John Pallister#
| Membership Number: | 4844 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2018 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED STATES |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2018 - present Research Geologist, USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory and Leader of Next- Generation Volcano Hazard assessment project
- 2004 - 2018 Chief, USGS-USAID Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP)
- 2004 - 2018 Research Geologist, USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
- 1996 - 2003 Program Coordinator, USGS Volcano Hazards, Landslide Hazards and National Cooperative Geologic Mapping programs, Reston, VA
- 1983 - 1996 Research Geologist, USGS Volcanic and Geothermal Processes Branch, Denver, CO
- 1980 - 1983 Research Geologist, USGS Geological Survey Mission, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- 1975 - 1980 Research Associate and Teaching Assist., University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
- 1973 - 1974 National Association of Geology Teachers Fellow (appointee to USGS)
Fields of Scholarship
- Volcanology
- Volcanic emergency
- Volcano monitoring
- Volcanic forecasts
- Ophiolites
- Volcano Disasters Assistance
- Volcanic unrest
- Petrology
- Natural risks
- Landslides
Honours and Awards
- U.S. Geological Survey: G.K.Gilbert fellowships for research on Precambrian Ophiolites (1984-1986), and petrologic studies of Mount Pinatubo, 1994-1995)
- 1992 University of Arizona: Lowell Distinguished Field Geologist
- 1999 U.S. Vice Presidential Hammer Award for work on the National Atlas
- 2000 U.S. Geological Survey Customer Service Award
- University of California, Santa Barbara: Distinguished Alumnus Award
- 2006 U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Distinguished Service Award
- 2016 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, Finalist
