Volcanic Risk Solutions - Students

Current Students

    • Masters students at Massey University

    • Mr Ian Chapman

      Masters of Emergency Management

    • Mr Matt Irwin

      MSc Student and GIS Support Officer

    • PhD students co-supervised from other departments/universities

    • Ms Debra Ellis

      School of Psychology / Massey GNS Science Joint Centre for Disaster Research

    • Mr James Cowlyn

      University of Canterbury

    • Ms May Sas

      University of Auckland

    • Masters students at Massey University

    • Ms Emma Philips

      MSc thesis “An assessment of the stability of Ruapehu's Crater Lake rim and the maximum likely lahar event in the Whangaehu River”. Completed 2011

    • Ms Ruth Hinz

      MSc thesis “Environmental health implications of volcanic degassing in urban areas of Rotorua”. Completed 2011

    • Ms Kim Martelli

      MSc thesis “Computer modelling of pyroclastic flow hazards from Ngauruhoe Volcano, New Zealand”. Completed 2007

    • Ms Rachel Crimp

      MSc thesis “Chronic dental fluorosis in relation to volcanic degassing at Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu”. Completed 2007

    • PhD students co-supervised from other departments/universities

    • Dr John Caulfield

      Macquarie University, Australia

    • Dr Tom Wilson

      PhD thesis “Vulnerability of Pastoral Farm Systems to Volcanic Ashfall Hazards”. Completed 2009

    • Dr Gert Lube

      PhD thesis “Pyroclastic flow: field and laboratory approaches”. Completed 2006

    • Masters/Diploma students co-supervised from other departments/universities

    • Coral Aldridge

      Department of Applied and International Economics, Massey University. MA thesis “Economic loss modelling for volcanic eruption impacts in the Taranaki Region, New Zealand “. Completed 2006

    • Ms Kerstin Gruender

      U. Mainz, Mainz, Germany. Diplomarbeit (MSc thesis) “Petrography and mineral chemistry of a xenolith suite from Mt Taranaki, New Zealand: insights into the sub-volcanic lithosphere of an arc”. Completed 2006

    • Mr Chris Raine

      School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University. Masters of Emergency Management thesis “A structured approach to for integrated emergency management planning and response for pre-declaration emergencies”. Completed 2006

    • Ms Deborah Cunningham

      School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University. MPhil thesis “The application of risk analysis tools in Civil Defence Emergency Management Planning in New Zealand”. Completed 2005