Recent Publications Home Page http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/~mfs Present Position UB Distinguished Professor, Geology Department State University of New York at Buffalo,  876 Natural Science Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260;  Tel. (716) 645-6800 ext. 6100; FAX (716) 645-3999  email: mfs@geology.buffalo.edu  web page: http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/~mfs  Previous Positions: 1990-99 Professor and Chairman, Geology Department, SUNY at Buffalo  1976-90 Professor, Arizona State University  1979-80 Visiting Scientist, University of Pisa  1972-73 Visiting Scientist, University of Tokyo, ERI  1965-66 Instructor, Amherst College, Massachusetts  1964-74 Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey (W.A.E.)  Education 1958  High School Suffield Academy Connecticut (Valedictorian)  1962   A.B.  Amherst College, Massachusetts  1964   M.S.  Stanford University, California  1965   Ph.D.  Stanford University, California  Honors Pirson-Sibert and Knopf Fellow at Stanford, 1962-65; Sigma Xi 1964; Fulbright-Hays Scholar to Iceland, 1978; Castaing Award of the Microbeam Analysis Society, 1983; Commendation for research and education, Colima International Reunion 1998; UB Distinguished Professor, 2003.  Visiting Professorships University of Florence, 1979; University of Rome, 1982 & 1986; University of Calabria, 1983; University of Naples, 1987, 1990; University of Bari, 1989: UNAM Mexico City, 1988; University of Colima (adjunct professor), 1991, Massey University 2004, Universite Blaise Pascal, 2004..  Organizations American Geophysical Union, Geological Society of America [Fellow, Co-Chairman Cordilleran Section 1978, Co-Chairman National Meeting, 1987, Editorial Board of Geology 1978-82], Mineralogical Society of America [Fellow], Editorial Board Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 1984-1987. IAVCEI  Funded Research Projects U.S. Geological Survey: Field mapping of the Bishop Tuff, California, 1964-1974. Department of Energy: Reconnaissance geology at Castle Hot Springs (geothermal), 1978-79. Uranium mineralization in Fluorine-enriched volcanic rocks, 1979-80. Fulbright-Hays: Reservoir characteristics of Icelandic Ignimbrites.  NASA:  Development of Martian terraced ejecta deposits, 1978-80. Hydrovolcanic explosions, 1982-86. Ignimbrite morphology: Earth and Mars, 1986-90. Geomorphology of the Bandellier Tuff, 1988-1992. Remote Sensing of Fumaroles, 1995-98. Avalanche Mitigation at Pico de Orizaba, Mexico, 1998-2001.  NSF: Ash flow and caldera studies, Japan, 1972-73.  Volcanism of the Campanian area, Italy, 1979-80. Topaz rhyolites, Mexico, 1983-85.  Explosive volcanism in Italy, 1983-86. Volcanic hazards, Italy, 1983-87. Volcanic risk mitigation, Mexico, 1988-91. Volcanism Italy, 1988-92. Mt. Pelee, Martinique, 1990-91, Proximal deposits, El Chichon, 1991-93, Ash Cloud elutriation, 1994-96. 1964 Shiveluch Eruption, 1995-97, Casita Disaster, Nicaragua, 1998. Volcanic Debris Avalanches, 2001-2004. ITR simulation, visualization, and communication of geophysical flows, 2001-2004.  IGERT 2003-2008. Department of Education: FIPSE, 2004-2008.  Short Courses and Workshops Organized an Explosive Volcanism workshop in Rome sponsored by NSF, 1982. Organized a Volcanic Blast Workshop at Mount St. Helens sponsored by NSF, 1984. Taught short courses related to explosive volcanism at Mackay School of Mines, Rome, Calabria, Naples, Morelia, La Paz, Colima, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, and Bogota. Workshop on computer simulation of flows, IAVCEI Chile 2004. Publications and research interests  Published four books and more than 130 articles in refereed journals. Presented more than 210 papers at meetings that range from regional to international in character. Current research is on volcanic risk mitigation in global areas (USA, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile).