Friday seminar 26. April 2024 -  Greta Wells (Postdoc, Institute of Earth Sciences)

 
Backscatter electron images of lava and tephrs from Sundhnúkur

Melt compositions during the 2023-2024 Sundhnúkur events

Friday seminar 12. April 2024 -  Steffen Mischke, Professor, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland

 
Thin sections for lava and tephra samples_20240317

Eruption at Sundhnúksgígar March 2024 - Chemical analyses of lava samples and volcanic gas

Overview of the glacial geomorphological imprint on the Iceland shelf.

New book has been published - European Glacial Landscapes

Friday seminar 15. March 2024 - Alberto Caracciolo, Postdoc, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland

 
Figure 1. Western part of the Reykjanes Peninsula in SW-Iceland showing the Svartsengi, Reykjanes (R) and Fagradalsfjall (F) volcanic systems, fractures, fissure swarms, plate boundary central axis, the 2021-2023 Fagradalsfjall lavas, and lava fields from the previous eruptive period ending in the 13th century CE. Inset show Iceland with fissure swarms (yellow areas) central volcanoes (dashed ovals) and far-field spreading direction and the area of the main map. Reproduced with permission from Sigmundsson e

Volcano-tectonic activity on the Reykjanes Peninsula since 2019: Overview and associated hazards

 

Helgi Björnsson receives a lifetime Honorary Membership for outstanding contributions to glaciology at a national/regional level from the International Glaciological Society (IGS)

Friday seminar 9. February 2024 - Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Research Scientist, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland

 
Eruption in Sundhnukagigar February 2024 - thin section

Eruption at Sundhnúksgígar February 2024 - Preliminary petrographic and geochemical data

Innovation Award of the President of Iceland 2024 - Rakel María Ellingsen Óttarsdóttir
Thin sections - Eruption north of Grindavík 14. January 2023

Eruption North of Grindavík 2024 - Preliminary petrographic and geochemical data