Dr Geoff Lerner
@tyranakisaurus.bsky.social
Profesor Investigador en el IPICYT, doctor of volcanic rock magnets, hiker, bird-liker, cooker/baker, tennis player, Spanish speaker, he/him, Ace.
Quieres hacer tu posgrado en México (o conoces a alguien que le interesa)? Está abierta la convocatoria para MSc y PhD para estudiantes internacionales (y doctorantes de México) aquí en el IPICYT en San Luis Potosí! Más información aquí: ipicyt.edu.mx/posgrado/pro...
O me puedes contactar!
O me puedes contactar!
October 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Quieres hacer tu posgrado en México (o conoces a alguien que le interesa)? Está abierta la convocatoria para MSc y PhD para estudiantes internacionales (y doctorantes de México) aquí en el IPICYT en San Luis Potosí! Más información aquí: ipicyt.edu.mx/posgrado/pro...
O me puedes contactar!
O me puedes contactar!
Anyone interested in doing their postgrad studies in Mexico? Applications are open for international MScs and PhDs here at the IPICYT in San Luis Potosí! More information here: ipicyt.edu.mx/posgrado/pro...
Or get in touch with me! Pass on to any interested students you know!
Or get in touch with me! Pass on to any interested students you know!
October 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Anyone interested in doing their postgrad studies in Mexico? Applications are open for international MScs and PhDs here at the IPICYT in San Luis Potosí! More information here: ipicyt.edu.mx/posgrado/pro...
Or get in touch with me! Pass on to any interested students you know!
Or get in touch with me! Pass on to any interested students you know!
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🌋We have a 2.5-years long fully funded Postdoctoral position opened at UoEdinburgh to study volcanic plumes with 3D modelling. Spread the word! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Volcanic plume and computational fluid dynamics
The post-holder will join the NERC-funded PHOENIX project, “Influence of complex source and environmental conditions on eruptive plume height”, led by Prof. Thomas Aubry (University of Oxford).
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🌋We have a 2.5-years long fully funded Postdoctoral position opened at UoEdinburgh to study volcanic plumes with 3D modelling. Spread the word! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Kīlauea episode 35 has arrived. The double fountain shot is from one of the HVO interns, Christina. All are taken from the public viewing areas.
October 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Kīlauea episode 35 has arrived. The double fountain shot is from one of the HVO interns, Christina. All are taken from the public viewing areas.
Busco estudiantes interesados en aplicar a nuestros programas de posgrado aquí en el IPICYT, en San Luis Potosí (México). Hay oportunidades para realizar investigaciones del estudio de depósitos y secuencias volcánicas mediante paleomagnetismo. Si conoces a alguien interesado, pásale la información!
October 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Busco estudiantes interesados en aplicar a nuestros programas de posgrado aquí en el IPICYT, en San Luis Potosí (México). Hay oportunidades para realizar investigaciones del estudio de depósitos y secuencias volcánicas mediante paleomagnetismo. Si conoces a alguien interesado, pásale la información!
I am looking for interested students to apply for our MSc and PhD programs here at the IPICYT in San Luis Potosí (Mexico). There are opportunities for research related to the study of volcanic deposits and sequences using paleomagnetism. If you know anyone interested, pass it on!
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I am looking for interested students to apply for our MSc and PhD programs here at the IPICYT in San Luis Potosí (Mexico). There are opportunities for research related to the study of volcanic deposits and sequences using paleomagnetism. If you know anyone interested, pass it on!
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Good news: a grant I submitted got selected for an interview out of ~150 apps. Only 2 others got interviews!
Bad news: @skypeascientist.bsky.social was not selected in the end 😞
I will keep trying.
In the meantime, consider supporting our work with $5-10/month?
givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
Bad news: @skypeascientist.bsky.social was not selected in the end 😞
I will keep trying.
In the meantime, consider supporting our work with $5-10/month?
givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
Support Skype a Scientist!
By Skype a Scientist
givebutter.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Good news: a grant I submitted got selected for an interview out of ~150 apps. Only 2 others got interviews!
Bad news: @skypeascientist.bsky.social was not selected in the end 😞
I will keep trying.
