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Wes Hildreth
Born
Edward Wesley Hildreth III

1938 (age 85–86)
Other namesEdward W. Hildreth[1]
OccupationGeologist
EmployerUnited States Geological Survey
SpouseGail Mahood
Academic background
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)[2]
Academic advisorsIan S.E. Carmichael, Charles M. Gilbert, Herbert R. Shaw
Academic work
InstitutionsCalifornia Volcano Observatory[3]
Websitehttps://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/wes-hildreth

Edward Wesley Hildreth III,[4] (usually known as Wes Hildreth)[5] is an American field geologist and volcanologist employed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).[6][7] He is a fellow of both the Geological Society of America (GSA),[8] and the American Geophysical Union (AGU).[9][10] Hildreth was described as "one of the great volcanologists/petrologists of our time" in the magazine Wired.[11]

Biography[edit]

Hildreth was born in 1938 in Newton, Massachusetts.[12] He grew up "bi-coastal", both in the Boston Area, and in Marin County, Bay Area. He spent his first two years of school in Belvedere, California, years three through ten in Massachusetts, and years ten through twelve in Mill Valley, California. Hildreth went to Harvard University, taking some time out between his sophomore and junior years to train with an army reserve unit. In 1961, Hildreth graduated with B.A. in geology. He began working as a Research Geologist in 1977, before which he was a Naturalist for the National Park Service and an Instructor at University of California, Berkeley. He participated in cross country for the Harvard Crimson while he attended Harvard.[13][14][15][16]

Hildreth was interviewed in 2016 by the Grand Canyon Historical Society for their Oral History program.[17]

Hildreth is married to Gail Mahood, a retired geology professor at Stanford University,[18] whom he has also published research papers with.[19]

Education[edit]

Hildreth has a 1961 B.A. from Harvard University, as well as a 1977 Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley under Ian S. E. Carmichael.[7][20]

While attending Harvard College, he won the Detur Book Prize (1958) and became a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1960.[7]

Career[edit]

Much of his work has been in the geological fields of petrology,[21] volcanology,[22] seismology,[23][24] and geologic mapping.[25][26][27] He has made significant contributions to the study of volcanic caldera systems and chemically-zoned silicic eruptions.[jargon][28][29]

While at University of California, Berkeley, he was a student of Garniss Curtis.[30]

Hildreth has worked closely with fellow geologist Dave Tucker on geological research in the North Cascades.[31][32] Hildreth has also worked with other notable geologists, including Suzanne Mahlburg Kay,[33][34] David A. Johnston,[35][36][37] Mark S. Ghiorso;[38][39] Charles R. Bacon;[40] and Penrose Medal winner James Gregory Moore.[41]

Hildreth has published works about geology from many regions around the world, including Redoubt and Kaguyak, Alaska;[42][43] Death Valley, California;[44][45] Yellowstone, Wyoming;[46][47][48][49] multiple locations in Washington and Oregon,[50] and in the Andes of Chile.[51][52][53]

While he worked for the National Park Service, he wrote reports about Muir Woods in California.[54][55]

Hildreth participated in the 2005 GSA Field Forum in the Sierra Nevada and White-Inyo Mountains, California,[56] as well as the 2009 GSA Field Forum in Bishop, California,[57][58] which culminated in a special issue in the journal Lithosphere.[59] Hildreth, along with his main research partner Judy Fierstein,[60][61] hosted a community interpretive walk at Devils Postpile in July 2016.[62]

Research[edit]

Some of Hildreth's most notable geologic research has been on the Long Valley caldera and the associated Bishop Tuff, of which he published in-depth research about the order of eruptions causing the geologic phenomena.[63][64] His work developed a scientific working hypothesis on the origins of the formations.[65][66]

Hildreth also authored a USGS publication covering the 1912 eruption of Novarupta 100 years after the event.[67][68] This publication was noted in multiple publications, including Wired,[69] Discover,[70] and The Associated Press.[71]

Awards[edit]

Hildreth has received many awards and honors in recognition of his contributions to research in geology,[7] including:

He has also received awards outside his academic capacity, including "Outstanding Soldier of the Cycle" from the U.S. Army in 1959, and placing 29th in the 1960 Boston Marathon.[80]

Professional service[edit]

Hildreth has served on multiple editorial boards or on committees for academic societies,[7] including serving on the editorial board for the Bulletin of Volcanology (1991–2001), and acting as Associate Editor for both the Journal of Geophysical Research (1984–86) and Andean Geology (1987–present). He also served on the Fellows Selection Committee for AGU (2008–12) and the Honors and Awards Committee for IAVCEI (2012–15). He was a publications reviewer for USGS from 1996–2013.

