Dr Ralf Gertisser

Title: Senior Lecturer in Mineralogy and Petrology
Phone: (+44) 01782 7 33181
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Location: William Smith Building : WS 1.42
Role: Admissions Tutor (Geography, Geology and the Environment)
EPSAM Postgraduate Committee Member (Geography, Geology and the Environment)
Contacting me: Try my office or email me to make an appointment
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I studied Geology at the University of Freiburg, Germany, and the University of Oregon, USA, and received a diploma degree (M.Sc.) in Geology from the University of Freiburg in 1996 with a thesis on the volcanological and geochemical evolution of Monte Fossa delle Felci (Salina, Aeolian Islands, Italy). In 2001, I obtained a doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) in Mineralogy from the University of Freiburg with a study on the eruptive history and magmatic evolution of Merapi volcano, Indonesia.

After postdoctoral positions at the University of Freiburg and The Open University, I joined the School of Physical and Geographical Sciences at Keele University in 2005 as a lecturer in Mineralogy and Petrology.

Field Photograph I have a wide range of interests in the fields of igneous petrology and volcanology. At present, these are focussed on understanding the formation and evolution of subduction-related magmas, rates and timescales of magmatic processes using short-lived isotopes, magma chamber processes, volatile emissions and climatic impact of volcanic eruptions, emplacement mechanisms of small-volume pyroclastic flows and assessment of volcanic hazards. Current study areas include the Aeolian Islands (Italy), the Azores (Portugal), Santorini (Greece), the Sunda arc in Indonesia (Merapi) and the Chilean Andes.

I am a member of the Keele Petrology Group and the Research Institute for the Environment, Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics (EPSAM).

Selected Publications

  • Lucchi F, Gertisser R, Keller J, Forni F, De Astis G, Tranne CA. 2013. Eruptive history and magmatic evolution of the island of Salina (Central Aeolian archipelago). In The Aeolian Islands Volcanoes - Geological Society of London Memoirs. Lucchi F, Peccerillo A, Keller J, Tranne CA, Rossi PL (Eds.). (vol. 37). The Geological Society of London.
  • Derbyshire EJ, O'Driscoll B, Lenaz D, Gertisser R, Kronz A. 2013. Compositionally heterogeneous podiform chromitite in the Shetland Ophiolite Complex (Scotland): implications for chromitite petrogenesis and late-stage alteration in the upper mantle portion of a supra-subduction zone ophiolite. LITHOS, vol. 162-163, 279-300. doi>
  • Gardner MF, Troll VR, Gamble JA, Gertisser R, Hart GL, Ellam RM, Harris C, Wolff JA. 2013. Crustal differentiation processes at Krakatau volcano, Indonesia. JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY, vol. 54, 149-182. doi>
  • Charbonnier SJ, Germa A, Connor CB, Gertisser R, Preece K, Komorowski J-C, Lavigne F, Dixon T, Connor L. 2013. Evaluation of the impact of the 2010 pyroclastic density currents at Merapi volcano from high-resolution satellite imagery, field investigations and numerical simulations. JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH, vol. 261, 295-315. doi>
  • Magee C, O'Driscoll B, Petronis MS, Stevenson CTE, Clay PL, Gertisser R. 2013. Magma rheology variations in sheet intrusions of the Ardnamurchan Central Complex (Scotland) inferred from gabbro inclusion characteristics. JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY, vol. 54, 75-102. doi>

