Welcome! This website is under construction.
The Team
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.
Mr Gökhan Atici
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
Professor Willy Aspinall
Cabot Professor in Natural Hazards and Risk Science at University of Bristol
Area of research: Volcanology and seismology
Dr Sarah Brown
Senior Research Associate in Volcanology, University of Bristol
Area of research: Volcanic hazards and risk
Professor Jon Blundy
Professorial Research Fellow in Petrology, University of Bristol
Area of research: Volcano Petrology and Igneous Geology
Professor Kathy Cashman
Professor of Volcanology, University of Bristol
Area of research: Physical and chemical processes in volcanic systems
Mr Mehmet Çobankaya
Geological Engineer at MTA
Area of research: Stratigraphy and Geodynamics, Mapping and GIS
Ms Büsra Bihter Demirci
Geophysical Engineer at MTA
Area of research: Geophysics, Seismology
Ms Ayşe Dağlıyar
Mining Engineer at MTA
Area of research: Remote sensing and volcanic deformation
Professor Joachim Gottsmann
Professor of Volcanology, University of Bristol
Area of research: Volcanology and geophysics
Dr Evren Atakay Gündoğdu
Geological Engineer at MTA
Area of research: Volcano petrology and geochemistry
Ms Bilge Karaman
City Planner at MTA
Area of research: Volcanic hazard modelling and GIS
Dr Susanna Jenkins
Assistant Professor, Earth Observatory of Singapore
Area of research: Volcanic hazards and risk
Mr Rod Stewart
Director Montserrat Volcano Observatory
Area of research: Seismology
Dr Mark Woodhouse
Knowledge Exchange Fellow, University of Bristol
Area of research: Volcanic hazard modelling
Professor Juliet Biggs
Professor of Volcanology, University of Bristol
Area of research: Continental Tectonics and Volcanic Deformation
Ms Esra Yurteri
Geological Engineer at MTA
Area of research: Volcano petrology, Petrography
Associates
Ahmet Türkecan
Retired Geological Engineer from MTA
Area of research: Volcanology
Professor Erkan Aydar
Head of Mineralogy and Petrography Department of Geological Engineering at Hacettepe University
Area of research: Volcanology, Petrology, Mineralogy and Petrography
Bjarne Friedrichs
Research Scientist (PhD Student) at Isotope Geology and Petrology Research Group, University of Heidelberg
Area of research: Geochemistry, Geochronology
Begüm Çıvgın
Ankara University
Research Assistant (Dr.)
Area of Research: Seismicity and local tomography of earthquakes
Mert Demirkol
Geological Engineer (MSc.) at MTA
Area of Research: Volcanic hazards and Modelling volcanic activity
Professor Axel K. Schmitt
Head of Isotope Geology and Petrology Research Group at University of Heidelberg
Area of research: Geochronology, Isotope Geochemistry, Igneous Petrology
Fikret Doğru
Atatürk University
Research Assistant (phd)
Area of research: Remote Sensing and Volcanic Deformation
Martin Danisik
Research Fellow at Curtin University
Area of research : Geochronology, Geodynamics, Thermochronology
Hünkar Demirbağ
Geological Engineer (MSc.) at MTA
Area of Research: Structural geology, tectonics, stratigraphy and geodynamic evolution, mapping and GIS, and dubbing
Esra Ak
Geophysical Engineer, Geology Engineer (MSc.) at MTA
Area of Research: Seismic, seismology and volcano seismology