4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 From: "Dzurisin, Daniel" <dzurisin@xxxxxxxx> 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 *Announcing the 2019 Kleinman Grants for Volcano Research* The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington announces the following students have been awarded 2019 Kleinman Grants for Volcano Research. Jack Kleinman was a USGS employee at the David. A. Johnston Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) who died in a kayaking accident in 1994. By supporting field-oriented research projects in volcanology, the Kleinman Grants memorialize Jackâ??s exuberance for fieldwork, volcanoes, and the natural world. During the past 24 years, the program has helped more than 100 aspiring volcanologists who seek to learn more about volcanoes how they work, and how to mitigate the associated hazards. *Nate Klema *is a M.Sc. student at the University of Oregon (Leif Karlstrom, adviser). His research project â??Understanding Volcanic Landslide Hazard Through Structural Mapping of Lava Flowsâ?? is focused on the increased threat of landslides posed by the 2017 Eagle Creek wildfire on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. Landslides and mudflows are common occurrences at volcanoes around the world in years to decades after explosive eruptions destroy vegetation and leave easily erodible deposits on steep slopes. The project is expected to provide new insights into the sources of post-eruption slope instability that could lead to improved forecasts of associated hazards. With a special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service, Nate will conduct both overland and Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) surveys of the burned area. The project is being conducted in cooperation with mapping efforts by U.S. Geological Survey scientists Jim Oâ??Connor and Ray Wells. Nateâ??s work is focused specifically on classifying and studying volcanic features and deposits that may fail after a wildfire or eruption. *Brandi Lawler* is a graduate student at the University of Wyoming (Ken Sims, adviser) who is pursuing a double Ph.D. in Geology and Statistics as related to eruption forecasting. Her project â??Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Mafic Volcanism Across the Yellowstone Plateauâ?? is focused on basaltic lava flows in the region. A recent study concluded that basaltic eruptions pose a more significant threat in the near term than Yellowstoneâ??s thoroughly studied rhyolitic super-eruptions. In collaboration with USGS scientist Mark Stelten, Brandi will sample basaltic flows in and around Yellowstone National Park, analyze them for major and trace element compositions, examine them with an electron microprobe to determine possible magma mixing relationships, and measure isotopic ratios. Mark Stelten will date the samples using the precise 40Ar/39Ar method. The overarching goal of the project is to test the hypothesis that basaltic flows exhibit geochemical relationships that evolve with time in relation to Yellowstoneâ??s caldera-forming eruptions. If such relationships are identified, forecasts of future eruptive activity can be put on a more solid footing. *Danielle Molisee* is a Ph.D. student at the University of South Florida (Sylvain Charbonnier and Aurelie Germa, co-advisors). Her thesis project is â??Revealing Volcano-Tectonic Interactions Using Detailed Fault Mapping and Vent Spatial Density Models â?? Medicine Lake Volcano, California.â?? Danielle plans to map the geometry, locations, and cross-cutting relationships of previously unmapped Quaternary fault traces in and around Medicine Lake Volcano using a 12-meter resolution TanDEM-X digital elevation model; validate the results in the field by visiting mapped vent locations; and create contoured vent spatial density models of the region. The objectives of the project are to reveal the extent to which magma pathways are controlled by local tectonic strain at Medicine Lake Volcano and to develop a method that can be applied to other volcanoes in similarly complex tectonic settings. The research builds on USGS geologic mapping by Julie Donnelly-Nolan and a recent database of volcanic vents compiled by USGS scientists Dave Ramsey and Lee Siebert. ============================================================== Volcano Listserv is a collaborative venture among Arizona State University (ASU), Portland State University (PSU), the Global Volcanism Program (GVP) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, and the International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI). ASU - http://www.asu.edu/ PSU - http://pdx.edu/ GVP - http://www.volcano.si.edu/ IAVCEI - http://www.iavcei.org/ To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxx. To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxx. Please do not send attachments. ============================================================== ------------------------------
