This month, we hear from Emma Bouie, a postgraduate student at Ohio State University. Emma specialises in coastal geomorphology, resilience strategies, and using GIS for effective public communication. She is committed…
Category: Geological Hazards
Gaming and geohazards: Using games to improve risk communication at one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes
Agnessa Spanellis is a gamification researcher at the University of Edinburgh. Agnessa thinks games are too good to be reserved for entertainment purposes only, and her research aims to use…
Climate change, flood risk, and the future of Geoscience
This week, we are excited to bring you another Geoscience for the Future Interview- We were lucky to catch up with Professor Dan Parsons at the recent International Conference of…
5 reasons why studying Geoscience can help save the planet
This blog is written by the editor of Geoscience for the Future, Natasha Dowey. Natasha is a lecturer in Geoscience at Sheffield Hallam University, where she teaches students how the…
How to experiment with the most dangerous flows in the world
This blog is written by Pete Rowley, a volcanologist who pours sand down chutes to see what it does. Sometimes he’s allowed out to play with real volcanoes. A churning…
Next Gen Geoscience: Volcanoes, Video Games, and JEDI with Jazmin Scarlett
This week, Geoscience for the Future chats to Jazmin Scarlett, a scientist whose research combines volcanoes, history, society and video games! Identifying as Black, disabled and queer, Jazmin is passionate…
Lessons from a land devastated by Ruiz: building equitable partnerships in the study of Colombian volcanoes
This blog is written by David Cavell. David spent his PhD studying the formation and chemistry of Colombian volcanoes, including Nevado del Ruiz. He is currently preparing publications from his…
Space Weather: Seeking Storms in Space
This blog is written by Gemma Richardson, a geomagnetic hazard specialist at the British Geological Survey. In her spare time Gemma likes to make crafty things very slowly and walk…
Earthquakes and their Faults: Engineers of our Environment
This blog is written by Zoë Mildon, a lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Plymouth. She has worked on earthquakes and geological hazards across the world, including Italy,…
Landslides: why do they happen and what can we do about them?
This blog is written by Anika Braun, a lecturer in engineering geology at Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. Anika studied Georesources Management and gained a PhD at RWTH Aachen University, Germany,…