age determinations on New Hampshire granites Age determinations on New Hampshire granites

No abstract available.
Authors
John B. Lyons, D. Gottfried, W.L. Smith, H.W. Jaffe, C. L. Waring

Radioactivity investigations in the Cache Creek area, Yentna district, Alaska, 1945 Radioactivity investigations in the Cache Creek area, Yentna district, Alaska, 1945

No abstract available.
Authors
G. D. Robinson, Helmuth Wedow, John B. Lyons

Trace elements investigations in the Sweepstakes Creek area, Koyuk district, Seward Peninsula, Alaska Trace elements investigations in the Sweepstakes Creek area, Koyuk district, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

A significant content of radioactive material was recognized in a few placer concentrates from Sweepstakes and Rube Creeks in the Koyuk district of eastern Seward Peninsula, Alaska, when old collections were scanned for radioactivity in the spring of 1945. Subsequent field investigations with a Geiger-Mueller counter were made of the creek gravels and the placer-gold paystreak on the...
Authors
H. Richard Gault, Robert F. Black, John B. Lyons
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