In case there was any danger of me thinking the UK was “not that bad” or even dare I say “quaint” in swoops Birmingham Airport, the ruinous shithole, to remind me all the reasons I left 😤

Exciting Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe funded post doc opportunity with me Cambridge Earth Sciences studying how magnetite may have played a role in the origin of life (jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/46015/). Looking for someone in either rock magnetism, aqueous chemistry or microscopy. Get in touch to find out more!

Awesome news 😀Ben Kennedy wins Prime Ministers science communication prize #PMSciPrizes Huge congrats Ben 🌋

We are looking for an enthusiastic undergraduate student to join us in Plymouth this summer for a paid research placement combining earthquake cycle modelling and fieldwork 💻⛰️. Please share with your network! Application deadline is May 13th. aries-dtp.ac.uk/rodriguez_pice…

We couldn’t wrap up the #KMTsymposium2024 without a tour of our experimental labs, our Jackie Kendrick Jackie Kendrick, Yan Lavallée, Anthony Lamur Anthony Lamur and Betty Scheu explain the facilities Universität München

Thank you, magma enthusiasts, for a fantastic week of discussions at the very forefront of our field in the inaugural #KMTsymposium2024 Universität München - our journey to build the first international Magma Observatory starts now!
Yan Lavallée makes his call to arms for Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT)

Our Betty Scheu delivers the final talk of the #KMTsymposium2024 on steam-driven #eruptions in #geothermal areas, with the example of the Viti crater at Krafla caldera for the Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT)

Wrapping up a fantastic day of magma-energy-science at the #KMTsymposium2024 our Yan Lavallée presents the state of the art on #magma vesiculation as part of his European Research Council (ERC) project MODERATE towards the goals of the Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT)

Next up this afternoon, our Janine Birnbaum shows her work on magma vesiculation as part of the European Research Council (ERC) project MODERATE at the #KMTsymposium2024 with big implications for drilling into magma in the Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT)

Our Anthony Lamur Anthony Lamur shows the effect of multiple fractures on permeability in different lithologies from Krafla caldera at the #KMTsymposium2024 thinking about implications for (near-) magma energy extraction 🪨 💦 ⚡️

This may be our largest group photo yet!
📸 More than 140 participants here Universität München for the Krafla Magma Testbed inaugural symposium, where we discuss the prospects of #Magma #Energy under the theme “Together, toward a greener and safer future” for the Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT)

This afternoon at the #KMTsymposium2024 we have more speakers from our research group at Universität München - kicking off with Marize Muniz da Silva on the storage conditions of the rhyolitic magma at Krafla caldera

The second of our LMU volcanology speakers at the #KMTsymposium2024 today was Jackie Kendrick Jackie Kendrick who was showcasing >10 years work on the mechanical properties of rocks from Krafla caldera 🪨 🔨 🌋

Exciting progress at Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) symposium: insightful analysis of IDDP-1 drilling parameters from Marlene Villeneuve that provides key clues into the mysterious roof of the rhyolitic intrusion intercepted by the 2009 #Krafla borehole.

This morning’s session at the KMT symposium involves three of us from the volcanology group Universität München - the first of which was roberto davoli presenting his #PhD research

Steffi Burchardt exposes the influence of #magma on cap-rock formations chemically&mechanically w/ Reyðarártindur pluton case study in #Iceland , highlighting the importance of considering structural aspects of magma bodies in the KMT plans.

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Tobias Weisenberger’s thought-provoking presentation on the importance of core retrieval during #drilling in supercritical conditions, drawing from the success story of IDDP-2, invites for an open exchange between scientists and engineers.

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Marlene Villeneuve from Montanuniversität Leoben gives insight into the deep #geothermal reservoir rock mass properties during #drilling drawing from IDDP-1 data and perspectives for KMT-1 well.

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Ben Kennedy from University of Canterbury highlights the importance of innovative and bold outreach & education approaches e.g. gaming, in engaging with the next generation of volcanologists & building social engagement locally around initiatives such as the #kraflamagmatestbed .

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We’re delighted to be hosting the first Symposium of the Krafla Magma Testbed here at LMU this week Universität München