Hi. We are from Mr. Downes class in Reading MA. We want to know
when you were first interested in volcanoes. Did you do anything in your
childhood that might have indicated you were interested in volcanoes?
Thanks
Katherine and Kayla,
Dear Katherine and Kayla,
When I was 15 years old I went on a trip to Yellowstone National Park
with my older brother. I was amazed at the size of the caldera and the
amount of rising steam. It was obvious that Yellowstone volcanoes are
very powerful and that magma was not to far away.
I grew up in Indiana (GO IU!). Volcanoes were far away but I was always
curious about science and wanted to learn more. In college I started
studying astronomy and then changed to geology. Later I specialized in
volcanology.
Steve Mattox, University of North Dakota
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