Cambridge Volcanology Seminar


2012-05-18 13:00: Volcanoes on borders (Clive Oppenheimer)

2012-05-21 14:15: Microwave remote sensing of volcanic ash clouds. (Dr Mario Montopoli, Dept. Geography, University of Cambridge,)

2012-05-24 17:00: Rifting of a Continent: the North Tanzanian Divergence Zone, East African Rift System (Sara Mana (Rutgers University))

2012-06-12 13:00: The Record of Deep Magmatic Processes in the AD 1783 Laki Fires Eruption, Iceland. (David Neave & Margaret Hartley)

2012-09-07 16:00: The volcanic activity of Stromboli volcano: magma dynamics of a steady-state volcano (Dr Chiara Maria Petrone (University of Cambridge))

2012-10-24 17:00: Santorini and CVG field trip to the Etna & the Aeolian  (Brendan McCormick and Lois Salem)

2012-10-30 19:30: Volcanic Caves (Yves Moussallam and Nial Peters)

2012-11-07 17:30: Eruption en tu boca! Chile 2012 Volcanic monitoring at Villarrica, Puyehue and Lascar volcanoes (Nial Peters and Yves Moussallam)

2013-05-23 13:00: Thermal models of dyke intrusion during development of Continent-Ocean Transition (Katherine Daniels)

2013-06-11 16:30: Unlocking the secrets of melt inclusions at Kilauea Volcano (Marie Edmonds)

2013-10-21 18:00: The Mt. Paektu Geoscientific Experiment: Tales from Fieldwork in North Korea (Kayla Iacovino (University of Cambridge))

2013-10-24 13:00: Fire, Ice and Non-Linear Time Series Analysis: Cycles in Motion of the  Erebus Lava Lake (Nial Peters (University of Cambridge))

2013-11-22 15:00: Combining field observations and the volcanic plume model ATHAM to examine "dirty thunderstorm" dynamics of ancient and modern eruptions (Dr Alexa Van Eaton (U.S Geological Survey, Vancouver))

2014-02-06 13:00: Periodicity in gas emissions from Erebus lava lake (Tehnuka Ilanko, Geography Department)

2014-02-20 16:30: The Siđa Formation of SE Iceland: Emplacement Processes and Depositional Environment (Dr. Ian Skilling)

2015-02-19 14:15: Gas Monitoring at Holhraun (Nahum Clements, Dept of Earth Sciences)

2015-02-25 13:00: The propagation of gigantic volcanic eruption clouds through the atmosphere (Prof. Herbert Huppert)

2015-03-10 13:00: Saksunarvatn melts (Dr. David Neave)

2016-11-14 13:00: The importance of compaction in the formation of adcumulates in the Skaergaard intrusion, East Greenland (Zoja Vukmanovic (University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences))

2016-11-14 13:00: Crystal settling and convection: perspectives from the Totternish Sill Complex & Komatiite Lava flow (Gautier Nicoli (University of Cambridge))

2016-11-28 13:00: Rethinking volcanism from a trans-crustal perspective (Kathy Cashman (University of Bristol))

2017-01-17 12:00: TBA (Freysteinn Sigmundsson (Nordic Volcanological Centre, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland))

2017-01-18 16:00: TBA (Freysteinn Sigmundsson (Nordic Volcanological Centre, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland))

2017-01-25 13:00: The 1257 Samalas eruption (Celine Vidal (University of Cambridge))

2017-01-26 17:30: Late Quaternary tephrostratigraphies from East African lakes (Christine Lane, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge)

2017-02-08 13:00: Masterclass: Calculating P-T-t paths in basalts (John Maclennan (University of Cambridge))

2017-02-14 12:00: Assessing volatile heterogeneity in the Icelandic mantle and transport of volatiles from mantle to surface (Saemundur Halldorsson, University of Iceland)

2017-02-15 16:00: Seismic velocity structure of volcanic rift zones in Iceland (Dr Rob Green, Bullard Labs)

