Geoffrey Wadge | |
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| Alma mater | Imperial College London (B.Sc.) 1971 Imperial College London (PhD) 1974 |
| Awards | Murchison Medal (2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of the West Indies University of Reading |
| Thesis | Volcanic deformation and the eruptive mechanisms of Mount Etna (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | George P.L. Walker |
Geoff Wadge is a British volcanologist, best known for his work on the remote sensing of volcanoes and volcanic eruptions, and for his 1987 work anticipating the hazards of a future eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat. Wadge was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 2015.[1]