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'''Christina "Tina" Neal''' is a [[volcanologist]] and an honoree 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|website=Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> Neal is the Scientist in Charge at the [[Hawaiian Volcano Observatory|USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory]], succeeding [[Jim Kauahikaua]] in 2015. |
'''Christina "Tina" Neal''' is a [[volcanologist]] and an honoree 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|website=Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> Neal is the Scientist in Charge at the [[Hawaiian Volcano Observatory|USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory]], succeeding [[Jim Kauahikaua]] in 2015. |
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== 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.<ref name=":0" /> In 1986, she received a [[master's degree]] in geology from [[Arizona State University]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://sese.asu.edu/about/alumni/profile/christina-neal|publisher=Arizona State University|title=Christina Neal, MS in Geology, 1986}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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From 1983-1989, Neal worked for the [[United States 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|Aleutian arc]], and was the first USGS geoscience advisor to the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance with the [[United States Agency for International Development|United States Agency of International Development]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/new-hawaiian-volcano-observatory-scientist-charge|title=New Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Scientist-In-Charge|publisher=USGS|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> |
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In 2019, Neal and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Team was a Science and Environment finalist for the [[Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals|Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal.]]<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=2019-10-17}}</ref> |
In 2019, Neal and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Team was a Science and Environment finalist for the [[Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals|Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal.]]<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=2019-10-17}}</ref> |
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Christina "Tina" Neal is a volcanologist and an honoree for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals.[1] Neal is the Scientist in Charge at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, succeeding Jim Kauahikaua in 2015.
Education
Neal is a native of Connecticut and graduated from Brown University in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in geological sciences.[2] In 1986, she received a master's degree in geology from Arizona State University.[2]
Career
From 1983-1989, Neal worked for the United States 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 was the first USGS geoscience advisor to the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance with the United States Agency of International Development.[3]
In 2019, Neal and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Team was a Science and Environment finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal.[4]
References
- ^ "Christina A. Neal and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Team". Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ a b "Christina Neal, MS in Geology, 1986". Arizona State University.
- ^ "New Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Scientist-In-Charge". USGS. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ Medals, Samuel J. Heyman Service to America. "Christina A. Neal and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Team". Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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