Richard Hazlett is a Professor Emeritus from Pomona College in Southern California, where he taught geology and environmental analysis for nearly 30 years. He specializes in the study of volcanoes and is co-author of the book Volcanoes: A Global Perspective. Professor Hazlett now serves on the faculty of the Geology Department at the University of Hawaiʽi at Hilo. As a research associate with the U.S. Geological Survey, he is currently studying the eruptions and history of Kīlauea Volcano on the Island of Hawaiʽi.