assistant professor at CUNY-York College and research associate at the Museum of Natural History Also a dancing, music-ing, basketball-ing NYer
Staten Island, NY
Joined April 2009
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Samantha Tramontano retweeted
🪨A 400-million-year-old classroom! (1/2)
We hosted students from @AMNH's Master of Arts in Teaching Science program for their annual visit to the MHB. Behind our bridge office lies an ancient rock outcrop, estimated to be over 400 million years old. Talk about hands-on teaching!
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The Valley's geology layers share a rich story of continental formation, mountain building, & glacial impact, making them some of the most scientifically significant in the Appalachian region.
We’re always excited to support the next generation of Earth Science educators!
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
A new study by Prof. Marc-Antoine Longpré (@ma_longpre) and alumna Samantha Tramontano (@samtramrox) in @NatureGeosci suggests that magma composition could drive tremors during volcanic eruptions. Learn more: gc.cuny.edu/news/new-study-s… @AMNH
ALT A field of volcanic ash during the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa’s northwest coast. © Samantha Tramontano
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
Stay safe, everyone.
For scientists interested in a coordinated response: CONVERSE is starting a coordination effort. we will be posting on the website and slack channel.
conversecenter.org/
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
Preliminary glass data from the #2023svartsengi eruption! The ongoing eruption north of Hagafell, although more evolved, has a similar composition to the late erupted lavas from Fagradalsfjall. Glass MgO and K2O/TiO2 are of 6.0 wt% and 0.24, respectively.
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
Class of ‘23 grad Samantha Tramontano (@samtramrox) has already had an amazing career, collecting samples as the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted. Now she heads to a postdoc at @AMNH and shares this advice for other Ph.D. students gc.cuny.edu/news/volcano-res… @ma_longpre @cunygcees
ALT Samantha Tramontano
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
Grad Students: Want to get involved in creating realistic, multidisciplinary volcano simulations with other grads and expert mentors?
For details and to apply: tinyurl.com/bdh6fxdy
Or shoot me a DM!
Especially seeking applicants from small programs and non-R1 institutions
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
So proud of @samtramrox during her PhD defense! She is why I started studying 🌋and I can only hope to be like her one day. She makes being a scientist feel possible.(Ignore the tears. I hadn't heard Sam, @ma_longpre, or Dr. Ludmans voice in like 3 years and couldn't stop crying)
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
Volgaynoes, a volcanology-themed queer art collaboration with @AilsaNaismith is now live on Kickstarter! 🏳️🌈🌋🏳️🌈
This is a science-art collaboration that shows off the beauty and diversity of volcanic processes on our planet while celebrating LGBTQ+ scientists and volcano lovers.
ALT A close-up photograph of pins, stickers, and greeting cards featuring the art of volcanoes and magma flows around the word through colours of the Progress Pride flags. The following text is on the graphics: a Palaeoiris and Alias in ink present Volgaynoes, a volcano-themed queer art collection. A green strip is at the bottom with "Just launched on Kickstarter" logo on it.
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New paper alert! We use microCT to look at 3D chemical zoning in sanidine. Couple findings: 1) we can correlate this CT data to Ba concentration 2) sanidine zoning can be very complex such that 2D images will miss it. @geowhateverist pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa…
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
Geochemical results from first 48 hours of Mauna Loa eruption:
> glassy near vent
> small crystals of plagioclase and olivine at flow front as lava cools
> 6-6.8% MgO
> eruption temp 1156 C (2113 F)
> similar to past lava compositions
> no leftover lava from 1984 is apparent
ALT USGS photos of recently collected lava samples from Mauna Loa by K. Lynn.
ALT USGS photos of recently collected lava samples from Mauna Loa by K. Lynn.
ALT USGS photos of recently collected lava samples from Mauna Loa by K. Lynn.
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
Have you ever been confused by Mg data from #magmatic or #volcanic plagioclases? 🤔🌋 Our new paper in @GCA_Journal suggests that structural ordering in plag can completely flip the dependence of Mg partitioning on anorthite content! Free access here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1g1qM…
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
We are hiring a Lecturer in Geology, please spread the word: cuny.jobs/queens-ny/lecturer…
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
the appalachian mountains are older than saturn’s rings. the appalachian mountains are older than dinosaurs. the appalachian mountains are older than trees. the appalachian mountains are literally older than BONES. the appalachian mountains should be regarded with pure terror.
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A photographer stood on the trail and captured people seeing the eruption for the first time. I got emotional just from seeing the photos! visir.is/g/20222296298d #fagradalsfjall
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We are proud to announce the publication of our research on the #Tajogaite #CumbreVieja #LaPalma eruption: "The initial phase of the 2021 Cumbre Vieja ridge eruption (Canary Islands): Products and dynamics controlling edifice growth and collapse" sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
Drone shot of Meradalir Volcano in Iceland that started erupting on August 3rd, 2022 - This was shot 4 hours after it started 🌋
#meradalir #icelandvolcano #volcanoiceland
© Hörður Kristleifsson
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
The 2021 La Palma volcano has finally been named Volcán de Tajogaite, the outcome of a second phase of public consultation by Revive the Valley, in which 4,283 members of the public voted for their preferred name out of 10. Full update on Facebook.
📸 sentinel 2 (satellite)
Samantha Tramontano retweeted
Happy to announce my 2nd PhD chapter with @geowhateverist and @supereruption has been published: bit.ly/3NITfyr. We use high res laicpms transects in plag from Cerro Galàn to model their thermal history in an effort to get at long term storage conditions of the system.
