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Geodynamics

edited by Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou

Kleoniki Lydia Theodoridou is a Geologist with a master’s degree in Risk and Disaster Science from University College London. She is currently a Blog Editor at the European Geosciences Union Geodynamics division for the third year in a row. Her research interests range from Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate-related topics, Geoheritage, and Geodynamics. She tweets under @lydia_theo1.

Unravelling the geological past of the Sierra del Nevado, in South Andes, Argentina

and October 26, 2022
Unravelling the geological past of the Sierra del Nevado, in South Andes, Argentina
Cerro Nevado volcano illustrated by Vojta Hýbl

Have you ever wondered to learn more about the geological setting of the Nevado volcano in Central-West Argentina? In this week’s blog, we have Georgina Rubiano Lorenzoni, a Ph.D. Geologist student from the Universidad Nacional de La Pampa in Argentina, who will guide us through her thesis aims, which are the identification and investigation of the petrogenesis and geochronology of the mountain ra ...[Read More]

The “Geo-journey” of a PhD Candidate Geophysicist from Sicily to Uppsala.

and August 10, 2022
The “Geo-journey” of a PhD Candidate Geophysicist from Sicily to Uppsala.
Figure 1: Mount Etna along the famous Serracozzo path at 2200 m.

Does the sound of pursuing a Ph.D. terrify you? Well, fear not because this week we have Samuel Zappalà from Uppsala University to tell us more about his inspiring story as a Ph.D. student at the Department of Earth Science in Uppsala. And, who knows maybe you will be inspired to pursue a Ph.D. in the future? How many times have you wondered if it is worth taking the risk to pursue a Ph.D. abroad, ...[Read More]

Democratising the concept of risk: The Tomorrow’s Cities Decision Support Environment

and June 15, 2022
Democratising the concept of risk: The Tomorrow’s Cities Decision Support Environment

Curious to gain an insight into how we can battle the rapid urbanisation and reduce the disaster risk for the poor people in the future? This week, Dr. Roberto Gentile, Lecturer in Catastrophe Risk Modelling at the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction – University College London, talks about the Tomorrow’s Cities Decision Support Environment for risk-informed, pro-poor urban planning, and des ...[Read More]