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UNM-LANL Volcanology Program -- Current Research


Tobias Fischer
  • Volatile sources and fluxes from the Central American Volcanic Arc

  • Geochemistry and biogeochemistry of hot spring pools in Yellowstone National Park

  • Development of a method for determining localized chemistry and atmospheric impact of a volcanic plume

  • Geochemistry of the volcanic hydrothermal systems of Dominica and St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles: implications for volcanic monitoring

  • Geochemistry of hydrothermal fluids from an intraplate ocean island: Everman volcano, Socorro Island, Mexico

  • Constraining magma sources and volatile fluxes in the Molucca Sea region, Indonesia

    You can also find more information on my research on my personal page



    Gary Smith

  • Depositional Mechanisms Of Pyroclastic Flows

  • Emplacement Temperatures Of Volcaniclastic Deposits

  • Structure And Growth Of Composite Volcanoes

  • Cenozoic Tectonic Development of the Rio Grande Rift in North-Central New Mexico

  • Mid-Tertiary Tectonics Of Central Oregon



    Wolfgang Elston

  • mid-Tertiary extensional tectonics and ignimbrite flareup of southwestern North America

  • ash-flow tuff cauldrons

  • relationship of volcanic centers to economic mineralization

  • regional geology of southwestern NM

  • the Proterozoic Bushveld catastrophe (South Africa) and its possible global effects.




    Scott Baldridge

  • More info on Scott Baldridge's research



    Fraser Goff

  • Remote Sensing of Volcanoes White Island and Ruapehu, New Zealand (1996)Popocatepetl, Mexico and Kilauea, USA (1997)Popocatepetl, Mexico and Etna, Italy (1998)

  • Geothermal Exploration/GeochemistryThe Geysers - Clear Lake region, California (since 1990)Dixie Valley, Nevada (1996 - present)Awibangkok, Indonesia(1998 - present) Miscellaneous Places

  • Carbon Dioxide SequestrationCalifornia Ultramafic Bodies (1996 - present)Silica-Carbonate Alteration of Serpentine (1999)


  • Check out Fraser's Volcano Page



    Grant Heiken

  • More info on Grant Heiken's research



    Lee Steck



    Greg Valentine



    Ken Wohletz

  • Development of on-site inspection procedures for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

  • Numerical simulation of the thermal regime evolution of volcanoes

  • Environmental geology of the Bandelier Tuff, New Mexico; measurement of fractures

  • Study of particulate size distributions by analysis of fragmentation and transport physics

    Development of geological software


  • More details on Ken Wohletz' projects