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{{Short description|American geologist and volcanologist}}
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[[File:Cynthia Gardner MSH 2004.jpg|alt=Cynthia Gardner examines rock samples at Mount St. Helens|thumb|Gardner at [[Mount St. Helens]] in 2004]]
'''Cynthia A. Gardner''' is an American [[geologist]] and [[volcanologist]] noted for her work on [[Mount St. Helens]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andersen |first=Peggy |date=October 1, 2006 |title=St. Helens eruption seems to be slowing |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/oct/01/st-helens-eruption-seems-to-be-slowing/ |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=The Spokesman-Review |agency=[[Associated Press]]}} Also available via [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15067912 NBC News]{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}.</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Fang |first=Janet |date=May 12, 2010 |title=Hot science from a volcanic crisis |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/465146a |journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |volume=465 |issue=7295 |pages=146–147 |doi=10.1038/465146a}}</ref> She was the [[Acting (law)|acting]] Scientist-in-Charge (SIC) of the [[Cascades Volcano Observatory]] during the [[2004–2008 volcanic activity of Mount St. Helens|2004 volcanic reawakening at Mount St. Helens]], and officially served as SIC from 2005 to 2010—the first female to fill the role.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Klemetti |first=Erik |date=March 27, 2023 |title=The Changing Face of Volcanology |url=https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-changing-face-of-volcanology |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=[[Discover (magazine)|Discover Magazine]] |language=en}}</ref> She has continued to be regarded as an expert on volcanology in the [[Cascade Range]].<ref name=UVM>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Joshua E. |date=April 11, 2011 |title=An Eye on Eruptions |url=https://www.uvm.edu/news/story/eye-eruptions |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=UVM Today |publisher=[[University of Vermont]]}}</ref>
A 1977 graduate of the [[University of Vermont]],<ref name=UVM/> Gardner joined the [[U.S. Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1980,<ref name=":0" /> and worked out of their office in [[Denver, Colorado]].<ref name=":1" /> She was transferred to the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory in 1897,<ref name=":0" /> and is currently a USGS ''[[emeritus]]'' scientist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cynthia A Gardner [Person] |url=https://www.sciencebase.gov/directory/person/3564 |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=ScienceBase-Directory |publisher=[[U.S. Geological Survey]]}}</ref>
Along with [[Kate Allstadt]], Gardner is a leader of the GeoGirls program,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parrish |first=Susan |date=December 2, 2023 |title=GeoGirls take on science at Mount St. Helens |url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2015/aug/23/geogirls-take-on-science-mount-st-helens/ |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=[[The Columbian]] |language=en-US}} [[Associated Press]] via ''[https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/geogirls-tackle-science-at-mount-st-helens/article_0472a03b-a861-5d38-a3d9-d521d2c72679.html Lewiston Tribune]''; ''[https://www.usnews.com/news/stem-solutions/articles/2015/08/31/geogirls-take-on-science-at-mount-st-helens U.S. News]''.</ref> which helps young girls connect with geology by introducing them to experienced [[Women in geology|women geologists]] who lead them on educational activities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Communications and Publishing |date=August 4, 2016 |title=GeoGirls Dig Geology at Mount St. Helens |url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/geogirls-dig-geology-mount-st-helens |access-date=January 21, 2024 |publisher=[[U.S. Geological Survey]]}}</ref>
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