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{{Short description|USGS volcanologist}}
'''Christina Neal''' is a [[volcanologist]] who is the head scientist at the [[Hawaiian Volcano Observatory|USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory]] and an honoree of the for the [[Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/christina-a-neal-and-the-usgs-hawaiian-volcano-observatory-team/|title=Christina A. Neal and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Team|last=Medals|first=Samuel J. Heyman Service to America|website=Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/new-hawaiian-volcano-observatory-scientist-charge|title=New Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Scientist-In-Charge|website=www.usgs.gov|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref>
{{Infobox academic
| name = Christina "Tina" Neal
| image = Christina Neal (USGS).jpg
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Arizona State University]]|[[Brown University]]}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/christina-a-neal}}
| workplaces = [[United States Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey]]
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1959}}
}}

'''Christina A. Neal''' (born 1959)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christina A. Neal |url=https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfGYMvrvxWKHKJK4FQpfq.html |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=[[WorldCat Entities]] |publisher=OCLC}}</ref> is an American [[volcanologist]] and an honoree for a [[Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals|Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Christina A. Neal and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Team |url=https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/christina-a-neal-and-the-usgs-hawaiian-volcano-observatory-team/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=[[Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Neal was the Scientist-in-Charge at the [[Hawaiian Volcano Observatory]] from 2015 to 2020.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Christina A. Neal |url=https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/christina-a-neal |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=[[United States Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey]]}}</ref> Neal took over as the director of the [[United States Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey]] (USGS) Volcano Science Center on May 9, 2021.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1392514919954796544|user=USGSVolcanoes|title=On May 9, Tina Neal became the new director of the #USGS Volcano Science Center! Tina will manage the growth of the National Volcano Early Warning System & ensure #volcano observatories are prepared to respond to the next #eruption in the US.|author=USGS Volcanoes|author-link=Volcano Hazards Program|date=May 12, 2021}}</ref> Neal is a [[Fellow]] of the [[Geological Society of America]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fellowship: All Active and Current GSA Fellows |url=https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/About/awards/GSA_Fellows/GSA/Awards/Fellows.aspx |website=[[Geological Society of America|The Geological Society of America]]}}</ref>

== Education ==
Neal is a native of [[Connecticut]], and graduated from [[Brown University]] in 1980 with a [[bachelor's degree]] in geological sciences.<ref name=":0" /> In 1986, she received a [[master's degree]] in geology from [[Arizona State University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Christina Neal, MS in Geology, 1986 |url=https://sese.asu.edu/about/alumni/profile/christina-neal |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=School of Earth and Space Exploration |publisher=[[Arizona State University]]}}</ref>

== Career ==
From 1983-1989, Neal worked for the U.S. Geological Survey at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. In 1990, she joined the newly established [[Alaska Volcano Observatory]] in Anchorage, Alaska, where she monitored eruptions in the [[Aleutian Arc]] and investigated the eruptive history and volcanic hazards along the [[Alaska Peninsula]] and eastern Aleutians.<ref name=":0" /> In 1998, Neal took a two-year posting at the [[United States Agency for International Development|United States Agency of International Development]] in Washington, D.C., as the first Geoscience Advisor to the [[Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance|Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Safeguard Iowa Partnership - Webinar: Planning the Future of the USGS Natural Hazards Mission Area |url=https://safeguardiowa.org/event-327514 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Safeguard Iowa Partnership}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=05/25/11 EMForum.org Transcript: Future of the Talking Hazards Group Discussion Planning the Future of USGS Natural Hazards Mission Area |url=http://www1.udel.edu/DRC/emforum/recordings/20110525.html |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=EMForum |publisher=[[University of Delaware]]}}</ref> where she reviewed hazard mitigation programs for several countries, including [[Thailand]], [[Nepal]], [[Ecuador]], [[Colombia]], and [[Kazakhstan]], among others. She returned in 2000 to the Alaska Volcano Observatory as a staff geologist, mapping and studying active Alaskan volcanoes. On March 8, 2015, she became the scientist in charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory,<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2015 |title=New Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Scientist-In-Charge |url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/new-hawaiian-volcano-observatory-scientist-charge |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=[[United States Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey]] |place=Island of Hawai'i}}</ref> succeeding [[Jim Kauahikaua]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2015 |title=VOLCANO WATCH: Christina Neal, Scientist in Charge |url=https://bigislandnow.com/2015/03/06/volcano-watch-christina-neal-scientist-in-charge/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Big Island Now}}</ref>

As Scientist-in-Charge, her position entailed directing emergency responses to volcanic events and making sure there were staff to man the observatory, among other tasks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Neal |first=Christina |date=January 16, 2020 |title=Volcano Watch — HVO people and jobs, Part 2: Who and what is the Scientist-in-Charge? |url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/volcano-watch-hvo-people-and-jobs-part-2-who-and-what-scientist-charge |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=[[United States Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Neal |first=Tina |date=2020-01-19 |title=Who and what is the scientist-in-charge? |url=https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2020/01/19/hawaii-news/volcano-update/who-and-what-is-the-scientist-in-charge/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=[[West Hawaii Today]] |language=en-US}}</ref> During her tenure as Scientist-in-Charge, she was often a contact to the media about volcanic hazards and events in Hawaii.<ref>Multiple sources:

