Charles R. Bacon is an American

United States

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 geologist

Geologist

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 at the United States Geological Survey

United States Geological Survey

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 in the Volcano

Volcano

2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...

 Hazards Team who has done a tremendous amount of work on Crater Lake National Park

Crater Lake National Park

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's geology.

He earned his BS in Geology at Stanford

Stanford University

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 in 1970 and his Ph.D. in Geology from University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

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 in 1975. His current research interests include physical volcanology

Volcanology

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, petrology

Petrology

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, geochemistry

Geochemistry

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, and eruptive histories of calderas, emphasizing detailed study of Crater Lake, Oregon, and Veniaminof and Aniakchak calderas, Alaska

Alaska

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 Peninsula.

Awards

• 1987 - L.R. Wager Medal, Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI)
• 1999 - N.L. Bowen Award, American Geophysical Union
  American Geophysical Union
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• 2003 - Crater Lake Institute Centennial Award for Excellence in Research at Crater Lake National Park
• 2004 - U.S. Department of the Interior Meritorious Service Award

Publications

• "Geologic map of the Coso volcanic field and adjacent areas, Inyo County, California
  Inyo County, California
  -National protected areas:* Death Valley National Park * Inyo National Forest * Manzanar National Historic Site-Major highways:* U.S. Route 6* U.S. Route 395* State Route 127* State Route 136* State Route 168* State Route 178...
  
  " with Wendell A. Duffield. USGS Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-1200 (1981)
• " Geothermal investigations in the Coso Range
  Coso Range
  The Coso Range of eastern California is located immediately south of Owens Lake , east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and west of the Argus Range. The southern part of the range lies in the restricted Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake...
  
  , California
  California
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  " with Wendall A. Duffield. Journal of geophysical research, vol. 85, no. 5, pages 2379-2516, May 10, 1980
• "Pliocene volcanic rocks of the Coso Range
  Coso Range
  The Coso Range of eastern California is located immediately south of Owens Lake , east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and west of the Argus Range. The southern part of the range lies in the restricted Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake...
  
  , Inyo County, California
  Inyo County, California
  -National protected areas:* Death Valley National Park * Inyo National Forest * Manzanar National Historic Site-Major highways:* U.S. Route 6* U.S. Route 395* State Route 127* State Route 136* State Route 168* State Route 178...
  
  " with Steven W. Novak. USGS professional paper no. 1383 (1986)