Just completed the central Oregon leg of our University of Oregon field volcanology class. A bit chilly, but lots of great geology!

Can you spot the difference? Exciting work coming out of Josef Dufek and Christopher H. Hendon lab.

If your next cup of espresso tastes a bit better, you can thank volcanology around.uoregon.edu/content/if-you…

The Pacific NW is a great combo for coffee and volcanoes: Oregon scientists say there’s a better way to grind your coffee opb.org/article/2024/0…

We launched a sensor balloon for our University of Oregon Earth Sciences 'Building an Atmosphere' class yesterday. After a day+night traveling across California, a little loop in the Pacific, and across Mexico we are now tracking it in Texas. UO College of Arts and Sciences #sensors

After the GEMS measurements, there was a major escalation of the #Ruang #eruption, producing a high-level umbrella cloud. Higher SO₂ emissions are expected, with stratospheric injection likely. For reference, the 2002 #Ruang eruption emitted ~0.1 Tg SO₂. x.com/CIRA_CSU/statu…

Join us in Bend to discuss magmatism in the Cascades: blogs.uoregon.edu/cascades24/

Very excited to see this paper led by eric breard come out! As always, Eric makes the best figures!

Excited to this out. In this paper led by Josh Crozier we examine how an eruption can be modified by deformation and the connection between geophysics and turbulent multiphase plumes. Also illustrating the the potential of integrating many different sensor measurements.

I'm a bit late posting our group picture for the year -- but no time like the present, especially as three of the group are defending in the next three weeks, starting with Becca Bussard tomorrow!

We also had a wonderful visit from George Bergantz this week who discussed lower crustal exposures and granular fabrics.

Cascades24 will held Monday, August 5 to Friday, August, 9, 2024 in Bend, Oregon and will focus on themes of the magmatic, volcanic and tectonic processes in the Cascades. blogs.uoregon.edu/cascades24/

Remember to register for Cascades24. No registration fees and lodging is provided in Bend. Additional travel funds for ECR are available.

Great discussions about volcanic processes in a wonderful natural laboratory.

It has been a whirlwind of meetings, field trips and volcanic discussions in the past month in Oregon starting with the Cascades24 meeting in Bend and ending with the PDC workshop in Eugene last week!

Idaho: Basically every fire in Idaho went plume dominated today. This is the Lava Fire on the Boise National Forest. #idfire #wildfire #idwx It sounds like it may run into 2 other fires on the same Forest. This is incredible fire behavior spanning across a vast portion of

After having a discussion of very old rocks with Ron Frost at UW, I managed to briefly visit the Granite Mtns in Wyoming. The mountains emerge like islands from a sea of sediment.

Today is Blake Nash-Laboe last day in the UO Sensors for Extreme Environments lab. Blake has done some amazing things in the lab and we are excited to see what he does next in graduate school in atmospheric science at UC Davis!