In the meantime, consider supporting our work with $5-10/month?
givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
Bad news: @skypeascientist.bsky.social was not selected in the end 😞
I will keep trying.
In the meantime, consider supporting our work with $5-10/month?
givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
Cool blog post by @smakris.bsky.social on a super collaborative project to learn more about eruptions and pyroclastic density currents at Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala. Was great to join in the field--now looking forward to helping with paleomagnetic analyses soon!
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/fieldwo...
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/fieldwo...
Fieldwork on Volcán de Fuego - British Geological Survey
Understanding how one of the world’s most active volcanoes builds up material, and how they collapse to feed hot flows
www.bgs.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Cool blog post by @smakris.bsky.social on a super collaborative project to learn more about eruptions and pyroclastic density currents at Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala. Was great to join in the field--now looking forward to helping with paleomagnetic analyses soon!
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/fieldwo...
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/fieldwo...
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Check out more insights in the paper ☛ doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Feel free to get in touch with any questions, or if you are interested in communicating volcanology across languages, or if you want to work with a mountain of social media data…
~fin~
Feel free to get in touch with any questions, or if you are interested in communicating volcanology across languages, or if you want to work with a mountain of social media data…
~fin~
Multilingual social media analysis reveals global patterns and language imbalances in volcanic eruption coverage - Communications Earth & Environment
Social media discourse reflects public engagement with volcanic hazard, but English is the dominant language even in non-English speaking regions, according to a four-year-long longitudinal study across 18 languages on /Twitter.
doi.org
September 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Check out more insights in the paper ☛ doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Feel free to get in touch with any questions, or if you are interested in communicating volcanology across languages, or if you want to work with a mountain of social media data…
~fin~
Feel free to get in touch with any questions, or if you are interested in communicating volcanology across languages, or if you want to work with a mountain of social media data…
~fin~
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Once upon a time, the platform formerly known as Twitter was a vibrant meeting-place where scientists, the public, official orgs and more besides could exchange knowledge. I set out to find out how effective it could be for disseminating geoscience info
Skip to the paper ☛ doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Skip to the paper ☛ doi.org/10.1038/s432...
September 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Once upon a time, the platform formerly known as Twitter was a vibrant meeting-place where scientists, the public, official orgs and more besides could exchange knowledge. I set out to find out how effective it could be for disseminating geoscience info
Skip to the paper ☛ doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Skip to the paper ☛ doi.org/10.1038/s432...
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The Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys is hiring a volcanologist who would work with the Alaska Volcano Observatory. A fantastic opportunity to work with great people and study very active volcanoes. Details in link below. Applications close on Oct. 1. ⚒️🌋🧪 bit.ly/3IkqN9n
Job Bulletin
www.governmentjobs.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys is hiring a volcanologist who would work with the Alaska Volcano Observatory. A fantastic opportunity to work with great people and study very active volcanoes. Details in link below. Applications close on Oct. 1. ⚒️🌋🧪 bit.ly/3IkqN9n
Geopeople (of any discipline)! What are your favorite or most useful phone/tablet apps to use in the field? I'm teaching about field tools and methods and want to present some modern alternatives/complements to traditional equipment! Or if anyone has ever seen a list of such apps, let me know!
September 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Geopeople (of any discipline)! What are your favorite or most useful phone/tablet apps to use in the field? I'm teaching about field tools and methods and want to present some modern alternatives/complements to traditional equipment! Or if anyone has ever seen a list of such apps, let me know!
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Back from fieldwork in Guatemala looking at PDC deposits from Fuego for our @ukri.org project exploring generation mechanisms. We had a great time in the field as a team bringing together many skills and experiences. Excited to continue working on this also with those who weren’t in the field!
September 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Back from fieldwork in Guatemala looking at PDC deposits from Fuego for our @ukri.org project exploring generation mechanisms. We had a great time in the field as a team bringing together many skills and experiences. Excited to continue working on this also with those who weren’t in the field!
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Wrapping up one week of fieldwork at Fuego volcano, flying drones and sampling PDC deposits with @smakris.bsky.social @pdcguy.bsky.social @tyranakisaurus.bsky.social Sylvain Charbonnier, Gustavo Chigna, Fabrizio Ponce, Amilcar Calderas, Edgar Barrios, William Chigna and Mario Ovalle.