2017-02-22 13:00: Masterclass: Non-traditional stable isotopes (Helen Williams (University of Cambridge))

2017-03-06 17:30: Lessons from a restless caldera: multi-parameter studies to understand the past, present and future of volcanic activity at Santorini volcano, Greece (Tamsin Mather, Oxford)

2017-03-08 13:00: The 2011 Nabro eruption (Amy Donovan (UCL))

2017-04-26 13:00:  Plume sampling with UAVs on Guatemalan volcanoes (Emma Liu (University of Cambridge))

2017-05-10 13:00: Masterclass: The health impacts of volcanic gases (Peter Baxter (University of Cambridge))

2017-05-24 13:00: Masterclass: Crystal growth kinetics (Marian Holness (University of Cambridge))

2017-06-14 13:00: Cultures of Forecasting on Mt. Merapi (Adam Bobbette (University of Cambridge))

2018-10-10 12:00: An unusual patient: quantifying 3D deformation around analogue magma intrusions by using X-ray Computed Tomography (Sam Poppe, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

2018-10-17 12:00: Volcanic applications for understanding the evolution of human behavior in East Africa (Nick Blegen, University of Cambridge)

2018-10-24 12:00: Globally Significant CO2 Emissions From Katla, a Subglacial Volcano in Iceland (Evgenia Ilyinskaya, University of Leeds)

2018-11-07 12:00: tbc // Sulfur isotopes as tracers for stratospheric volcanic sulfur loading (Nick Barber, Johnny Staunton-Sykes; University of Cambridge)

2018-11-14 12:00: Phosphorous pathways in Deep Time / Atmospheric Fingerprints of Volcanism (Craig Walton, Pip Liggins; University of Cambridge)

2018-11-21 12:00: Measuring gas emissions at the 2018 Leilani Estates eruption, Kilauea (Penny Wieser, Emily Mason; University of Cambridge)

2018-11-28 12:00: Lithium, rhyolites, and the green revolution (Ben Ellis, ETH Zurich)

2018-12-05 12:00: Will climate-volcano interactions be modulated by ongoing climate change? Perspective from explosive eruption column rise. (Thomas J. Aubry, University of British Columbia)

2019-05-01 12:00: Masterclass: An introduction to distal tephrochronology and cryptotephra methods (Professor Christine Lane, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge)

2019-05-08 12:10: Tracking chalcophile elements from source to vent at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii (Penny Wieser, University of Cambridge)

2019-10-16 12:00: New PhD students introductions - Cambridge Volcanology (Speaker to be confirmed)

2019-10-30 12:00: How volcanism controls the interiors of lava-worlds (Dan Spencer, University of Oxford)

2019-11-13 12:00: Unravelling the Echo Canyon deposit: Explosive-effusive transitional volcanism, Ascension Island, South Atlantic - Insights from the field and the lab (Bridie Davies, University of East Anglia)

2019-11-20 13:00: The magmatic and eruptive evolution of the 1883 explosive, caldera-forming eruption of Krakatau, Indonesia (Amber Madden-Nadeau, University of Oxford)

2019-11-27 12:00: Unusual techniques for an unusual volcano: monitoring at Ol Doinyo Lengai (Kate Laxton, University College London)

2019-12-02 12:00: Tracking sulfur and its chalcophile allies at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii: A story of sulfide saturation, sulfide resorption and magmatic degassing (Cambridge University)

2019-12-02 12:30: Daly Lecture Preview (Marie Edmonds)

2020-02-19 13:00: Implications of Holocene cryptotephra records in North America (Lauren Davies, University of Alberta)

2020-05-14 13:00: Experimental insights on volcanic ash as a reactive agent in the environment (Dr Elena Maters (University of Cambridge, Department of Chemistry))

2020-05-21 09:00: Initiation of a composite volcano: The complex beginnings of the long-lived Dunedin Volcano, New Zealand (Rachael Baxter, Earth Sciences Department, University of Cambridge)

