William I. Rose

Photo by Jon Fink

DEGREES

A.B., Ph. D., Dartmouth College 1966, 1970.

MEMBER

GSA, Fellow; AGU; IAVCEI;

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

6-9/70 Visiting Instructor in Geology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.
9/70-9/74 Assistant Professor of Petrology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton.
9/74-9/79 Associate Professor of Petrology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton.
8/77-8/78 Senior Visiting Scientist, Upper Atmosphere Group, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.
8/77-8/78 Visiting Scientist, Branch of Isotope Geology, USGS, Denver, CO.
9/79-5/90 and 7/98 and continuing: Professor of Petrology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton.
7-8/80 Visiting Scientist, Cascade Volcano Observatory, USGS, Vancouver, WA.
1/81 and continuing, Geochemist (W.A.E. basis), USGS, Cascade Volcano Observatory , Vancouver, WA; Alaska Volcano Observatory, Anchorage; VDAP
11-12/83 Visiting Scientist, U. S. Antarctic Research Program, McMurdo and South Pole.
8/82; 1/84 - Visiting Scientist, Volcanological Survey of Indonesia
2-3/84; 1/85; 5-6/85 - Visiting Scientist, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
8/85-6/86 Visiting Scientist, Los Alamos National Lab
6/88-3/91 NSF Panelist, Division of Earth Sciences.
6/90- 6/98 Department Chair, Department of Geological Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University , Houghton.
1/99-12/99 Visiting Leverhulme Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, University Of Bristol, UK

Research Groups and Facilities

· Michigan Tech Remote Sensing Institute

· MTU Volcanoes Page

· Volcanic Clouds

· Atmospheric Sciences Interdisciplinary Study Program

· Remote Sensing in Pacific Latin America

TEACHING:

GE/PH 2640 Intro to Meteorology

GE 5180 - Volcanology

GE 5001 Intercultural Hazards Communication in Latin America

GE 5940 Central America: Geology, Natural History and Hazards

Peace Corps program in Mitigation of Geological Natural Hazards--spend two semesters on campus and two years on the rim of fire and get an MS degree.

EHaz International Hazards exchange program

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:

Recent Research Communications --including downloadable PDF copies of most

Active Volcanoes and How They Work

· Fuego Volcano, Guatemala

· Mount St. Helens Volcano, Washington

· Mount Erebus, Antarctica

· Volcanic Gas Studies

· Atitlán Volcanoes, Guatemala

· El Chichón, Mexico

· Volcanic Hazards Studies in Central America and Mexico

· Toba Caldera, Sumatra

· Santa María, Guatemala

Aircraft and Volcanic Clouds
Central American Volcanism
Geochemistry of Volcanic Rocks
Infrared Remote Sensing for Volcanic Cloud Particle Retrievals
Remote Sensing of Volcanoes
Videomicroscopy
Radar and Microwave Studies of Volcanic Clouds
Airborne Volcanic Cloud Studies

STUDENTS I HAVE WORKED WITH

Current Funded Research Projects

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