Bibliography[edit]

Hildreth has published numerous books and papers over his career,[81] amassing over nine thousand citations.[82][83] He is also briefly mentioned in the book A to Z of Earth Scientists.[84]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Edward W Hildreth [Person]". ScienceBase-Directory. U.S. Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2005 – 2006" (PDF). Department of Earth & Planetary Science. University of California, Berkeley.
  3. ^ "Young and Old Volcanoes in Eastern California: New Map, Report and Public Events". Inergency. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  4. ^ "2019 GSA Florence Bascom Geologic Mapping Award". Geological Society of America.
  5. ^ Diggles, Mike. "USGS Western Region Awards 2004". diggles.com.
  6. ^ Hildreth, Wes. "Wes Hildreth". LinkedIn.
  7. ^ a b c d e Hildreth, Wes. "Wes Hildreth". U.S. Geological Survey.
  8. ^ "Fellowship: All Active and Current GSA Fellows". Geological Society of America.
  9. ^ "Union Fellows". American Geophysical Union (AGU).
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  11. ^ Klemetti, Erik (November 1, 2013). "A Caldera in the Making?: The Curious Story of Laguna del Maule". Wired. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06.
  12. ^ "Oral History Project". Grand Canyon Historical Society. Wes Hildreth, Nancy Brown and Jack Fulton.
  13. ^ Sigal, William C. (October 20, 1956). "Cross Country Team Overpowers Penn, Lions Despite Wrong Turn". The Harvard Crimson.
  14. ^ "Harriers to Meet UMass Today; Fitzgerald May Miss Encounter". The Harvard Crimson. October 20, 1969.
  15. ^ Lottman, Michael S. (October 30, 1959). "Harriers Meet Yale, Princeton". The Harvard Crimson.
  16. ^ "Providence, B.U. Face Cross Country Varsity". The Harvard Crimson. October 11, 1960.
  17. ^ Grand Canyon Historical Society (July 31, 2016). "Facebook". Facebook.
  18. ^ "Gail Mahood's Personal Page". Gail Mahood's Research Group. Stanford University.
  19. ^ "Gail A. Mahood". Research.com.
  20. ^ "Ian S. E. Carmichael (1930–2011)". Geochemical Society.
  21. ^ "Search Results: Authors: Wes Hildreth". Journal of Petrology. OUP Academic.
  22. ^ Brown, Gordon E. (2017). "Volcanic Eruptions and What Triggers Them" (PDF). Elements. 13 (1): 3–4. doi:10.2113/gselements.13.1.3. ISSN 1811-5209.
  23. ^ Hill, David; Segall, Paul (2004-06-01). "Interdisciplinary Discussion of Volcanic Processes Beneath the Long Valley Caldera-Mono Craters Area". EOS Transactions. 85 (23): 228–230. Bibcode:2004EOSTr..85..228H. doi:10.1029/2004EO230005.
  24. ^ Singer, Brad S.; Andersen, Nathan L.; Le Mével, Hélène; Feigl, Kurt L.; DeMets, Charles; Tikoff, Basil; Thurber, Clifford H.; Jicha, Brian R.; Cardona, Carlos; Córdova, Loreto; Gil, Fernando; Unsworth, Martyn J.; Williams-Jones, Glyn; Miller, Craig; Fierstein, Judy (2014). "Dynamics of a large, restless, rhyolitic magma system at Laguna del Maule, southern Andes, Chile" (PDF). GSA Today. 24 (12): 4–10. doi:10.1130/GSATG216A.1.
  25. ^ USGS Volcanoes (Aug 1, 2016). "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  26. ^ Visit Mammoth (July 14, 2016). "Facebok". Facebook.
  27. ^ Mammoth Lakes, California [@visitmammoth] (July 14, 2016). "Tomorrow, join Senior Scientist Wes Hildreth from the U.S. Geological Survey, as he guides us through millions of years of geologic drama on the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin landscape. He will link the landscape with the colorful layers of history on the newly published USGS map of the Eruptive History of Mammoth Mountain and its Mafic Periphery authored by Wes Hildreth and Judy Fierstein" – via Instagram.
  28. ^ Hildreth, Wes (1981-11-10). "Gradients in silicic magma chambers: Implications for lithospheric magmatism". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 86 (B11): 10153–10192. Bibcode:1981JGR....8610153H. doi:10.1029/JB086iB11p10153.
