Rock Lab Strasbourg
@rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social
We measure the physical, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of rocks 🪨
Studying how alteration influences volcanic hazards 🌋 ERC SYNERGY ROTTnROCK
Strasbourg Institute of Earth & Environment, University of Strasbourg (France)
Posts: Prof. Mike Heap
Studying how alteration influences volcanic hazards 🌋 ERC SYNERGY ROTTnROCK
Strasbourg Institute of Earth & Environment, University of Strasbourg (France)
Posts: Prof. Mike Heap
The 16th Euroconference on Rock Physics and Rock Mechanics is now over! What a week! Great science, great people, great location! Best conference ever? 😆
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The 16th Euroconference on Rock Physics and Rock Mechanics is now over! What a week! Great science, great people, great location! Best conference ever? 😆
Some highlights from the design workshop at EuroConf2026 yesterday, with talks from Profs Toshi Shimamoto and Tom Mitchell!
January 20, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Some highlights from the design workshop at EuroConf2026 yesterday, with talks from Profs Toshi Shimamoto and Tom Mitchell!
Proposal now submitted! We hope to drill into the sliding flank of Mt Etna! 🌋
The number of emails between the PIs—Claudio, Eleonora, Gilda, and myself—in the last days were eye-watering! Fingers crossed now! 🤞
The number of emails between the PIs—Claudio, Eleonora, Gilda, and myself—in the last days were eye-watering! Fingers crossed now! 🤞
ICDP Workshop FlankED now on in Catania (Italy)👉 >50 international scientists exploring our understanding on how deep scientific drilling can reveal the physical mechanisms & triggers of volcano flank sliding 🌋
ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
January 16, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Proposal now submitted! We hope to drill into the sliding flank of Mt Etna! 🌋
The number of emails between the PIs—Claudio, Eleonora, Gilda, and myself—in the last days were eye-watering! Fingers crossed now! 🤞
The number of emails between the PIs—Claudio, Eleonora, Gilda, and myself—in the last days were eye-watering! Fingers crossed now! 🤞
Our paper about phreatic explosions at Whakaari is the featured paper on the Communications Earth & Environment homepage! 🌋
Check out our open-access paper here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Check out our open-access paper here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
January 16, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Our paper about phreatic explosions at Whakaari is the featured paper on the Communications Earth & Environment homepage! 🌋
Check out our open-access paper here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Check out our open-access paper here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Now installed as editor-in-chief of Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 🌋
Will start handling manuscripts at the start of next year!
www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour...
Will start handling manuscripts at the start of next year!
www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour...
December 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Now installed as editor-in-chief of Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 🌋
Will start handling manuscripts at the start of next year!
www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour...
Will start handling manuscripts at the start of next year!
www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour...
Check out our new paper about phreatic eruptions at Whakaari volcano in New Zealand! 🌋🇳🇿
🌋Phreatic eruptions at Whakaari volcano are influenced by subsurface pressurisation magnitudes and timescales, which in turn are significantly influenced by hydrothermal mineralisation and magmatic gas input rates.
👉Read more here:
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
👉Read more here:
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Phreatic eruptions at Whakaari Volcano driven by hydrothermal mineralisation and magmatic gas input - Communications Earth & Environment
Phreatic eruptions at Whakaari volcano are influenced by subsurface pressurisation magnitudes and timescales, which are significantly influenced by hydrothermal mineralisation and magmatic gas input rates, according to 3-dimensional numerical modelling of volcanic hydrothermal systems.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Check out our new paper about phreatic eruptions at Whakaari volcano in New Zealand! 🌋🇳🇿
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On my way to Strasbourg, to visit @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social and to connect with the @epostcsah.bsky.social community. I got to admit, traveling per train beats the plane by a mile! Better views, better seats, better WiFi. Now if there wouldn't be any strikes on the way... It would be perfect
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
On my way to Strasbourg, to visit @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social and to connect with the @epostcsah.bsky.social community. I got to admit, traveling per train beats the plane by a mile! Better views, better seats, better WiFi. Now if there wouldn't be any strikes on the way... It would be perfect
Big congrats to @claireharnett.bsky.social, who won the 2026 @egu.eu Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists! 🥳🏅
Here's some photos of Claire recommended by my phone...
www.egu.eu/news/1551/eg...
Here's some photos of Claire recommended by my phone...
www.egu.eu/news/1551/eg...