Full Publications List show

Journal Articles

  • Derbyshire EJ, O'Driscoll B, Lenaz D, Gertisser R, Kronz A. 2013. Compositionally heterogeneous podiform chromitite in the Shetland Ophiolite Complex (Scotland): implications for chromitite petrogenesis and late-stage alteration in the upper mantle portion of a supra-subduction zone ophiolite. LITHOS, vol. 162-163, 279-300. doi>
  • Gardner MF, Troll VR, Gamble JA, Gertisser R, Hart GL, Ellam RM, Harris C, Wolff JA. 2013. Crustal differentiation processes at Krakatau volcano, Indonesia. JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY, vol. 54, 149-182. doi>
  • Charbonnier SJ, Germa A, Connor CB, Gertisser R, Preece K, Komorowski J-C, Lavigne F, Dixon T, Connor L. 2013. Evaluation of the impact of the 2010 pyroclastic density currents at Merapi volcano from high-resolution satellite imagery, field investigations and numerical simulations. JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH, vol. 261, 295-315. doi>
  • Magee C, O'Driscoll B, Petronis MS, Stevenson CTE, Clay PL, Gertisser R. 2013. Magma rheology variations in sheet intrusions of the Ardnamurchan Central Complex (Scotland) inferred from gabbro inclusion characteristics. JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY, vol. 54, 75-102. doi>
  • Troll VR, Deegan FM, Jolis EM, Harris C, Chadwick JP, Gertisser R, Schwarzkopf LM, Borisova A, Bindeman IN, Sumarti S, Preece K. 2013. Magmatic differentiation processes at Merapi volcano: inclusion petrology and oxygen isotopes. JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH, vol. 261, 38-49. doi>
  • Komorowski J-C, Jenkins S, Baxter PJ, Picquout A, Lavigne F, Charbonnier SJ, Gertisser R, Preece K, Cholik N, Budi-Santoso A, Surono. 2013. Paroxysmal dome explosion during the Merapi 2010 eruption: processes and facies relationships of associated high-energy pyroclastic density currents. JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH, vol. 261, 260-294. doi>
  • Preece K, Barclay J, Gertisser R, Herd RA. 2013. Textural and micro-petrological variations in the eruptive products of the 2006 dome-forming eruption of Merapi volcano, Indonesia: implications for sub-surface processes. JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH, vol. 261, 98-120. doi>
  • Clay PL, O'Driscoll B, Gertisser R, Buseman H, Sherlock SC, Kelley SP. 2013. Textural characterization, major and volatile element quantification and Ar-Ar systematics of spherulites in the Rocche Rosse obsidian flow, Lipari, Aeolian Islands: A temperature continuum growth model. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, vol. 165(2), 373-395. doi>
  • Jeffery A, Gertisser R, Troll VR, Jolis EM, Dahren B, Harris C, Tindle AG, Preece K, O'Driscoll B, Humaida H, Chadwick JP. 2013. The pre-eruptive magma plumbing system of the 2007-2008 dome-forming eruption of Kelut volcano, East Java, Indonesia. CONTRIBUTIONS TO MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY, vol. 166, 275-308. doi>
  • Altunkaynak S, Dilek Y, Genc CS, Sunal G, Gertisser R, Furnes H, Foland KA, Yang J-H. 2012. Spatial, temporal and geochemical evolution of Oligo-Miocene granitoid magmatism in western Anatolia, Turkey. GONDWANA RESEARCH, vol. 21, 961-986. doi>
  • Gertisser R, Charbonnier SJ, Keller J, Quidelleur X. 2012. The geological evolution of Merapi volcano, Central Java, Indonesia. BULLETIN OF VOLCANOLOGY, vol. 74(5), 1213-1233. doi>
  • Boyce JA and Gertisser R. 2012. Variations in welding characteristics within the Plinian air-fall deposit of the Middle Pumice eruption, Santorini, Greece. JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESREARCH, vol. 221-222, 71-82. doi>
  • Charbonnier S and Gertisser R. 2012. Evaluation of geophysical mass flow models using the 2006 block-and-ash flows of Merapi Volcano, Java, Indonesia: Towards a short-term hazard assessment tool. JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH, vol. 231-232, 87-108. doi>
  • Gertisser R, Self S, Thomas LE, Handley HK, Van Calsteren P, Wolff JA. 2012. Processes and timescales of magma genesis and differentiation leading to the great Tambora eruption in 1815. JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY, vol. 53(2), 271-297. link> doi>
  • Gertisser R, Cassidy NJ, Charbonnier SJ, Nuzzo L, Preece K. 2012. Overbank block-and-ash flow deposits and the impact of valley-derived, unconfined flows on populated areas at Merapi volcano, Java, Indonesia. NATURAL HAZARDS, vol. 60(2), 623-648. link> doi>
  • O'Driscoll B, Derbyshire EJ, Gertisser R. 2012. Snapshots of ancient oceanic mantle captured in British and Irish ophiolites. GEOLOGY TODAY, vol. 28, 134-140.
  • Charbonnier SJ and Gertisser R. 2011. Deposit architecture and dynamics of the 2006 block-and-ash flows of Merapi Volcano, Java, Indonesia. SEDIMENTOLOGY, vol. 58(6), 1573-1612. link> doi>
