Professor Janine Kavanagh PhD. MSci. (she/her)
Chair of Volcanology Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
- +44 (0)151 794 5150 Ext. 45150
- Work email Janine.Kavanagh@liverpool.ac.uk
- Personal Websitehttp://scholar.google.nl/citations?hl=en&user=v0BR6moAAAAJ
Professional Activities
Summary
Media Engagement:
*Huffington Post: Scientists May Have Discovered A Critical Key To Predicting Volcanic Eruptions
*Independent.co.uk: Are scientists finally close to realising what triggers volcanic eruptions?
*The Guardian: Geologists use jelly, lasers and water to unravel mystery of volcanic eruption
*OpenScienceWorld.com: Including 'Featured Scientist' article
*isciencemag.co.uk: Predicting Nature’s fury](http://www.isciencemag.co.uk/news/predicting-natures-fury/)
*Photonics.com: Lasers Probe Causes of Volcanic Eruptions
*ScienceWorldReport.com: Scientists Discover a New Trigger for Volcanic Eruptions
*ScienceNewsLine.com: New Trigger for Volcanic Eruptions Discovered Using Jelly And Lasers
*TheWatchers.com: New trigger for volcanic eruptions discovered using jelly and lasers
*ScienceDaily.com: New trigger for volcanic eruptions discovered using jelly and lasers
*Phys.org: New trigger for volcanic eruptions discovered using jelly and lasers
*Eurekalert.org: New trigger for volcanic eruptions discovered using jelly and lasers
*News.liv.ac.uk: New trigger for volcanic eruptions discovered using jelly and lasers
*News-About-Space.org: Are scientists finally close to realising what triggers volcanic eruptions?
*RedOrbit.com: Jelly and lasers: New way to trigger volcanoes
*ScienceCodex.com: Jelly and lasers lead to discovering new trigger for volcanic eruptions
Outreach:
*LivWISE Christmas Lecture 2014, "Cracking Volcanoes"
*Teachers' INSET Course contributor 2014 onwards
Conference Roles
- "Magma flow dynamics and coupled host-rock deformation in a developing volcanic plumbing system", by Invitation (IUGG, 2015)
- ""Quantifying host-rock deformation and magma flow dynamics in a developing model volcanic plumbing system”", by Invitation (Royal Holloway, 2015)
- Celebrating 200 years of modelling of geological processes: "Analogue and numerical modelling in Volcanology: Development, evolution and future challenges", Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (EGU Union Symposia, 2015)
- "The dynamics of magma ascent in the crust: Characterising fluid flow and host-rock deformation using scaled analogue experiments", by Invitation (EGU, 2015)
- “Modelling the development and evolution of volcanic plumbing systems”, by Invitation (Liverpool Geological Society, 2015)
- "Quantifying deformation and fluid dynamics in a developing model volcanic plumbing system”, by Invitation (University of Oslo, 2015)
- "Reassessing the development of volcanic plumbing systems: Insights from novel analogue experiments", Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Manchester Liverpool DTP, 2014)
- "Understanding the development and evolution of volcanic plumbing systems: Insights from analogue experiments", by Invitation (Manchester University, 2014)
- “The development and evolution of volcanic plumbing systems”, by Invitation (Portsmouth University, 2014)
- "The evolution of stress and strain associated with the development of volcanic plumbing systems", by Invitation (Czech Republic Geological Survey, 2014)
- Keynote Speaker, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (IAVCEI, 2013)
- ‘The dynamics of magma intrusion: Insights from field studies and analogue experiments’, by Invitation (Cambridge University, 2013)
- Keynote Speaker, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (AGU, 2012)
Editorships
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (Editorial Board, 2022 - present)
Organisations I have been associated with
- LivWISE (2014 - present)
Professional Body Memberships
- VMSG (Committee Member, 2015 - present)
- European Geosciences Union (Member, 2011 - present)
- American Geophysical Union (Member, 2010 - present)
- VMSG (Member, 2005 - present)
- IAVCEI (Member, 2005 - present)
Other Administrative or Committee Roles
- Staff Representative, School Management Team
- Member of School Recruitment and Admissions team
- Organiser for Departmental Open Days and Post Application Visit Days