What I do

Multi-Disciplinary Volcanic Research in Lab, Field, and Desk Based Environments.

As a third-year PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, I conduct research into the role of gases and volatiles in volcanic plumbing systems. My work focuses on flow dynamics in shallow, gas-rich, low viscosity basaltic magmas. I quantify multi-phase flow within inclined conduits using flow experiments, image tracking, and PIV techniques to investigate how bubble behaviour impacts surface eruption style. I also examine how volatiles interact with surrounding melt and supercritical fluids to produce unique textures (like spherules) within the products of explosive eruptions. I most recently interned at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, where I was involved in monitoring Kilauea’s volcanic plume processes using the PiCam SO2 cameras.