2020-05-28 13:00: Assessing hazards in distributed volcanic fields (Lis Gallant (University of Cambridge))

2020-06-04 13:00: Volcanic activity along the  enigmatic South Sandwich arc (Dr Emma Liu, University College London)

2020-06-11 13:00: Exploring controls on the distribution of sulfur-loving elements in Icelandic magmas (Callum Reekie, Earth Sciences Department, University of Cambridge)

2020-06-18 13:00: Snapshot of a magmatic system immediately prior to an explosive eruption: Tenerife 289 ka (Emma Horn, University of Southampton)

2020-10-08 13:00: Integrating social and institutional vulnerabilities into volcanic risk scenarios: A case study at Nevado Cayambe, Ecuador (Dr Julie Morin, Department of Geography)

2020-10-22 13:00: Modeling volcano-tectonic interactions in a youthful continental rift: the East African Rift System (Joshua Jones (Virginia Tech))

2020-11-05 13:00: A Caribbean Vacay: Sun, Sand, Sea and Volcanoes?! An introduction into volcanic outreach in the Eastern Caribbean (Alia Juman, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine)

2020-11-19 13:00: Exploring volcanoes in Central Iceland as Analogs for Planetary Environments (Jacob Richardson, NASA/GSFC)

2021-02-18 13:00: Looking Through the Sunda Arc: An Overview of Java’s Magmatism (Dr Esti Handini, Universitas Gadjah Mada)

2021-03-04 13:00: Refined eruptive history of Mount Pelée volcano and implications for tephra fallout hazard in Martinique (Dr Audrey Michaud-Dubuy, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris)

2021-03-18 13:00:  2018 Eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano – Use of Social Media and the U.S. Department of Interior Strategic Sciences Group (Aleeza Wilkins and Alice Pennaz (USGS))

2021-05-27 13:00: Crystallisation temperatures as a proxy for mantle temperature; and the 2021 eruption in Reykjanes (Simon Matthews - University of Iceland)

2021-06-17 13:00: Storms, surf, & swells: Bedrock breakdown and the geodynamic demise of volcanic ocean islands (Kim Huppert - GFZ Postdam)

2022-11-24 13:00: A Peculiar Haze, a Sulphuric Smell, and Bloodred Sunsets: The Effects of the 1783-1784 Laki Eruption on Europe  (Dr Katrin Kleemann, German Maritime Museum – Leibniz Institute for Maritime History)

2024-05-08 17:00: How can social sciences be used to explore how communities think and feel about volcanic risk and to better inform disaster risk management? (Blaise Mafuko Myandwi (University of Goma, DRC) and Amy Donovan (University of Cambridge))

2024-05-13 13:00: Building global resilience to volcanic eruptions (Lara Mani (University of Cambridge))

2024-10-14 13:00: Exploring changes in exposure to glaciovolcanic hazard (Max Van Wyk De Vries (University of Cambridge))

2024-10-28 13:00: The formation of co-genetic silica-undersaturated and silica-oversaturated igneous rocks: pressure, fractional crystallisation and crustal assimilation (Carrie Soderman (University of Cambridge))

2024-11-11 13:00: Tracking the behaviour of sulfur in oxidised magmas using sulfur isotopes (Zoltán Taracsák (University of Cambridge))

2025-03-03 13:00: Volcanoes, Rhinoceros and Cabbage (Professor Matthew Watson (University of Bristol))

2025-05-12 13:00: The curious incident of the cristobalite in the Mount St Helens dome (Professor Claire Horwell (Durham University))

2025-05-28 13:00: Modelling the dispersion of volcanic ash in the atmosphere (Dr Benjamin Devenish (Met Office))

2026-02-09 13:00: Modelling explosive volcanic eruptions from proximal hazards to global climate disruption (Prof. Thomas Aubry, University of Oxford )

2026-02-23 13:00: Constraining Carbon in Earth’s Mantle (Dr. Joshua Shea, University of Cambridge)