Geochemical results from first 48 hours of Mauna Loa eruption: > glassy near vent > small crystals of plagioclase and olivine at flow front as lava cools > 6-6.8% MgO > eruption temp 1156 C (2113 F) > similar to past lava compositions > no leftover lava from 1984 is apparent

THE OBSTACLES BE OBSTACLING TODAY

STUNNER! See you one day Etna ☺️

GOT THAT GRADES IN ON A FRIDAY FEELING!! This is a biggie since I’m now looking at my first semester off from 6 (um wow wtf) years lecturing and instructing at CUNY 🥳🪩💃 no dancefloor in nyc is safe tonight

New paper alert! We use microCT to look at 3D chemical zoning in sanidine. Couple findings: 1) we can correlate this CT data to Ba concentration 2) sanidine zoning can be very complex such that 2D images will miss it. Adam Kent pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/arti…

Volgaynoes, a volcanology-themed queer art collaboration with Ailsa Naismith is now live on Kickstarter! 🏳️‍🌈🌋🏳️‍🌈 This is a science-art collaboration that shows off the beauty and diversity of volcanic processes on our planet while celebrating LGBTQ+ scientists and volcano lovers.

Publicly defending my PhD research at CUNY next Weds. March 15 (1 PM EST): Untangling the Nature and Timescales of Magmatic Processes Driving Eruptions at Quiescent Volcanoes: Examples from Momotombo, Nicaragua, and Cumbre Vieja, Canary Islands. All welcome - Dm me for zoom link!

So proud of Samantha Tramontano during her PhD defense! She is why I started studying 🌋and I can only hope to be like her one day. She makes being a scientist feel possible.(Ignore the tears. I hadn't heard Sam, Marc-Antoine Longpré, or Dr. Ludmans voice in like 3 years and couldn't stop crying)

Discussing my field experience during the 2021 La Palma eruption + petrologic work in the CONVERSE webinar *today* at 3PM EST! conversecenter.org/spring-2023-we… Teaser: eruption ending signals, linking melt chemistry with physical monitoring signals, tracking subsurface viscosity changes

Grad Students: Want to get involved in creating realistic, multidisciplinary volcano simulations with other grads and expert mentors? For details and to apply: tinyurl.com/bdh6fxdy Or shoot me a DM! Especially seeking applicants from small programs and non-R1 institutions

!!NYC TEACHERS!! Prof. Steven Jaret Steven Jaret and I are leading this free workshop in Central Park on June 8 and would love for you to join us! CTLE credit granted upon completion. More info and sign-up link here: eventbrite.com/e/amnh-chancel… 🏙️🪨

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Class of ‘23 grad Samantha Tramontano (Samantha Tramontano) has already had an amazing career, collecting samples as the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted. Now she heads to a postdoc at American Museum of Natural History and shares this advice for other Ph.D. students gc.cuny.edu/news/volcano-r… Marc-Antoine Longpré @cunygcees

HAD THE MOST FUN TONIGHT! Thanks for this opportunity to share this work alongside so many amazing GC researchers🤘🌋💅

Stay safe, everyone. For scientists interested in a coordinated response: CONVERSE is starting a coordination effort. we will be posting on the website and slack channel. conversecenter.org

Preliminary glass data from the #2023svartsengi eruption! The ongoing eruption north of Hagafell, although more evolved, has a similar composition to the late erupted lavas from Fagradalsfjall. Glass MgO and K2O/TiO2 are of 6.0 wt% and 0.24, respectively.

A new study by Prof. Marc-Antoine Longpré (Marc-Antoine Longpré) and alumna Samantha Tramontano (Samantha Tramontano) in Nature Geoscience suggests that magma composition could drive tremors during volcanic eruptions. Learn more: gc.cuny.edu/news/new-study… American Museum of Natural History

🪨A 400-million-year-old classroom! (1/2) We hosted students from American Museum of Natural History's Master of Arts in Teaching Science program for their annual visit to the MHB. Behind our bridge office lies an ancient rock outcrop, estimated to be over 400 million years old. Talk about hands-on teaching!

(2/2) The Valley's geology layers share a rich story of continental formation, mountain building, & glacial impact, making them some of the most scientifically significant in the Appalachian region. We’re always excited to support the next generation of Earth Science educators!