Bruce F. Houghton (born 29 April 1950 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand

volcanologist A volcanologist, or volcano scientist, is a geologist who focuses on understanding the formation and eruptive activity of volcanoes. Volcanologists frequently visit volcanoes, sometimes active ones, to observe and monitor volcanic eruptions, col ...

. He was a student at

Auckland University The University of Auckland (; Māori language, Māori: ''Waipapa Taumata Rau'') is a public university, public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the Unive ...

, and University of Otago, where he completed a PhD in 1977 on the geology of the Takatimu Mountains in western Southland. , Houghton was the Hawai'i State volcanologist and the Gordon A. Macdonald Professor of Volcanology at the

University of Hawaiʻi The University of Hawaiʻi System is a public college and university system in Hawaii. The system confers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through three universities, seven community colleges, an employment training center, ...

.University of Hawai'i: Department of Geology and Geophysics profile
In August 2017, Bruce was awarded the highest award in volcanology, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior's Thorarinsson Medal. He is recognized as "a giant of volcanology".

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* * 1950 births Living people 20th-century New Zealand geologists 21st-century New Zealand geologists New Zealand volcanologists University of Hawaiʻi faculty University of Otago alumni Thorarinsson Medalists {{NewZealand-scientist-stub