The Team
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Professor Steve Sparks
Project lead
University of Bristol
Professor Steve Sparks is a world leader in volcanology, with wide-ranging interdisciplinary research integrating geological and volcanological field observations, analytical data, modelling and statistical approaches. He has led the development of new approaches to risk assessment, engaged with public outreach and advised authorities and national institutions during volcanic emergencies.
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Mr Gökhan Atıcı
Project lead
MTA
Mr Gökhan Atici is an expert in volcanism in Turkey, with research focused on Turkey’s recent volcanic activity and ignimbrite emplacement in Cappadocia. He has been conducted studies on volcano monitoring methods at the Vesuvius Observatory in Naples, Italy. He has experience in field geology, petrology, geochemistry and tephrochronology. He has been worked as a reserach asistant at Hacettepe Universtiy. He is a Geological Engineer at MTA and Head of the Turkish National Commission for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (TUVAK) now.
Team members
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Professor Willy Aspinall
Cabot Professor in Natural Hazards and Risk
Science at University of Bristol
Area of research: Volcanology and seismology
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Professor Juliet Biggs
Professor of Volcanology, University of Bristol
Area of research: Continental Tectonics and
Volcanic Deformation
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Professor Jon Blundy
Professorial Research Fellow in Petrology,
University of Bristol
Area of research: Volcano Petrology and Igneous
Geology
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Dr Sarah Brown
Senior Research Associate in Volcanology,
University of Bristol
Area of research: Volcanic hazards and risk
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Professor Kathy Cashman
Professor of Volcanology, University of Bristol
Area of research: Physical and chemical processes
in volcanic systems
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Mr Mehmet Çobankaya
Geological Engineer at MTA
Area of research: Stratigraphy and Geodynamics,
Mapping and GIS
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Ms Ayşe Dağlıyar
Mining Engineer at MTA
Area of research: Remote sensing and volcanic
deformation
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Ms Büsra Bihter Demirci
Geophysical Engineer at MTA
Area of research: Geophysics, Seismology
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Professor Joachim Gottsmann
Professor of Volcanology, University of Bristol
Area of research: Volcanology and geophysics
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Dr Evren Atakay Gündoğdu
Geological Engineer at MTA
Area of research: Volcano petrology and
geochemistry
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Dr Susanna Jenkins
Assistant Professor, Earth Observatory of
Singapore
Area of research: Volcanic hazards and risk
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Ms Bilge Karaman
City Planner at MTA
Area of research: Volcanic hazard modelling and
GIS
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Mr Rod Stewart
Director Montserrat Volcano Observatory
ÇArea of research: Seismology
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Mr Mark Woodhouse
Knowledge Exchange Fellow, University of Bristol
Area of research: Volcanic hazard modelling
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Ms Esra Yurteri
Geological Engineer at MTA
Area of research: Volcano petrology, Petrography
Associates
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Ahmet Türkecan
Retired Geological Engineer from MTA
Area of research: Volcanology
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Professor Axel K. Schmitt
Head of Isotope Geology and Petrology Research
Group at University of Heidelberg
Area of research: Geochronology, Isotope
Geochemistry, Igneous Petrology
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Professor Erkan Aydar
Head of Mineralogy and Petrography Department
of Geological Engineering at Hacettepe University
Area of research: Volcanology, Petrology,
Mineralogy and Petrography
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Fikret Doğru
Atatürk University
Research Assistant (phd)
Area of research: Remote Sensing and Volcanic
Deformation
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Bjarne Friedrichs
Research Scientist (PhD Student) at Isotope
Geology and Petrology Research Group, University
of Heidelber
Area of research: Geochemistry, Geochronology
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Martin Danisik
Research Fellow at Curtin University
Area of research : Geochronology, Geodynamics,
Thermochronology
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Begüm Çıvgın
Ankara University
Research Assistant (Dr.)
Area of Research: Seismicity and
local tomography of earthquakes
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Hünkar Demirbağ
Geological Engineer (MSc.) at MTA
Area of Research: Structural geology, tectonics,
stratigraphy and geodynamic evolution,
mapping and GIS, and dubbing
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Mert Demirkol
Geological Engineer (MSc.) at MTA
Area of Research: Mapping, GIS, Volcanic
hazards and Modelling volcanic activity
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Esra Ak
Geophysical Engineer, Geology Engineer
(MSc.) at MTA
Area of Research: Seismic, seismology and
volcano seismology