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Prof. Michael Ramsey, Associate Professor

Interests:  physical volcanology & natural hazard mitigation; remote sensing, GPS, and infrared spectroscopy applied to Earth and Mars surface processes

Office: SRCC-509/511
Phone: 412-624-8772
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Institution: Arizona State University
Degree: Ph.D. (1996)

Faculty Overview Page:  click here
Curriculum Vitae:  click here
Publications:  click here

Ongoing/Funded Projects:  (1) Near-real time volcano monitoring of the North Pacific region using ASTER; (2) Volcanic history and evolution of Kamchatka volcanoes; (3) Field- and laboratory-based thermal and spectroscopic measurements of lava flows & gases; (4) Silicic lava dome/flow evolution/hazards; (5) Basaltic flow field development with applications to planetary surfaces.

 

 

 

Prof. Ian Skilling, Assistant Professor

Interests:  sub-glacial volcanism; magma-water / magma-sediment interaction; eruptions and pyroclasts; Mars volcanology

Office: SRCC-508
Phone: 412-624-5873
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Institution: University of Lancaster, UK
Degree: Ph.D. (1988)

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Ongoing/Funded Projects:  (1) Subglacial volcanism; (2)Dynamics of magma mingling with wet sediment, forming peperite; (3) Geologic evolution and physical volcanology of Suswa and Longonot volcanos, Kenya; (4) Koko Crater, Hawaii.

 

 

 

Dr. Adam Carter, Postdoctoral Research Associate

Interests:  volcanology and applied infrared remote sensing

Office: SRCC-509/510
Phone: 412-648-8784
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Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Degree: Ph.D. (2008)

Curriculum Vitae:  click here

Ongoing Projects:  (1) Volcanic history and evolution of Bezymianny volcano; (2) Field- and laboratory-based thermal and spectroscopic measurements of pyroclasts; (3) Geothermal processes.

 

Affiliated VRP Faculty/Researchers

Name

Affiliation

Research Specialty

Steven Anderson

University of N. Colorado

Physical volcanology, lava flow emplacement processes, and planetary analogs

Alexander Belousov

Institute of Volcanology & Seismology, Petropavlovsk, Russia

Monitoring volcanic eruptions; Mechanisms of explosive eruptions

Cathy Busby

University of CA-Santa Barbara

Tectonic evolution of continental margins

Jeffrey Byrnes

Oklahoma State University

Basaltic and planetary volcanology

Barry Cameron

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Volatile analysis of glass

David Crown

Planetary Science Institute

Comparative analyses of volcanic processes on Earth, Venus, Mars, and Io

Jonathan Dehn

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Remote sensing of volcanic eruptions and physical volcanology

Benjamin Edwards

Dickinson College

Igneous Petrology; Glaciovolcanism

Magnus Gudmundsson

University of Iceland

Subglacial volcanism

Andrew Harris

University of Hawaii

Remote sensing of volcanoes, lava flow cooling & emplacement

Bruce Houghton

University of Hawaii

Magma-water interactions in explosive volcanism

Penny King

University of New Mexico

Experimental igneous petrology, glass chemistry, Mars geochemistry

Dave McGarvie

Open University, UK

Subglacial volcanism

David Pieri

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Remote sensing of volcanic ash and gas plumes; Rheology of lava flows

Michael Poland

USGS-Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Volcano deformation, InSAR, GPS

Kelly Russell

University of BC, Canada

Subglacial volcanism

John Smellie

British Antarctic Survey

Subglacial volcanism

Matthew Watson

University of Bristol, UK

Remote sensing/spectroscopy of volcanic gases

Rick Wessels

USGS-Alaska Volcano Observatory

Volcano and glacier dynamics using high resolution satellite remote sensing data

James White

University of Otago, NZ

Magma-water interactions

 

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