November 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Big congrats to @claireharnett.bsky.social, who won the 2026 @egu.eu Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists! 🥳🏅
Here's some photos of Claire recommended by my phone...
www.egu.eu/news/1551/eg...
Here's some photos of Claire recommended by my phone...
www.egu.eu/news/1551/eg...
Big congrats to Lucille Carbillet, who won the 2026 @egu.eu EMRP Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award! 🥳🏅
Here's a collection of photos suggested by my phone...
www.egu.eu/news/1551/eg...
Here's a collection of photos suggested by my phone...
www.egu.eu/news/1551/eg...
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Big congrats to Lucille Carbillet, who won the 2026 @egu.eu EMRP Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award! 🥳🏅
Here's a collection of photos suggested by my phone...
www.egu.eu/news/1551/eg...
Here's a collection of photos suggested by my phone...
www.egu.eu/news/1551/eg...
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The ROTTnROCK team mapping hydrothermal alteration at Sulphur Springs in Dominica using a lidar drone! 🌋
@trwalter.bsky.social
@trwalter.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The ROTTnROCK team mapping hydrothermal alteration at Sulphur Springs in Dominica using a lidar drone! 🌋
@trwalter.bsky.social
@trwalter.bsky.social
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ROTTnROCK postdocs Matías and Ariane exploring how hydrothermal alteration shapes volcanic hazards in Dominica 🇩🇲 🌋
@arianeloisel.bsky.social
@arianeloisel.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
ROTTnROCK postdocs Matías and Ariane exploring how hydrothermal alteration shapes volcanic hazards in Dominica 🇩🇲 🌋
@arianeloisel.bsky.social
@arianeloisel.bsky.social
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The ROTTnROCK team investigate Boiling Lake in Dominica! 🇩🇲 🌋
@trwalter.bsky.social
@magmatroll.bsky.social
@arianeloisel.bsky.social
@trwalter.bsky.social
@magmatroll.bsky.social
@arianeloisel.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The ROTTnROCK team investigate Boiling Lake in Dominica! 🇩🇲 🌋
@trwalter.bsky.social
@magmatroll.bsky.social
@arianeloisel.bsky.social
@trwalter.bsky.social
@magmatroll.bsky.social
@arianeloisel.bsky.social
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Some of the ROTTnROCK team are currently in Dominica 🇩🇲 🌋 looking at, well, hydrothermal alteration of course!
@magmatroll.bsky.social
@trwalter.bsky.social
@arianeloisel.bsky.social
@magmatroll.bsky.social
@trwalter.bsky.social
@arianeloisel.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Some of the ROTTnROCK team are currently in Dominica 🇩🇲 🌋 looking at, well, hydrothermal alteration of course!
@magmatroll.bsky.social
@trwalter.bsky.social
@arianeloisel.bsky.social
@magmatroll.bsky.social
@trwalter.bsky.social
@arianeloisel.bsky.social
New paper out in Solid Earth, led by Sam Thiele: "Hyperspectral mapping of density, porosity, stiffness, and strength in hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks" 🥳
@rottnrock.bsky.social
It's #OpenAccess! 👇
se.copernicus.org/articles/16/...
@rottnrock.bsky.social
It's #OpenAccess! 👇
se.copernicus.org/articles/16/...
Hyperspectral mapping of density, porosity, stiffness, and strength in hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks
Abstract. Heterogeneous structures and diverse volcanic, hydrothermal, and geomorphological processes hinder characterisation of the mechanical properties of volcanic rock masses. Laboratory experimen...
se.copernicus.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
New paper out in Solid Earth, led by Sam Thiele: "Hyperspectral mapping of density, porosity, stiffness, and strength in hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks" 🥳
@rottnrock.bsky.social
It's #OpenAccess! 👇
se.copernicus.org/articles/16/...
@rottnrock.bsky.social
It's #OpenAccess! 👇
se.copernicus.org/articles/16/...
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Nice couple of days at Teide volcano summit 🌋 to understand hydrothermal alteration and associated risks with @magmatroll.bsky.social (Uppsala Univ) and @rottnrock.bsky.social ERC synergy grant
cc @ipna.csic.es @csic.es
cc @ipna.csic.es @csic.es
October 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Nice couple of days at Teide volcano summit 🌋 to understand hydrothermal alteration and associated risks with @magmatroll.bsky.social (Uppsala Univ) and @rottnrock.bsky.social ERC synergy grant
cc @ipna.csic.es @csic.es
cc @ipna.csic.es @csic.es
Deadline tomorrow!
