1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 From: Tobias Fischer <fischer@xxxxxxx> Interested in developing, testing and using drone swarms to measure volcanic gases? The National Science Foundation National Robotics Initiative (NRI) is funding an interdisciplinary 3-year research initiative on advancing volcanic gas measurements using Volcano Co-robots with Adaptive Natural algorithms (VolCAN). The project is housed at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque with investigators from the Departments of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Computer Science, and Electrical and Computer Engineering forming the VolCAN research group. A major goal of this project is to improve our ability to measure gases in volcanic plumes, fumaroles and diffuse degassing areas using drones that operate in swarms. Hardware and software will be developed to generate 3D chemical concentration maps, detect volcanic gas sources and determine gas emission rates. Extensive field testing on volcanoes and hydrothermal systems is an integral part of the project. Obtained data will be used to advance our understating of volcanic processes leading to eruptions. There is a current opening for one PhD student in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) at the University of New Mexico under the supervision of Prof. Tobias Fischer and Dr. Scott Nowicki with a start date of August 2021. Please contact Tobias Fischer (fischer@xxxxxxx) for further information about VolCAN, consult the UNM graduate application website ( https://grad.unm.edu/prospective-students/apply-now.html) for application procedures and visit UNM EPS (https://eps.unm.edu) for information about the department. 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 ------------------------------