  • Handley HK, Turner S, Macpherson CG, Gertisser R, Davidson JP. 2011. Hf-Nd isotope and trace element constraints on subduction inputs at island arcs: Limitations of Hf anomalies as sediment input indicators. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, vol. 304(1-2), 212-223. link> doi>
  • Gertisser R, Charbonnier SJ, Troll VR, Keller J, Preece K, Chadwick JP, Barclay J, Herd RA. 2011. Merapi (Java, Indonesia): anatomy of a killer volcano. GEOLOGY TODAY, vol. 27, 57-62. doi>
  • Gomez C, Janin M, Lavigne F, Gertisser R, Charbonnier S, Lahitte P, Hadmoko SR, Fort M, Wassmer P, Degroot V, Murwanto H. 2010. Borobudur, a basin under volcanic influence: 361,000 years BP to present. JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH, vol. 196(3-4), 245-264. link> doi>
  • Gertisser R. 2010. Eyjafjallajökull volcano causes widespread disruption to European air traffic. GEOLOGY TODAY, vol. 26, 94-95. doi>
  • Adamuszek M, John T, Dabrowski M, Podladchikov YY, Gertisser R. 2009. Assimilation and diffusion during xenolith-magma interaction: a case study of the Variscan Karkonosze Granite, Bohemian Massif. MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY, vol. 97(3-4), 203-222. link> doi>
  • Gertisser R, Preece K, Keller J. 2009. The Plinian Lower Pumice 2 eruption, Santorini, Greece: Magma evolution and volatile behaviour. JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH, vol. 186(3-4), 387-406. link> doi>
  • Charbonnier SJ and Gertisser R. 2009. Numerical simulations of block-and-ash flows using the Titan2D flow model: examples from the 2006 eruption of Merapi Volcano, Java, Indonesia. BULLETIN OF VOLCANOLOGY, vol. 71(8), 953-959. link> doi>
  • Charbonnier SJ and Gertisser R. 2008. Field observations and surface characteristics of pristine block-and-ash flow deposits from the 2006 eruption of Merapi Volcano, Java, Indonesia. JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH, vol. 177(4), 971-982. link> doi>
  • Chadwick JP, Troll VR, Ginibre C, Morgan D, Gertisser R, Waight TE, Davidson JP. 2007. Carbonate assimilation at Merapi volcano, Java, Indonesia: Insights from crystal isotope stratigraphy. JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY, vol. 48(9), 1793-1812. link> doi>
  • Vespa M, Keller J, Gertisser R. 2006. Interplinian explosive activity of Santorini volcano (Greece) during the past 150,000 years. JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH, vol. 153(3-4), 262-286. link> doi>
  • Gertisser R. 2006. Explosive subaqueous volcanism; edited by J.D.L White, J.L. Smellie & D.A. Clague [Book Review]. GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE, vol. 143, 937-938.
  • Condomines M, Gauthier PJ, Tanguy JC, Gertisser R, Thouret JC, Berthommier P, Camus G. 2005. Ra-226 or Ra-226/Ba dating of Holocene volcanic rocks: application to Mt. Etna and Merapi volcanoes. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, vol. 230(3-4), 289-300. link> doi>
  • Gertisser R. 2005. Volcanic degassing; edited by C. Oppenheimer, D.M. Pyle & J. Barclay [Book Review]. GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE, vol. 142, 221-222.
  • Self S, Gertisser R, Thordarson T, Rampino MR, Wolff JA. 2004. Magma volume, volatile emissions, and stratospheric aerosols from the 1815 eruption of Tambora. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, vol. 31(20), Article ARTN L20608. link> doi>
  • Gertisser R. 2004. Volcanoes of Southern Italy; by J. Guest and co-authors [Book Review]. GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE, vol. 141, 745.
  • Gertisser R and Keller J. 2003. Temporal variations in magma composition at Merapi Volcano (Central Java, Indonesia): magmatic cycles during the past 2000 years of explosive activity. JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH, vol. 123, 1-23. doi>
  • Gertisser R and Keller J. 2003. Trace element and Sr, Nd, Pb and O isotope variations in medium-K and high-K volcanic rocks from Merapi volcano, Central Java, Indonesia: Evidence for the involvement of subducted sediments in Sunda arc magma genesis. JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY, vol. 44(3), 457-489. link> doi>
  • Gertisser R and Keller J. 2000. From basalt to dacite: origin and evolution of the calc-alkaline series of Salina, Aeolian Arc, Italy. CONTRIBUTIONS TO MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY, vol. 139(5), 607-626. link> doi>
  • Gertisser R and Keller J. 2000. Distribution, Thickness, Volume and Age of Pumiceous Tephra-Fall Deposits from Major Explosive Eruptions of Merapi Volcano, Central Java, Indonesia. DEUTSCHE GEOPHYSIKALISCHE GESELLSCHAFT - MITTEILUNGEN, vol. 4, 1-6.
  • Gertisser R and Keller J. 1998. The Holocene volcanic activity and magmatic evolution of Merapi volcano, Central Java: constraints from stratigraphic, chronologic and geochemical data. DEUTSCHE GEOPHYSIKALISCHE GESELLSCHAFT - MITTEILUNGEN, vol. 3, 15-19.

