Interviews with Volcanologists:

They can be hot, smelly, and dangerous, why would someone want to work on volcanoes? What's it really like to work on one that's erupting? What kind of things worry someone who deals with danger on a daily basis? We've compiled candid interviews with some of the world's foremost volcanologists. Read about their personal experiences including the highs and lows and "thrills and chills" of studying volcanoes.

Photograph by Christina Heliker, courtesy of USGS and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. September 8, 1992. Geophysicist, Jim Kauahikaua,, makes measurements of a lava tube leading from vents on the east flank of Kilauea Volcano. His data can determine the size of the tube and the cross-sectional area of the lava stream.

Interviews with: Chris Harpel Sonia Calvari Tina Neal Jim Kauahikaua Thomas L. Wright    (more on Thomas) Christina Heliker Thor Thordarson Kathy Cashman

There are all kinds of volcanologists, women and men who work in many different countries and come from many different backgrounds. Are you interested in becoming one yourself? Then go to "Do you want to become a volcanologist?" and find out what it takes to do this kind of work!