August 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Wrapping up one week of fieldwork at Fuego volcano, flying drones and sampling PDC deposits with @smakris.bsky.social @pdcguy.bsky.social @tyranakisaurus.bsky.social Sylvain Charbonnier, Gustavo Chigna, Fabrizio Ponce, Amilcar Calderas, Edgar Barrios, William Chigna and Mario Ovalle.
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Aloha folks! I am on the IAVCEI advisory board and welcome comments you’d like me to anonymously pass along to the executive committee about your #IAVCEI2025 experience (both positive and negative). Having concrete feedback is one of the best ways to ensure each experience is better than the last.
July 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Aloha folks! I am on the IAVCEI advisory board and welcome comments you’d like me to anonymously pass along to the executive committee about your #IAVCEI2025 experience (both positive and negative). Having concrete feedback is one of the best ways to ensure each experience is better than the last.
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Come check out my #IAVCEI2025 poster tomorrow afternoon (1.7.12; poster 25) to chat about complex supereruption plumbing systems and deep rhyolites!
June 29, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Come check out my #IAVCEI2025 poster tomorrow afternoon (1.7.12; poster 25) to chat about complex supereruption plumbing systems and deep rhyolites!
A little bit of news, as of last week I started as an assistant professor at the IPICYT (Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnología) in San Luis Potosí. Looking forward to getting to work with new people here and keep working with all the awesome people who helped me get here!
June 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
A little bit of news, as of last week I started as an assistant professor at the IPICYT (Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnología) in San Luis Potosí. Looking forward to getting to work with new people here and keep working with all the awesome people who helped me get here!
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I’ve worked in an all male science department for 10 years and in my experience, the men don’t even know they’re doing it. (This is not an excuse by the way, just an explanation of what I’ve observed.)
Here’s what I have experienced and witnessed:
Here’s what I have experienced and witnessed:
Reading a book that points out how many women go into science communication and art because they’re actively pushed out of academic science by men who then take women’s findings and ideas as their own
yeah this is sounding familiar.
yeah this is sounding familiar.
June 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I’ve worked in an all male science department for 10 years and in my experience, the men don’t even know they’re doing it. (This is not an excuse by the way, just an explanation of what I’ve observed.)
Here’s what I have experienced and witnessed:
Here’s what I have experienced and witnessed:
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This proposed budget is a policy statement, not an appropriation.
There are still a lot of steps and potential changes ahead before it becomes one. This is not a time to sit quietly, team. Let's go.
There are still a lot of steps and potential changes ahead before it becomes one. This is not a time to sit quietly, team. Let's go.
May 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This proposed budget is a policy statement, not an appropriation.
There are still a lot of steps and potential changes ahead before it becomes one. This is not a time to sit quietly, team. Let's go.
There are still a lot of steps and potential changes ahead before it becomes one. This is not a time to sit quietly, team. Let's go.
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Navigating ADHD as a scientist: Shared tips and strategies for task and time management, including by volcanologist Lis Gallant (@bipedalmeatbag.bsky.social), whose ADHD is a superpower in the (lava🌋) field. Reporting by @plantnerd.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists with ADHD speak up: when fire meets focus
Researchers with ADHD discuss its peaks and valleys and how they structure their work lives to succeed.
www.nature.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Navigating ADHD as a scientist: Shared tips and strategies for task and time management, including by volcanologist Lis Gallant (@bipedalmeatbag.bsky.social), whose ADHD is a superpower in the (lava🌋) field. Reporting by @plantnerd.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Skype is dead. Long live Skype a Scientist.
May 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Skype is dead. Long live Skype a Scientist.
Volcano people question! Favourite field equipment that are worth putting in a research grant? Things that are a bit more expensive than just shovels, scrapers, etc, that you find super useful?
April 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Volcano people question! Favourite field equipment that are worth putting in a research grant? Things that are a bit more expensive than just shovels, scrapers, etc, that you find super useful?
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February 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Our neighborhood had some Pele hair deposits from the episode 15 Kīlauea fountains.
March 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Our neighborhood had some Pele hair deposits from the episode 15 Kīlauea fountains.