People

Joe Dufek, Julian McAdams, Josh Mendez, Nathan Andersen, Eric Breard,  Ryan Cahalan, Amelia Winner, Gabe Eggers,  Sage Kemmerlin,  Wim Degruyter, Leah Courtland

Former PhD Students: Joe Estep, Jenn Telling, Cindy Young, Mary Benage, Ozge Karakas, Josh Mendez

	Joe Dufek - Faculty, University of Oregon My research is primarily focused on the application of fluid dynamics to understand mass and energy transfer in geological processes, with particular emphasis on volcanic systems. One of my research's goals is to delineate how multiphase interactions contribute to the structure and composition of igneous systems, and the role of such interactions in determining the dynamics and deposit architecture of volcanic flows.
	Julian McAdams, Laboratory Manager Julian manages many of the activities in our lab, helps design and build a number of the experiments, and conducts field studies.
	Josh Mendez Harper - Postdoc, Georgia Tech/Emory Josh is examining a number of charging mechanisms that occur in volcanic plumes and designing sensors for lab and field based measurements of electric fields. He is also conducting research on the thermal environment of magma chambers. Josh was a recipient of a NSF graduate fellowship and Blue Waters Fellowship. Josh's Website
	Eric Breard - Postdoc, University of Oregon Eric works on the propagation of pyroclastic density currents and has been involved in experimental and computational approaches to describe these eruptive flows. Recent work includes the characterization of granular rheology and mesoscale structure formation.
	Nathan Andersen - Postdoc, University of Oregon Nathan applies the tools of petrology and geochronology to describe the magma dynamics of crustal magma reservoirs. His recent work has focused of large silicic systems such as the Laguna del Maule volcanic system.
	Ryan Cahalan - PhD Student, University of Oregon Ryan is working on understanding the processes leading up to explosive submarine eruptions as well as dispersal processes in submarine volcanic systems using experiments and models. Ryan's Website
	Amelia Winner, PhD Student, Georgia Tech Amelia is working to understand the mechanisms and rates of erosion in granular flows and pyroclastic density currents in particular using a combination of experiments and computational approaches.
	Sage Kemmerlin, Masters Student, University of Oregon Sage is working on understanding the transport and deposition of very hot pyroclastic density currents and the formation of high grade ignimbrites.
	Gabe Eggers -PhD Graduate Student, Georgia Tech Gabe is working on understanding the production and detection of silicic magmas on Mars and Earth using a variety of remote sensing techniques and numerical modeling.

Former Doctoral Students

	Josh Mendez Harper - PhD Student, Georgia Tech Josh is examining a number of charging mechanisms that occur in volcanic plumes and designing sensors for lab and field based measurements of electric fields. He is also conducting research on the thermal environment of magma chambers. Josh is a recipient of a NSF graduate fellowship. Josh's Website
	Mary is working to better understand the depostis and dynamics of pyroclastic density currents. She is currently specializing on the recent eruptive events of Tungurahua, Ecuador. Mary was a recipient of a DOE graduate fellowship in computational science and an NSF graduate fellowship. Mary's Website
	Ozge Karakas- Graduate Student, Georgia Tech Ozge is working to better understand the coupled thermal, deformation, and degassing history of large caldera systems to better understand the evolution of 'super' volcanic eruptions. Ozge is currently a postdoctoral fellow at ETH. Ozge's Website
	Jenn Telling - PhD 2013, Georgia Tech Jenn has an interest in a number of multiphase  problems. She worked on aggregation processes in volcanic plumes during her time at Georgia Tech. Jenn currently is a postdoctoral fellow at Michigan Tech. Jenn's Website
	Joe Estep -PhD 2014, Georgia Tech Joe's research focuses on granular flow mechanics, simulations and experiments. He is particularly focusing on near-bed stresses and how they influence erosion and flow. He is currently a geophysicist at Chevron.
	Cindy Young- PhD 2014, Georgia Tech Cindy is working on coupling remote sensing techniques, radiative transfer modeling, and dynamics modeling to understand ash dispersal following eruptive events. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Emory.