Chapters

  • Lucchi F, Gertisser R, Keller J, Forni F, De Astis G, Tranne CA. 2013. Eruptive history and magmatic evolution of the island of Salina (Central Aeolian archipelago). In The Aeolian Islands Volcanoes - Geological Society of London Memoirs. Lucchi F, Peccerillo A, Keller J, Tranne CA, Rossi PL (Eds.). (vol. 37). The Geological Society of London.
  • Gertisser R, Self S, Gaspar JL, Kelley SP, Pimentel A, Eikenberg J, Barry TF, Pacheco JM, Queiroz G, Vespa M. 2010. Ignimbrite stratigraphy and chronology on Terceira Island, Azores. In Stratigraphy and geology of volcanic areas - Geological Society of America Special Papers. Groppelli and Viereck-Goette (Eds.). (vol. 464). The Geological Society of America.
  • Eisele J, Gertisser R, Montenari M. 2000. Geochemistry and provenance of Devono-Carboniferous volcano-sedimentary sequences from the Southern Vosges Basin and the geodynamic implications for the Western Moldanubian Zone. In Orogenic processes: quantification and modelling in the Variscan belt - Geological Society of London Special Publications. Franke W, Haak V, Oncken O, Tanner D (Eds.). (vol. 179). The Geological Society of London.

