Michael at Fall River, Oregon, a spring-fed river
Field work is a key aspect of our work and classes, and has provided the inspiration for new projects and research directions. In fact, several completed student theses have been based on field work or data collected in the field. These theses include the MSc theses of Bretagne Hygelund (geomorphology), Liz James (isotope hydrogeology), Martin Saar (porosity-permeability relationships in basalts), the PhD thesis of Jon Castro (obsidian flow dynamics), and Maria Brumm (heat flow in the Sierras). Max Rudolph studied mud volcanoes and Leif Karlstrom studied supraglacial channels. With Joel Rowland we monitored springs in the Bay Area in order to document and understand hydrological responses to earthquakes. Carolina Munoz studied geysers in El Tatio, Chile. Noah Randolph-Flagg studied hydrothermally-altered ignimbrite in Long Valley caldera. Kristen Fauria studied a large underwater silicic eruption on the MESH cruise. Dana Lapides studied wood in rivers.
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Salton Sea mud volcanoes, June 2021
Aso volcano, Japan, February 2020
Llaima volcano, Chile, January 2020
Laguna del Maule, January 2018
Volcano science class field trip, August 2017
Havre submarine volcano, March-April 2015
El Tatio, Chile, geyser field, October 2014
Stream flow responses to the 2014 Napa earthquake
Berkeley Field Camp, Long Valley, 2014
Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, April 2014
Christchurch, New Zealand, May 2012
IODP Expedition 340, March-April 2012
Mono and Inyo domes, eastern California, August 2011
Horoman peridotite, Mt Usu, Mt Tarumae, Japan, July 2011
Salton Sea mud volcanoes and mud pots, spring 2010
Australia (the red interior, rainforest and Great Barrier Reef), 2009
Alpine Fault, New Zealand, 2009
Mound springs, New Mexico, 2006
Springs in the Oregon Cascades
Michael at Fall River, Oregon, a spring-fed river