* {{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4FEs8lu8Tc |title=Tina Neal, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Scientist-in-Charge |date=May 5, 2018 |publisher=[[KHON-TV|KHON2 News]] [@KHONNewsHawaii] |via=YouTube}}
* {{Cite news |last=Yamaguchi |first=Melanie |date=June 6, 2018 |title=Tina Neal: 'We need to be in this for the long haul' |work=[[Hawaii News Now]] |agency=HawaiiNewsNow |location=Puna |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38375899/tina-neal-we-need-to-be-in-this-for-the-long-haul/}}</ref>

In 2019, Neal and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory team were a Science and Environment finalist for a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal.<ref name=":1" />

Neal became the director of the U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Science Center in 2021. Among her other duties, she manages the [[National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System|National Volcano Early Warning System]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2021 |title=Christina Neal to Lead USGS Volcano Science Center |url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/christina-neal-lead-usgs-volcano-science-center |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=[[United States Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey]] |place=Anchorage}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External ==
== External links ==
* {{Cite web |title=Tina Neal |url=https://volcano.oregonstate.edu/tina-neal-volcanologist |website=Volcano World |date=20 April 2011 |publisher=[[Oregon State University]]}}


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* [http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/tina-neal-volcanologist Interview with Neal from Oregon State's Volcano World]
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christina_Neal Research Gate profile]
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 30 July 2023

Christina "Tina" Neal
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
InstitutionsU.S. Geological Survey
Websitewww.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/christina-a-neal

Christina A. Neal (born 1959)[1] is an American volcanologist and an honoree for a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal.[2] Neal was the Scientist-in-Charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory from 2015 to 2020.[3] Neal took over as the director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Volcano Science Center on May 9, 2021.[4] Neal is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.[5]

Education

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Neal is a native of Connecticut, and graduated from Brown University in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in geological sciences.[6] In 1986, she received a master's degree in geology from Arizona State University.[6]

Career

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From 1983-1989, Neal worked for the U.S. Geological Survey at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. In 1990, she joined the newly established Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage, Alaska, where she monitored eruptions in the Aleutian Arc and investigated the eruptive history and volcanic hazards along the Alaska Peninsula and eastern Aleutians.[6] In 1998, Neal took a two-year posting at the United States Agency of International Development in Washington, D.C., as the first Geoscience Advisor to the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance,[7][8] where she reviewed hazard mitigation programs for several countries, including Thailand, Nepal, Ecuador, Colombia, and Kazakhstan, among others. She returned in 2000 to the Alaska Volcano Observatory as a staff geologist, mapping and studying active Alaskan volcanoes. On March 8, 2015, she became the scientist in charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory,[9] succeeding Jim Kauahikaua.[10]

As Scientist-in-Charge, her position entailed directing emergency responses to volcanic events and making sure there were staff to man the observatory, among other tasks.[11][12] During her tenure as Scientist-in-Charge, she was often a contact to the media about volcanic hazards and events in Hawaii.[13]

In 2019, Neal and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory team were a Science and Environment finalist for a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal.[2]

Neal became the director of the U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Science Center in 2021. Among her other duties, she manages the National Volcano Early Warning System.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Christina A. Neal". WorldCat Entities. OCLC. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  2. ^ a b "Christina A. Neal and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Team". Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. ^ "Christina A. Neal". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  4. ^ USGS Volcanoes [@USGSVolcanoes] (May 12, 2021). "On May 9, Tina Neal became the new director of the #USGS Volcano Science Center! Tina will manage the growth of the National Volcano Early Warning System & ensure #volcano observatories are prepared to respond to the next #eruption in the US" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Fellowship: All Active and Current GSA Fellows". The Geological Society of America.
  6. ^ a b c "Christina Neal, MS in Geology, 1986". School of Earth and Space Exploration. Arizona State University. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  7. ^ "Safeguard Iowa Partnership - Webinar: Planning the Future of the USGS Natural Hazards Mission Area". Safeguard Iowa Partnership. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  8. ^ "05/25/11 EMForum.org Transcript: Future of the Talking Hazards Group Discussion Planning the Future of USGS Natural Hazards Mission Area". EMForum. University of Delaware. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  9. ^ "New Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Scientist-In-Charge". U.S. Geological Survey. Island of Hawai'i. March 6, 2015. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  10. ^ "VOLCANO WATCH: Christina Neal, Scientist in Charge". Big Island Now. March 6, 2015. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  11. ^ Neal, Christina (January 16, 2020). "Volcano Watch — HVO people and jobs, Part 2: Who and what is the Scientist-in-Charge?". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  12. ^ Neal, Tina (2020-01-19). "Who and what is the scientist-in-charge?". West Hawaii Today. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  13. ^ Multiple sources:
  14. ^ "Christina Neal to Lead USGS Volcano Science Center". U.S. Geological Survey. Anchorage. May 12, 2021. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
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