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Prof Dave Chester B.A. Ph.D., Dip. Theol. C.Ceol.

Senior Fellow School of Environmental Sciences

Research

Research Interest 1

1. Volcanoes and volcanic hazards.
2. Earthquake hazards.
3. Religious based responses to volcanic eruptions.
4. Landscape change in southern Europe.
5. Soils of basaltic lava flows.

Research Grants

Human responses to the 1944 eruption of Vesuvius, Italy.

BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)

January 2004 - December 2004

The effects of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake in the Algarve

BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)

February 2008 - January 2009

Human repsonses to historic volcanic eruptions and earthquakes in the Azores

BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)

March 2013 - February 2015

Responses of the inhabitants of Mt. Etna, Sicily to nineteenth and early twentieth century eruptions

BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)

June 2010 - May 2012

Human impact of the 1957/58 eruption of Capelinhos volcano, Faial Island, Azores

BRITISH COUNCIL (UK)

April 2009 - December 2009

Research Collaborations

Professors Nicolau Wallenstein, Gabriella Queiroz and Joao-Luiz Gaspar

External: University of the Azores

Collaboration in several research and writing projects

Professor Angus Duncan

External: University of Luton

1. Pure/applied volcanology in Azores and Italy.
2. The reconstruction of historic eruptions using archival sources

Dr Martin Degg

External: Chester College of HE

Joint publication and research student supervision

Mr P.A. James

Internal

1. Landscape change in southern Europe.
2. Soils of basaltic lava flows.

Professor John Guest

External: UCL, UK

Volcanoes of southern Italy