Pierson, Tom

Pierson, Tom

Tom is currently a research geologist/hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey at the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, WA, adjunct professor of geology at Portland State University, and a licensed professional geologist in the State of Washington. He earned his BA at Middlebury College and his Masters and Ph.D. in geology at the University of Washington. Professional work involves him in the study of hazardous eruption-triggered landslides, mudflows, and floods at active volcanoes around the world, and in the education of public officials and at-risk populations about these hazards. Beyond the Cascades, he has worked on projects in Alaska, Japan, the Philippines, New Zealand, Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador.
(Bio from summer 2004)

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Whence These Mountains? – Mountain Building and the North Cascades

Flowing Ice: Glaciers Past and Present in the North Cascades

Geologic Hazads: What Are They and How Should We React to Them?

And God Created . . . God, Creation and Science

Minerals, Rocks and Geologic Time: The Basics

Mountains, Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Evolution, Creationism and the Nature of Science

Thinking Geologically – The Basics – Part 1: Minerals and Rocks – What Are They Made Of?

Thinking Geologically – The Basics: How Rocks Rot – Weathering and Soil Formations

Thinking Geologically – The Basics: Science vs. Religion: Necessary Conflict?

Thinking Geologically – The Basics: Fossils, Evolution and the Depths of Geologic Time

Geology of the Holden Area: Whence These Mountains – North Cascades

Geology of the Holden Area: Volcanoes and Earthquakes – Nature's Fireworks

Geology of Cascades: Minerals, Rocks, and Ores of the North Cascades

Geology in Cascades: Water in the North Cascades, Forms and Processes

Geology in Cascades: Plate Tectonics: A World in Motion

Geology in Cascades: Scrunching and Crunching, Mountain Building and Volcanism

Geology of Cascades: Under the Volcano, Accounts of Volcano Disasters

Science and Faith, God and Nature: How Scientists Look at the World

Science and Faith, God and Nature: Collision of Science and Religion

Science and Faith, God and Nature: Creation Science, A Scientist's View

Science and Faith, God and Nature: Geologic Time, Fossils, and Evolution

Global Climate Change – Is it Real?

Evolution, Creationism, and the Nature of Science

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