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Steve Sparks
British volcanologist · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Born 1949 · age 77
Sir Robert Stephen John Sparks, is Chaning Wills Professor of Geology in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol.
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2018Knight BachelorAwardRoyal MedalAward2015Vetlesen PrizeAward2011Wollaston MedalAward2008Thorarinsson MedalAward2004Arthur Holmes MedalAward2000Arthur L. Day MedalAwardRoyal Society Bakerian MedalAward1999Honorary Doctorate at the Blaise-Pascal UniversityAward1998Murchison MedalAward1985Bigsby MedalAward1949Born15 May 1949
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He is one of the world's leading volcanologists and has been widely recognised his pioneering research into the physics of eruptions, volcanic geology, igneous petrology, volcanic hazards and risk assessment, and wider services to the science community.
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United Kingdom
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Academics
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Academic
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Born 1949 · age 77
