Science Lecture Series: Forces of Nature: Explosive Volcanos

Dr. Webster takes us on a tour of his field research at some of these explosive volcanoes including Augustine in Alaska, Vesuvius in Italy, and White Island in New Zealand. Then it's back to his laboratory at the American Museum of Natural History to learn more. For the last 19 years, Dr. Webster has been the Curator of Mineral Deposits at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York. He has published extensively on his research in geochemistry and experimental petrology, which has been supported by 7 National Science Foundation research grants and 3 grants to support summer college student research assistants. He also was a co-recipient of the American Geophysical Union 2002 Excellence in Geophysical Education Award for the curation of the AMNH Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, a 10,000 square foot permanent exhibition on the materials and forces that shape our planet.