SEMINAR IN ADVANCED PETROLOGY

Volcanology is a young science. Whilst observations of volcanic phenomena and their impact on the atmosphere and biosphere have been recorded by humankind for potentially 36.000 years (Nomade et al., 2016; PLoS ONE 11, e0146621), it is only recently that volcanology has become a modern science. Some would date this event to 1841 and the creation of the Vesuvius Observatory, others to the observations of Lacroix following the 1902 catastrophic eruption of Mount Pelée, the deadliest in the 20th century. Regardless of the exact date, this science has quickly grown, mostly by using developments in physics, chemistry, and engineering. Today, about a thousand scientific papers on aspects of volcanology are published each month. From this myriad of publications a few have been especially impactful in forging our current understanding of how volcanic processes operate. In this seminar series we will explore these “classic papers” with an emphasis on physical volcanology.