Kate Hutton
(? - living) U.S.A.
Seismologist
Kate Hutton, seismologist at the California Institute of Technology's Seismological Laboratory; known as "The Earthquake Lady" for her TV news interviews after California earthquakes.
As a teenager, Hutton was an amateur astronomer and eventually went on to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Maryland. It wasn't until after she completed her formal education that Hutton chose earthquake science, or seismology, as a profession.
An easygoing woman with short silver hair and clear blue eyes, Hutton, 50, has been a staff seismologist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena for more than 20 years. When she's not explaining complicated scientific information to TV viewers, Hutton lives quietly not far from campus with her four border collies, Rue, Boudicca, Xena, and Doc.
Hutton is also a bit of a lesbian icon, appearing on numerous lists of famous out individuals posted on the Web. Hutton has been out since 1984, when she gave a tour of the seismology lab to members of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Scientists and soon began dating the woman who scheduled the visit. She immediately made the choice to be out professionally as well.
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