I'm hiring a new post-doc to work on the @rottnrock.bsky.social project! Come help us understand hydrothermal alteration and volcanic hazards!
Advert here:
www.unistra.fr/universite/t...
📸 Recent ROTTnROCK trip to Mombacho, Nicaragua 🌋
Advert here:
www.unistra.fr/universite/t...
📸 Recent ROTTnROCK trip to Mombacho, Nicaragua 🌋
October 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Deadline tomorrow!
Samples of hyaloclastite from Krafla in Iceland 🇮🇸 🌋 These samples are from different depths within the shallow reservoir, and they’re now ready for some physical and mechanical probing in the laboratory!
October 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Samples of hyaloclastite from Krafla in Iceland 🇮🇸 🌋 These samples are from different depths within the shallow reservoir, and they’re now ready for some physical and mechanical probing in the laboratory!
I'm lurking at the back!
ICDP Workshop FlankED now on in Catania (Italy)👉 >50 international scientists exploring our understanding on how deep scientific drilling can reveal the physical mechanisms & triggers of volcano flank sliding 🌋
ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
October 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I'm lurking at the back!
I'm hiring a new post-doc to work on the @rottnrock.bsky.social project! Come help us understand hydrothermal alteration and volcanic hazards!
Advert here:
www.unistra.fr/universite/t...
📸 Recent ROTTnROCK trip to Mombacho, Nicaragua 🌋
Advert here:
www.unistra.fr/universite/t...
📸 Recent ROTTnROCK trip to Mombacho, Nicaragua 🌋
September 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I'm hiring a new post-doc to work on the @rottnrock.bsky.social project! Come help us understand hydrothermal alteration and volcanic hazards!
Advert here:
www.unistra.fr/universite/t...
📸 Recent ROTTnROCK trip to Mombacho, Nicaragua 🌋
Advert here:
www.unistra.fr/universite/t...
📸 Recent ROTTnROCK trip to Mombacho, Nicaragua 🌋
Talking about what laboratory measurements would be needed as part of the FlankEd project in Catania, Italy 🇮🇹 🌋
September 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Talking about what laboratory measurements would be needed as part of the FlankEd project in Catania, Italy 🇮🇹 🌋
First day of the FlankEd workshop in Catania! We were all treated to a guided tour of Etna 🌋 by the experts at @ingvterremoti.bsky.social! Here they are pointing at maps at sites of interest!
September 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
First day of the FlankEd workshop in Catania! We were all treated to a guided tour of Etna 🌋 by the experts at @ingvterremoti.bsky.social! Here they are pointing at maps at sites of interest!
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The science of volcanoes and their relationship with the climate is hard to keep up with. Why do some volcanoes give us little warning before they blow? Are we ignoring the next big eruption?
Hidden volcanoes: are we ignoring the next big eruption? | Aeon Essays
The next global disaster may be triggered by a catastrophic eruption. How can we prepare for the fire beneath our feet?
buff.ly
September 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The science of volcanoes and their relationship with the climate is hard to keep up with. Why do some volcanoes give us little warning before they blow? Are we ignoring the next big eruption?
Doing some Schmidt hammering on the failure surface of the most recent collapse at Galunggung volcano in Indonesia 🌋🇮🇩 These measurements are quick and simple and give us an idea as to the strength of the rock 🪨
September 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Doing some Schmidt hammering on the failure surface of the most recent collapse at Galunggung volcano in Indonesia 🌋🇮🇩 These measurements are quick and simple and give us an idea as to the strength of the rock 🪨
Checking out the most recent collapse at Galunggung in Indonesia 🌋🇮🇩 Was quite the mission getting to the failure surface!
September 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Checking out the most recent collapse at Galunggung in Indonesia 🌋🇮🇩 Was quite the mission getting to the failure surface!
Pumice from the 1883 eruption of Krakatau in Indonesia, deposited during one of the most deadly, most destructive, and loudest known eruptions in recorded history 🌋🇮🇩 Feels odd just holding it…
September 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Pumice from the 1883 eruption of Krakatau in Indonesia, deposited during one of the most deadly, most destructive, and loudest known eruptions in recorded history 🌋🇮🇩 Feels odd just holding it…