Volcano Bothering at Stromboli, by Nahum Clements

Hi, I’m Nahum. I’m in my first year of my PhD looking at methods of measuring volcanic gases. Recently I went on fieldwork to Stromboli volcano. Stromboli is one of the eight Aeolian Islands, which form an arc just off the northern coast of Sicily, Italy. It’s one of the most famous active volcanoes in the world, consistently showing some form of activity for the … Continue reading

Compare the Meerkat.com – an African Adventure, by Jack Thorley

Like some of my fellow PhD cohort on the ESS DTP, I too venture south of the equator for my fieldwork. However, I stop someway short of the turbulent waters and glistening snowscapes of Antarctica. Instead, you’ll find me rambling around the red sands of the Kalahari Desert in the Northern Cape of South Africa, searching for mole-rats and meerkats.

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I’m Jack and I’m based … Continue reading

Compare the Meerkat.com – an African Adventure, by Jack Thorley

Like some of my fellow PhD cohort on the ESS DTP, I too venture south of the equator for my fieldwork. However, I stop someway short of the turbulent waters and glistening snowscapes of Antarctica. Instead, you’ll find me rambling around the red sands of the Kalahari Desert in the Northern Cape of South Africa, searching for mole-rats and meerkats.

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I’m Jack and I’m based … Continue reading

An Antarctic Adventure by Kathy Gunn

Hello, I’m Kathy and I’m based uptown in the Drum Building at Bullard Labs.

 

My PhD studies a relatively new discipline called Seismic Oceanography which uses acoustic waves to pick out rapid changes in temperature and salinity within the oceans. The data can be mapped as an image of density variations, showing features such as different water masses, layering and eddies. Aside from pretty … Continue reading