  29. ^ Hildreth, Wes (1979). "The Bishop Tuff: Evidence for the origin of compositional zonation in silicic magma chambers". In Chapin, Charles E.; Elston, Wolfgang E. (eds.). Ash-Flow Tuffs. Geological Society of America Special Papers. Vol. 180. Geological Society of America. doi:10.1130/SPE180. ISBN 9780813721804.
  30. ^ Yoon, Jennie (March 7, 2013). "UC Berkeley geology professor emeritus Garniss Curtis dies at 93". The Daily Californian.
  31. ^ "Mount Baker Eruption History and Hazards". Burlington, WA.
  32. ^ Martin, Kate (January 13, 2013). "In the shadow of an active volcano". goskagit.com.
  33. ^ "2019 Distinguished Geologic Career Award (MGPV Division)". Geological Society of America.
  34. ^ "2019 MGPV Division Distinguished Geological Career Award: Acceptance by Suzanne Mahlburg Kay" (PDF). Newsletter of the GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division. 11 (1). February 2020.
  35. ^ Hildreth, Wes (1980). "David Alexander Johnston". Geological Survey Circular 838. In Johnston, David A.; Donnelly-Nolan, Julie M. (1981). "Guides to some volcanic terranes in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Northern California". U.S. Geological Survey Circular 838. doi:10.3133/cir838. Publication at the NPS History eLibrary.
  36. ^ Hunter, Dana (May 30, 2012). "Dedication: The Geologists Who Died at Mount St. Helens". Scientific American.
  37. ^ Holmes, Melanie (2019). A Hero on Mount St. Helens: The Life and Legacy of David A. Johnston. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-05134-0.
  38. ^ Ghiorso, Mark S. (2004). "Presentation of the Dana Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America for 2015 to Marc Hirschmann". American Mineralogist. 100 (5–6): 1315–1315. doi:10.2138/am-2015-ap1005-612. ISSN 0003-004X. S2CID 99933766.
  39. ^ "AGU Sections and Focus Groups Announce 2014 Awardees" (PDF). Earth & Space Science News (Eos). 96 (9). AGU. May 15, 2015.
  40. ^ "Researchers – Charles R. Bacon". Crater Lake Institute.
  41. ^ "2020 Penrose Medal". Geological Society of America.
  42. ^ "Redoubt reported activity: Katmai 1912/6". Alaska Volcano Observatory. University of Alaska System.
  43. ^ Fierstein, Judy; Hildreth, Wes (2008). "Kaguyak dome field and its Holocene caldera, Alaska Peninsula". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 177 (2): 340–366. Bibcode:2008JVGR..177..340F. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.05.016.
  44. ^ Hildreth, Wes (1976). Death Valley geology : rocks and faults, fans and salts. Internet Archive. [s.l.] : Death Valley Natural History Association. ASIN B0006CV8YO. XmROAQAAIAAJ at Google Books.
  45. ^ a b Carmichael, I. S. E.; Hildreth, Wes; Peterson, Donald W.; Fisher, Richard; Schmincke, Hans-Ulrich (1986). "1985 VGP Awards". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 67 (7): 74. Bibcode:1986EOSTr..67...74C. doi:10.1029/EO067i007p00074-03. ISSN 0096-3941.
  46. ^ Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (September 26, 2022). "Volcanism in Yellowstone: The outstanding legacy of Bob Christiansen". U.S. Geological Survey.
  47. ^ Woods, Glenn (October 5, 2022). "Yellowstone's Leading Geologist Dies". Wake Up Wyoming.
  48. ^ "Caldera chronicles: The volcanic legacy of Bob Christiansen". Missoulian. September 30, 2022.
  49. ^ Muffler, Patrick; Calvert, Andy; Hurwitz, Shaul (October 6, 2022). "Yellowstone National Park loses the granddaddy of American volcano scientists". Explore Big Sky. Daily Montanan.
  50. ^ Hildreth, Wes; Fierstein, Judy; Calvert, Andrew T. (2012). "Geologic map of Three Sisters volcanic cluster, Cascade Range, Oregon". U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3186. Scientific Investigations Map. Reston, VA: 111. doi:10.3133/sim3186. S2CID 127698991.
  51. ^ Hildreth, Wes; Moorbath, Stephen (1988). "Crustal contributions to arc magmatism in the Andes of Central Chile". Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 98 (4): 455–489. Bibcode:1988CoMP...98..455H. doi:10.1007/BF00372365. ISSN 1432-0967. S2CID 24700054.
