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Dr. Heather Wright

 

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Research Assistant

Heather Wright

Research | Publications

Qualification

B.A. Whitman College, USA
Ph.D. University of Oregon, USA

Research interests

  • Vesiculation and degassing in explosive volcanic systems
  • Decompression induced crystallization in volcanoes
  • Physical emplacement mechanisms and facies architecture of pyroclastic flow deposits
  • Formation of breadcrust bombs in Vulcanian eruptions

Projects

  • "The eruption, emplacement and characteristics of extremely large volume pyroclastic flow deposits (ignimbrites; Andes, South America)". Prof. R. Cas, Prof. K. Cashman, Dr. G. Giordano, Dr. O. Roche, Prof. S. da Silva, Prof. J. Viramont