Other

  • Gertisser R. 2012. Santorini - Field trip guide. European Science Foundation – EARTHTIME-EU Workshop “Absolute Timescales for the Quaternary" (pp. 1-20).
  • Gertisser R, Preece K, Berlo K, Barclay J, Herd R, Handley H, Reagan M. 2012. Volatile and light lithophile trace element geochemistry of the 2010 and other recent eruptions of Merapi volcano, Java, Indonesia.
  • Charbonnier SJ, Connor CB, Connor L, Dixon T, Gertisser R. 2011. Application of field observations and remote sensing to numerical modeling and hazard assessment of volcanic flows: an example from Merapi Volcano, Indonesia. CERAMAC Special Issue (vol. 3, pp. 35-38). Presses Universitaires Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
  • Cassidy NJ, Gertisser R, Nuzzo L, Charbonnier SJ, Preece K. 2009. Evaluating block-and-ash flows: a GPR facies approach from Merapi Volcano, Central Java, Indonesia. Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (pp. 78-82).
  • Nuzzo L, Gertisser R, Cassidy NJ, Charbonnier SJ, Preece K. 2008. GPR facies analysis of block-and-ash flows, Merapi volcano, Central Java (Indonesia): new insights into deposit architecture and emplacement mechanisms. Proceedings of the 27th National Meeting of the Gruppo Nazionale di Geofisica della Terra Solida (pp. 458-462).
  • Gertisser R, Gaspar JL, Pacheco JM, Queiroz G, Self S, Thomas LE. 2007. Dynamics and longevity of the magmatic system of Furnas volcano, Sao Miguel, Azores. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA (vol. 71, p. A318). link>
  • Troll VR, Gertisser R, Chadwick JP, Keller J, Handley HK. 2007. Magma genesis and differentiation at Merapi volcano, Sunda arc, Indonesia. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA (vol. 71, p. A1038). link>
  • Handley HK, Macpherson CG, Davidson JP, Gertisser R. 2006. Along-arc heterogeneity in crustal architecture and subduction input at the Sunda arc in Java, Indonesia. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA (vol. 70, p. A227). link> doi>
  • Thomas LE, Gertisser R, Self S, Handley HK. 2006. Magma generation processes and timescales leading to the great 1815 eruption of Tambora volcano, Sumbawa, Indonesia. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA (vol. 70, p. A648). link> doi>
  • Troll VR, Chadwick JP, Schwarzkopf LM, Zimmer M, Gertisser R, Sulistiyo Y. 2006. Magma-crust interaction at Merapi volcano, Indonesia: Geochemical insights into volcano behaviour. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA (vol. 70, p. A656). link> doi>
  • Gardner MF, Troll VR, Hart G, Gertisser R, Wolff JA, Gamble JA. 2006. Shallow-level processes at Anak Krakatau: Crystallisation and late stage crustal contamination. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA (vol. 70, p. A194). link> doi>
  • Calder ES, Self S, Gertisser R, Phillips J. Forever blowing bubbles. The Royal Society, London - Summer Science Exhibition.
  • Gertisser R and Keller J. 2001. Eruptive history and magmatic evolution of Merapi Volcano (Java, Indonesia): inferences from new radiocarbon age determinations and geochemical and isotopic compositions of lavas and pyroclastic rocks. Abstract Volume – Journées Scientifiques, Clermont-Ferrand (pp. 77-80).
  • Calder ES, Self S, Gertisser R, Phillips J. Forever blowing bubbles. link>

Year 1

  • ESC-10033 : Geology: Rocks - Up Close (Module Leader)
  • ESC-10034 : Geology: Time and Space
  • ESC-10037 : Geology: Rocks, Minerals and Fossils
  • ESC-10045 : Introductory Geology for Environmental Scientists
  • CHE-10037 : Forensic Analysis

Year 2

  • ESC-20001 : Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
  • ESC-20032 : Environmental Analytical Methods
  • ESC-20039 : Advanced Structural Geology and Geological Mapping Training

Year 3

  • ESC-30009 : Natural Hazards
  • ESC-30013 : Earth System Science Research Project
  • ESC-30019/30035 : AES Independent Research Project
  • ESC-30026 : Independent Field Project
  • ESC-30030 : Advanced Petrology and Structural Geology Field Course
  • ESC-30033 : Volcanic and Magmatic Processes (Module Leader)
  • CHE-30011 : Forensic Science Team Research Project

Year 4

  • ESC-40004 : Geoscience Research Project
  • ESC-40005 : Research in Context
  • ESC-40006 : Research Report
  • ESC-40012 : MGeoscience: Volcanic and Magmatic Processes (Module Leader)
  • ESC-40015 : MGeoscience: Natural Hazards

