UIUC Volcano Lab

Join us TONIGHT, June 30th, at 8 pm EDT, for the world premiere of the CHANGING SEAS episode, Alvin: Pioneer of the Deep. Learn about Alvin’s past discoveries and how scientists will push the boundaries of our knowledge of the sea floor with the new upgrades to the iconic Alvin submarine. Many thanks to everyone involved in filming including the OASIS team - lots of our footage from 2016 is highlighted!

, National Science Foundation (NSF), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

Alvin: Pioneer of the Deep | FULL EPISODE The deep-sea submersible Alvin has brought researchers and explorers to extraordinary places for more than 50 years. Now, Alvin is poised to continue its rev...

Conducting Ocean Science in the 21st Century means you can plan dives remotely with colleagues at sea! Shore-based Chief Scientist Trish Gregg and co-PI Dorsey Wanless chatting online with co-Chief Mike Perfit on board the prior to the first Alvin dive of 2 Expedition.

Are you interested in joining the UIUC Volcano Lab or know of someone who is? Two PhD Positions are open in the Volcano Geodynamics to begin academic year 2019-2020! :)

PhD Research Assistantship Advert - GEOLOGY We are seeking two, excellent Ph.D. students to participate on a project in the Gregg Lab at the University of Illinois to investigate several volcano targets in Alaska. The goal of this work is to use statistical data assimilation to link geodynamic magma chamber models with geophysical observation...

Haley Cabaniss's excellent investigation of the effect of tectonic stress on "supervolcano" evolution and eruption triggering is out in GRL!! Congratulations Haley!!! :)

Study suggests ample warning of supervolcano eruptions Concern over the potential imminent eruptions of Earth’s supervolcanoes, like Taupo in New Zealand or Yellowstone in the United States, may be quelled by the results of a new study suggesting that geological signs pointing to a catastrophic eruption would be clear far in advance.

On Wednesday, March 7, at 11:30 AM Mountain Time, YVO will hold a first-ever question and answer session on Facebook Live!

Scientist-in-Charge Michael Poland, Deputy Scientist-in-Charge Wendy Stovall, and Chief Seismologist Jamie Farrell will talk about the latest earthquake swarm, past volcanic activity, current monitoring and research, and will be answering questions that are submitted via chat.

What do YOU want to know about Yellowstone? Post some questions below, and we will go live with the answers to those first. We plan on broadcasting for about 30 minutes.

If you can't attend live, video and a transcription of the session will be posted after the event.

Yellowstone National Park University of Utah Seismograph Stations U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

The 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens opened the door to the modern age of volcano science.

Wait – eruptions, you say? There was more than one?

While most people are aware of the big eruption on May 18, 1980, the volcano continued to have smaller eruptions throughout that year. The big eruption, and the smaller eruptions of May 25, June 12, July 22, August 7, and October 16-18, 1980, all produced pyroclastic-flows and other depositional features.

USGS geologists were on the scene immediately following the eruptions to map Earth’s newest surfaces created by these deposits. The paper maps they published in 1990 are now available in a modern digital format for use in volcano research.

To read more about these maps and download the GIS data, visit “Database for geologic maps of pyroclastic-flow and related deposits of the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington,” at https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ds1054.

Graphic by Joe Bard.

OASIS co-Chiefs Trish Gregg and Mike Perfit have been at the Carnegie Institution for Science Department of Terrestrial Magnetism this week. Trish Gregg provided a colloquium on the OASIS Expedition at its initial results and Mike Perfit gave an engaging Tuve Lecture on his outstanding career working in marine sciences (link in comments).

Patricia Gregg -- Off-Axis Seamount Investigations at Siqueiros: OASIS Expedition 2016 Patricia Gregg, Assistant Professor of Geology at the University of Illinois, presents her lecture, “Off-Axis Seamount Investigations at Siqueiros: OASIS Exp...

UIUC Volcano Lab PhD Student Haley Cabaniss is heading back to sea with a team of scientists working to better understand the eruption and hydrothermal cycles of Axial Seamount! You can follow along on her adventure! Bon Voyage Haley!!! Have a wonderful expedition!!

Axial Seamount Expedition 2017 R/V Revelle | ROV Jason and AUV Sentry | Newport-Newport, July 13-23, 2017