Michael Manga (born July 22, 1968)[1] is a Canadian-American geoscientist who is currently a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
In 2003, he made Popular Science magazines second annual PopSci Brilliant 10 list[7] and won the Geological Society of America's Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal).
[8] A 2005 MacArthur Fellow, he won an award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of his studies of geological fluid mechanics and magma flow prior to eruptions.
In November 2005, shortly after receiving the MacArthur, Manga made another list, the People's "Sexiest Man Alive" issue in which he admits that he agreed to be included because, "I wanted to get information out to people who wouldn't normally hear or see anything about science.
His research interests include planetary science, fluid mechanics, hydrology, geodynamics, and physical volcanology.