Volcanologist at @AucklandUni @EnvUoA Networks Lead, Urban theme @ResilienceNSC Mostly posting assortments from my research on #Yasur #Vanuatu.
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Two days ago we spent the night filming the last paroxysm of #Etna.
Great experience and a lot of high speed and thermal images of the lava fountain and of the strombolian activity.
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Very nice!
Volcano Smooking Ring Mt Semeru
This morning, I saw semeru volcano from my window, and make smooking Ring
#semeru #volcano #volcanoes #indonesia
Benjamin Simons retweeted
Wetting your appetite for more #volcanoscience on the #aucklandvolcanicfield from the #devorum13 ? Check out the new website which went live recently (big thanks to @dread_rocks) devora.org.nz/
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Our @EnvUoA @ScienceUoA earth sci PhD graduates today included Paul Oluwunmi, Jie Wu, Sophia Tsang, Gianna Evans, Ayrton Hamilton, Ben Simons (also Alisha Coote not in picture) from gas hydrates to paleoclimate, to volcanoes!
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This group includes Twitter volc geos @dread_rocks and @swrtsang - a massive congratulations to them all!!
Benjamin Simons retweeted
Calling all NZ geoscience ECRs, are you a member of GSNZ? If not, why not? On Monday we are having a discussion about how GSNZ can better support out ECR community. DM us or comment below. @warrenseismo @AntarcticaBella @calum_ch @GIShaun @VargoLauren @hillman_jess @dread_rocks
Benjamin Simons retweeted
NEW UPDATE! Research Fellow, Volcanology, Dr. Geoff Lerner @tyranakisaurus on the A Day in the GeoLife Series
rockheadsciences.com/lerner2… via @RockHeadScience
#volcanoes #geology #Science #STEM
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Congratulations to Ben Simons @dread_rocks for successfully defending his @ScienceUoA PhD thesis on a Yasur view into Strombolian eruptions - more celebratory explosion footage please Ben! Also supported by Jen Eccles, Art Jolly, the @vmgdVU plus a cast of @EnvUoA students
Benjamin Simons retweeted
#7DaysOfFieldwork (5): Helping @dread_rocks set up his PhD fieldwork, a 3-month monitoring of the steady-state Strombolian volcanism at Yasur volcano (Vanuatu). Burying seismometers, setting up thermal cameras, observing hundreds of eruptions, taming adorable tiny cats.
ALT Mt Yasur, a small grey cone with ash coming out, with a dry lake bed and a geologist
ALT Grey ash cloud rising out of the grey crater of Mt Yasur
ALT Orange streaks of lava in the distance with a navy blue sky and the silhouette of the volcano
ALT A tiny grey cat
Benjamin Simons retweeted
Soon to be crowned Dr @Tyranakisaurus stands proudly above a couple of his peers, the under examination @dread_rocks and the furiously writing @emily1ash
Some of my #thermal images and insights were used in a hot-off-the-press aritcle about volcanic #smokerings. Thanks to @SquigglyVolcano for putting the work together. Looking good!
nationalgeographic.com/scien…
#Yasur #volcano
Benjamin Simons retweeted
Did you know that volcanoes make smoke rings? Although they had some ideas, scientists weren't quite sure how fiery mountains managed it.
Now, thanks to smoke cannon toys and a virtual volcano, they may have cracked the case. My latest, for @NatGeo. nationalgeographic.com/scien…
Benjamin Simons retweeted
Why a big Mt Taranaki eruption just got more dangerous - NZ Herald - new research from @Tyranakisaurus nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic…
A thin slice of obsidian. When held up to the light beautiful banding can be seen. Thanks to my office mate for the prezzie!
Benjamin Simons retweeted
More than excited to be staying at @AucklandUni another 8 months in a new research position to work on a project studying hydrothermal eruptions in the #Taupo volcanic zone. I promise to provide for you all of the highest quality #blurps and #blorps over the next months.