Hans-Ulrich Schmincke

Hans-Ulrich Schmincke (21 October 1937 – 24 August 2024) was a German volcanologist, who published over 300 books and scientific papers over the course of his career.

His primary advisor was geologist Aaron C. Waters, who moved to Santa Barbara in 1963, and he was also mentored by sedimentologist Francis J.

[9][10] For many years, Schmincke worked on the volcanology of the Canary Islands,[11][12] and was co-chief scientist of Ocean Drilling Programme (ODP) leg 157, which cored parts of the Atlantic ocean sea-floor and abyssal plain off the Canary Islands in 1994.

[13] In Germany, Schmincke carried out research on the pyroclastic sequences of the Eifel volcanic district over many years, in particular the Laacher See volcano.

[14][15] Further afield, he worked on volcanic deposits in Central America, and in 1993, carried out fieldwork in China at Paektusan volcano.

[4] Hans-Ulrich Schmincke was secretary general of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI, 1983–91).