About

Our transdisciplinary team is focussed on developing unique solutions to the problems encountered in our volcanic environments. We have a broad range of skills with considerable knowledge and experience to develop hazard and risk management solutions.

Overview

Research And Consultation Specialties

Volcanic hazards assessment

Mapping, probabilistic analysis (recurrence, spatial impact), geochemical analysis, GIS analysis, numerical modelling.

Volcanic Risk evaluation

Economic analysis, cost-benefit analysis of risk treatments, GIS modelling.

Emergency management planning

Warning systems, operational support plans, communications planning, scenario and training tools, public awareness plans.

Community hazards education and planning

Participatory methods, hazard and risk evaluation, prioritising risk treatment strategies, community emergency plans, risk perception, education materials development.

Geological and Volcano Remote Sensing

Spatial-temporal change detection, geological mapping, hydrothermal mineral mapping, economic geology, geothermal exploration.

Physical Volcanology

Volcanic sedimentology, tephra chronostratigraphy, eruptive processes.

Volcanic Plumbing Systems

Petrological and geochemical investigation of historic eruption deposits and geophysical imaging.

Agricultural, health and environmental impacts of volcanism

Impact assessments and management tools, acute and chronic health hazard impacts, water supply testing, ash testing, fluoride hazard assessment and animal health, cropping.

Education and awareness

Undergraduate and postgraduate tertiary teaching in a broad range of emergency management and volcanology areas.

Working with Indigenous communities and Māori

Our research has been effective in transferring indigenous knowledge (and matauranga Māori) to find solutions that empower our indigenous communities.