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GMPV ECS Campfires – Meet the GMPV GA25 awardees!

GMPV ECS Campfires Team August 22, 2025

The first edition of the Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology Campfires of the 2025/2026 season is right at the door and will take place on Thursday September 25th at 4 pm CEST on Zoom. Our speakers for this edition are: Laura Lünenschloss – 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award, Master student @ University of Tübingen, Germany on: “H2O-v ...[Read More]

Volcanoes and Corals: a journey to discover volcanic activity as seen from a coral perspective with Prof. Tom Sheldrake

Alessandro Musu June 28, 2023

On the left the volcano of Soufriere Hills on Montserrat, which deposited large amounts of volcanic material into the surrounding ocean. Picture provided by Prof. Thomas Sheldrake. On the right, A consort of marine life: sponges, massive reef building corals, soft corals, branching corals. Image taken at a depth of about 4-5 m in Carlisle Bay (on the west coast of Barbados) in July 2022.

What can corals tell us about volcanic eruptions? Is it possible corals, in the span of their lives, have recorded valuable data on volcanic eruptions they have witnessed? Today we find it out together with Prof. Tom Sheldrake, who takes us on a journey through coral reefs and volcanic eruptions, giving voice to what corals want to tell us about volcanic activity! Introducing Professor Tom Sheldra ...[Read More]