  52. ^ Bernard, Déruelle; Oscar Figueroa, A.; Eduardo Medina, T.; Jose Viramonte, G.; Mario Maragaño, C. (1996). "Petrology of pumices of April 1993 eruption of Lascar (Atacama, Chile)". Terra Nova. 8 (2): 191–199. Bibcode:1996TeNov...8..191B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3121.1996.tb00744.x. ISSN 0954-4879.
  53. ^ Hildreth, Edward (Wes) (2018). Abstract: Lessons from Long Valley Caldera (LVC) for Considering the Unrest at Laguna del Maule (LdM). Chapman Conference on Merging Geophysical, Petrochronologic, and Modeling Perspectives of Large Silicic Magma Systems.
  54. ^ Miller, Char (2001). Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism. Island Press. (Pioneers of Conservation). doi:10.2307/4144776. ISBN 9781559638227. JSTOR 4144776. Wes Hildreth, compiler, Historical Chronology of Muir Woods and Vicinity (Muir Woods National Monument, 1966)
  55. ^ "Park Archives: Muir Woods National Monument". National Park Service – via NPSHistory.com.
  56. ^ Thomas, William A. (February 2006). "Tectonic inheritance at a continental margin". GSA Today. 17 (2): 4. Bibcode:2006GSAT...16b...4T. doi:10.1130/1052-5173(2006)016[4:TIAACM]2.0.CO;2.
  57. ^ "GSA Field Forum – Structure and Neotectonic Evolution of Northern Owens Valley and the Volcanic Tableland, California". Geological Society of America.
  58. ^ Reiners, Peter W.; Riihimaki, Catherine A.; Heffern, Edward L. (July 2011). "Clinker geochronology, the first glacial maximum, and landscape evolution in the northern Rockies". GSA Today: 4–9. doi:10.1130/G107A.1.
  59. ^ "Structure and Neotectonic Evolution of Northern Owens Valley and the Volcanic Tableland, California". Lithosphere Themed Issues – via GeoScienceWorld.
  60. ^ Hildreth, Wes; Fierstein, Judy (2016). "Eruptive history of Mammoth Mountain and its mafic periphery, California". U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1812: 138. doi:10.3133/pp1812.
  61. ^ "New GSA bulletin articles published ahead of print in February". EurekAlert!. March 2, 2021.
  62. ^ Communications and Publishing (July 13, 2016). "Young and Old Volcanoes East of the Sierra Nevada: New Map, Report and Public Events". U.S. Geological Survey.
  63. ^ Hildreth, Wes; Wilson, Colin J. N. (2007). "Compositional Zoning of the Bishop Tuff". Journal of Petrology. 48 (5): 951–999. doi:10.1093/petrology/egm007. ISSN 1460-2415.
  64. ^ Marshall, Michael (August 9, 2018). "Another supervolcano in California is not as dormant as we thought". New Scientist. A 2017 study by his USGS colleague Wes Hildreth concluded that the uplift in the centre of the caldera was caused by watery liquid escaping from [...]
  65. ^ Fabbro, Gareth (November 20, 2011). "Magma Chambers Part II: Magma Mushes". Science 2.0.
  66. ^ Yohler, Ryan (2013). "BISHOP TUFF: ITS IMPLICATIONS TO UNDERSTANDING THE LONG VALLEY CALDERA". Volcanoes of the Eastern Sierra Nevada: Geology and Natural Heritage of the Long Valley Caldera. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
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  70. ^ Klemetti, Erik (June 6, 2012). "The Biggest Bang of the 20th Century: The 1912 Eruption of Novarupta in Alaska". Discover.
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  74. ^ "IAVCEI News 2004 No.3" (PDF). IAVCEI News (3). International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior. 2004.
  75. ^ "Thorarinsson Medal". International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior. 28 July 2023.
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  81. ^ "Author facet: Hildreth, Wes". ECU Libraries Catalog Search Results. East Carolina University.
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  84. ^ Gates, Alexander E. (2003). A to Z of Earth Scientists (PDF). Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4381-0919-0.

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