I am a volcanologist, with broad interests in understanding how volcanoes work, and in the causes and consequences of volcanic activity.
Active research topics include: using historical sources to extend our knowledge of past eruptions and their societal impacts; understanding the response of volcanoes in once-glaciated regions to the end of the last glaciation; and piecing together records of past volcanism, and understanding contemporary volcanic risk, in the Ethiopian Rift Valley and the Eastern Caribbean.
Papers (in review)
DM Pyle et al., The first seismo-volcanological observatory on Montserrat - EarthArxiv preprint
SJ Turner et al., Volcanic arc structure controlled by liquid focusing from the slab — evidence from boron isotopes and trace elements, EarthArxiv preprint
A Paine et al., New evidence for millennial-scale interactions between Hg cycling and hydroclimate from Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana, Climate of the Past (open for discussion, in review)
Current Projects (2022 - 2024)
Oxford Martin School Programme on Rethinking Natural Resources - interdisciplinary programme exploring volcanic geofluids as sources of energy and critical metals.
Curating Crises - an interdisciplinary collaboration exploring unrest at Caribbean volcanoes from 1890-2000. Funded by the AHRC - NERC 'Hidden Histories' programme
Recent Activities
Sensing Volcanoes - at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (2023) and on tour (2024), showcasing collaborative work in the Caribbean and in the Curating Crises project.
Vesuvius 22 - interdisciplinary project to mark the 200th anniversary of a major eruption of Mt Vesuvius, Italy.
Google Arts and Culture Exhibit on the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, based on materials in the archives of the Royal Society.
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