Field Courses

  • ESC-10034 : Pembrokeshire
  • ESC-20001 : Shap, Cumbria
  • ESC-20010 : Iceland (until 2009)
  • ESC-20039 : North Wales
  • ESC-30030 : Mull, Scotland
  • ESC-30033/40012 : Volcanism of Southern Italy (Field Course Leader)

July 2001

Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.), University of Freiburg, Germany (awarded "with distinction" (summa cum laude))

Thesis title: Gunung Merapi (Java, Indonesia): Eruptive history and magmatic evolution of a high-risk volcano (translated title)

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. J. Keller

Feb. 1996

Diplom (M.Sc.) in Geology, University of Freiburg, Germany

Thesis title: Volcanological and geochemical evolution of the Monte Fossa delle Felci (Salina, Aeolian Islands) (translated title)

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. J. Keller

Sept. 2002 - Aug. 2003

Exchange Student, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA

Positions and Professional Experience

 

Feb. 2005 – present

Lecturer in Mineralogy and Petrology, Keele University, Keele, UK

Jan. 2006 – Dec. 2006

Associate Lecturer, The Open University, UK

Mar. 2005 – present

Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, England

Aug. 2003 - Jan. 2005

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

Feb. 2002 - July 2003

EU Volcano Dynamics RTN Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK (Feb. 2002 - May 2003) and Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos Geológicos, Universidade dos Açores, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal (June 2003 - July 2003)

Aug. 2001 - Jan. 2002 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, University of Freiburg, Germany

Jan. 1997 - July 2001

Research Fellow at the Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, University of Freiburg, Germany

Mar. 1996 - Dec. 1996 

Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, University of Freiburg, Germany

Jan. 1995 - April 1995

Internship with the United States Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaii, USA

May 1994 - June 1994

Internship with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

Research Interests

My research interests lie in the fields of igneous petrology and volcanology. Present research integrates field, petrological, geochemical and geophysical methods in order to understand magmatic and volcanic processes in volcanic areas around the globe.

Current research projects focus on the following themes:

  • Volcanostratigraphy / field volcanology
  • Magma genesis and evolution in volcanic arcs
  • Rates and timescales of magmatic processes using short-lived isotopes
  • Magma chamber processes
  • Volatile emissions and climatic impact of volcanic eruptions
  • Generation, emplacement mechanisms and numerical modelling of pyroclastic flows
  • Volcanic hazards and risks

Present field areas include: Aeolian Islands, Santorini, Azores, Sunda Arc and Chilean Andes.

Recent Grants and Awards

2007

Funding Body: The Royal Society
Scheme: Conference Grants
Conference: Cities on Volcanoes 5 (COV 5), Shimabara, Japan
Amount awarded: £ 990

2007

Funding Body: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Scheme: New Investigator Grants
Project Title: New insights into the deposit architecture and emplacement mechanisms of block-and-ash flows using ground penetrating radar
Amount awarded: £ 69,694

2007 

Funding Body: The Nuffield Foundation
Scheme: Undergraduate Research Bursaries
Project Title: Reducing volcanic risk: Numerical modelling of deadly pyroclastic flows of Merapi Volcano, Indonesia, using the Titan2D program
Amount awarded: £ 1,360

2007 

Funding Body: The Mineralogical Society
Scheme: Senior Bursary Awards
Project Title: Understanding the eruptive behaviour of Merapi volcano, Indonesia: A case study of the 2006 eruption
Amount awarded: £ 300

2005

Funding Body: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Scheme: Isotope Geosciences Facilities Steering Committee / OUUSF
Project Title: The Holocene eruptive history of Merapi volcano, Java, Indonesia
Amount awarded: £ 7,500 (in kind)

2003

Funding Body: The Royal Society
Scheme: Joint Project Grants (PI: Prof. S. Self, The Open University)
Project Title: Assessing the threat of deadly ignimbrite eruptions, Terceira, Azores
Amount awarded: £ 10,000

Professional Memberships

  • Geological Society of London (Fellow since June 2006)
  • International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI)

Office