The research efforts of the volcanology program broadly fall in two groups. Each research topic is approached by combining multidisciplinary observations with theoretical modelling. The research spans the generation and evolution of pockets of magma at depth in the mantle, their transport through the mantle and crust of the Earth, emplacement of magma within the crust or its catastrophic eruption to the surface, along with its environmental consequences.
Magmatic processes and volcanic systems
- Magma generation
- Magma transport
- Magma chambers and intrusions
- Volcanic systems
- Magmatic-Tectonic interaction
Volcanic eruptions and environmental effects
- Physics of volcanic processes
- Eruption precursors
- Eruptions
- Eruptive products and eruption history
- Local and global environmental effects
- Volcanic Hazards and their mitigation