The fundamental theme permeating
my research has been my great fascination with complex dynamic
systems in my original geoscience research field of VOLCANOLOGYand
in my more recent complementary research field of GEOSCIENCE
EDUCATION. Both areas are integral part of
my vision of contemporary science in a world in which research
and teaching are inexorably integrated
into a cohesive whole.
When asked what he valued
in his own work, Samuel Backett replied: