{"id":4166,"date":"2020-05-02T13:04:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T17:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rockheadsciences.com\/?p=4166"},"modified":"2020-05-09T10:24:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T14:24:06","slug":"lerner2-volcanology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rockheadsciences.com\/lerner2-volcanology\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Fellow, Volcanology, Dr. Geoff Lerner @tyranakisaurus: A Day in the GeoLife Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4182\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rockheadsciences.com\/lerner2-volcanology\/adobephotoshopexpress_2020_05_02_123732-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AdobePhotoshopExpress_2020_05_02_123732-1.jpg?fit=1748%2C1496\" data-orig-size=\"1748,1496\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1588423381&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AdobePhotoshopExpress_2020_05_02_12:37:32\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AdobePhotoshopExpress_2020_05_02_123732-1.jpg?fit=300%2C257\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AdobePhotoshopExpress_2020_05_02_123732-1.jpg?fit=628%2C537\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"628\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AdobePhotoshopExpress_2020_05_02_123732-1.jpg?resize=628%2C537\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AdobePhotoshopExpress_2020_05_02_123732-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C876 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AdobePhotoshopExpress_2020_05_02_123732-1.jpg?resize=300%2C257 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AdobePhotoshopExpress_2020_05_02_123732-1.jpg?resize=768%2C657 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AdobePhotoshopExpress_2020_05_02_123732-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1315 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AdobePhotoshopExpress_2020_05_02_123732-1.jpg?resize=956%2C818 956w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AdobePhotoshopExpress_2020_05_02_123732-1.jpg?w=1748 1748w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AdobePhotoshopExpress_2020_05_02_123732-1.jpg?w=1256 1256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Collecting paleomagnetic samples on Imbabura volcano, Ecuador \u00a92020 Geoff Lerner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NAME:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Geoff Lerner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CURRENT TITLE:<\/strong>&nbsp;Research Fellow at the Earth Observatory of Singapore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AREA OF EXPERTISE:<\/strong>&nbsp;Physical volcanology, volcanic hazards, paleomagnetism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:<\/strong>&nbsp;1 (post-PhD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EDUCATION:<\/strong>&nbsp;BS Geological Sciences, Tufts University 2011<br>MS Michigan Technological University 2014<br>MSc University of Milan-Bicocca 2015<br>PhD University of Auckland 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TWITTER NAME:<\/strong>\u00a0@<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/tyranakisaurus\" target=\"_blank\">tyranakisaurus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5>VIDEO:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='628' height='354' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/geee6cX2mII?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s your job like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My job is trying to find out more about the hazards that affect people who live near volcanoes. That ranges from looking at the way these hazards (like pyroclastic flows and ashfall from eruptions) affect people or places to looking at how the actual volcanoes and their hazards work. That can involve a whole bunch of different methods (I have used paleomagnetism quite a bit in the past!). I\u2019m not a specialist, but I\u2019m happy to use whatever gets the job done or answers the question. Looking at hazard impacts can also involve reviewing descriptions and accounts by others about the way volcanos have affected people and infrastructure in the past and using different types of models and statistics to try to understand the likely ways they\u2019ll affect people in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4173\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rockheadsciences.com\/lerner2-volcanology\/2-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon IXUS 230 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1453419946&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2-scaled.jpg?fit=628%2C471\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"628\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2.jpg?resize=628%2C471\" alt=\"volcanology\" class=\"wp-image-4173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152 1536w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2-scaled.jpg?w=1256 1256w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2-scaled.jpg?w=1884 1884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Exploring the summit crater of Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand \u00a92020 Geoff Lerner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s a typical day like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It varies quite a bit! More days than not, I\u2019m in the office reading scientific papers, writing emails, planning future research, sharing ideas with colleagues, or writing about my research. Some days I get to talk about science with teachers and students by video chat or in the classroom. When I have a collection of samples brought back from the field lying around, I get to spend some time in various types of labs sawing, drilling, crushing, and melting my rocks and then running tests and collecting data from them. And on the best days, I\u2019m out somewhere on or near a volcano, taking notes, making observations, and collecting samples to analyze later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s fun?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heaps of things! Learning new things about volcanoes through my research is exciting, and discussing new ideas and plans with colleagues is always fun, as is finally getting results from hard work testing your samples in the lab. But nothing beats the moments spent out in the field. Fieldwork on (sometimes active) volcanoes can be at once stressful, awe-inspiring, fun, strenuous, and frustrating\u2014it\u2019s a chance to search for answers and come up with new questions. It\u2019s energizing and I love it. I\u2019m always looking forward to the next chance to get out in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4176\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rockheadsciences.com\/lerner2-volcanology\/3-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3.jpeg?fit=1536%2C2048\" data-orig-size=\"1536,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3.jpeg?fit=225%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3.jpeg?fit=628%2C837\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"628\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3.jpeg?resize=628%2C837\" alt=\"Mt. Taranaki\" class=\"wp-image-4176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3.jpeg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3.jpeg?resize=956%2C1275 956w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3.jpeg?w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3.jpeg?w=1256 1256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Sampling in the deeply cut river channels near Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand \u00a92020 Geoff Lerner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s challenging?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning new things and working in areas where I\u2019m not an expert. It\u2019s great to find a new method that will be useful to answer your scientific questions, but it can be quite a challenge to wrap your head around something brand new that you\u2019ve never worked on before. It can be stressful working on a project when some of the time you feel like you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re doing, but it pays off in the end when you\u2019ve learned a new skill or solved a problem using new information or a method you just learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s your advice to students?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be flexible! You can learn a lot and have great experiences when you take a chance and do something a bit outside your comfort zone. Go to a new, unfamiliar place even if it\u2019s a bit intimidating. Try learning how to do something you have no idea about, even if you\u2019re not confident about it. Spend time with other geologists, if you can. You can learn so much just by being around others, both those at your level and more senior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4180\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rockheadsciences.com\/lerner2-volcanology\/4-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1571072872&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4-1-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4-1-scaled.jpg?fit=628%2C471\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"628\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4-1.jpg?resize=628%2C471\" alt=\"hydrothermal eruptions\" class=\"wp-image-4180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockheadsciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152 1536w, 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