Mel Rodgers
@volcanomel.bsky.social
Volcanologist. Geophysicist. I fly drones. Work at a university somewhere. All opinions my own.
Lab is tissued up and ready for the fall semester!
These are so beautiful!! Love them :)
@phaneritic.bsky.social
These are so beautiful!! Love them :)
@phaneritic.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Lab is tissued up and ready for the fall semester!
These are so beautiful!! Love them :)
@phaneritic.bsky.social
These are so beautiful!! Love them :)
@phaneritic.bsky.social
Having just survived #IAVCEI2025 in Geneva with 35degs, in a literal greenhouse, in a building that was fitted with aircon, but they "weren't allowed" to turn it on. Yes. THIS.
Also, heat pumps are great and perfectly suited for this.
This heat wave mortality graphic tells quite the story.
Europe needs to get over itself and start rolling out air conditioning.
Europe needs to get over itself and start rolling out air conditioning.
July 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Having just survived #IAVCEI2025 in Geneva with 35degs, in a literal greenhouse, in a building that was fitted with aircon, but they "weren't allowed" to turn it on. Yes. THIS.
You know you've ruined* your kids when you're on holiday and your 5yr old says "Mamma, is that a volcano...?" :) #notavolcano
June 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
You know you've ruined* your kids when you're on holiday and your 5yr old says "Mamma, is that a volcano...?" :) #notavolcano
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What are the challenges #LGBTQIA+ #scientists face during #fieldwork?
The latest #GeoLog article highlights these issues and offers ways to make fieldwork safer and more #inclusive.
Check it out here 👉 : egu.eu/3BIRWM
📷: François Dulac on imaggeo.egu.eu
The latest #GeoLog article highlights these issues and offers ways to make fieldwork safer and more #inclusive.
Check it out here 👉 : egu.eu/3BIRWM
📷: François Dulac on imaggeo.egu.eu
June 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
What are the challenges #LGBTQIA+ #scientists face during #fieldwork?
The latest #GeoLog article highlights these issues and offers ways to make fieldwork safer and more #inclusive.
Check it out here 👉 : egu.eu/3BIRWM
📷: François Dulac on imaggeo.egu.eu
The latest #GeoLog article highlights these issues and offers ways to make fieldwork safer and more #inclusive.
Check it out here 👉 : egu.eu/3BIRWM
📷: François Dulac on imaggeo.egu.eu
We're looking for volcano researchers who use drones to fill out a short(ish) survey on typical field practices and use of UAS. We'll present some preliminary results at IAVCEI in Geneva @iavcei.bsky.social next month.
Survey here: forms.gle/TWLt2qq1XLZz...
Thank you!!!
Survey here: forms.gle/TWLt2qq1XLZz...
Thank you!!!
Then and now: a post-workshop survey
It's been a little over two years since the inaugural "Lessons-Learned Community-Driven Workshop to Define Best Practices for Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) use in Volcanology" at IAVCEI 2023. Techno...
forms.gle
June 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We're looking for volcano researchers who use drones to fill out a short(ish) survey on typical field practices and use of UAS. We'll present some preliminary results at IAVCEI in Geneva @iavcei.bsky.social next month.
Survey here: forms.gle/TWLt2qq1XLZz...
Thank you!!!
Survey here: forms.gle/TWLt2qq1XLZz...
Thank you!!!
We're hiring: Structural Geology and Geocomputation Visiting Professor. It's a 1-year position with the possibility of renewal.
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Visiting Assistant Instructor/Assistant Professor of Instruction - Geosciences
The School of Geosciences at the University of South Florida (USF) invites applications for either a Visiting Assistant Instructor or a Visiting Assistant Professor of Instruction for the 2025–2026 ac...
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May 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We're hiring: Structural Geology and Geocomputation Visiting Professor. It's a 1-year position with the possibility of renewal.
fa-ewkd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
fa-ewkd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
And this is why geodesy matters. Want to know where your aircraft is the next time you fly? Guess what. Position information is important...
A tiny federal agency is tasked with maintaining vital spatial information -- things like latitudes, longitudes, even measurements of Earth’s gravitational field.
Trump's cuts to that agency might literally make measurements of the world less accurate.
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump's cuts to that agency might literally make measurements of the world less accurate.
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate
A tiny but crucial agency that maintains physical coordinates like latitude and longitude in the US is struggling as the Trump administration forces out federal employees.
www.wired.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
And this is why geodesy matters. Want to know where your aircraft is the next time you fly? Guess what. Position information is important...
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Always 💖
Don't make me tap the sign
Don't make me tap the sign
November 6, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Always 💖
Don't make me tap the sign
Don't make me tap the sign
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A word of caution: it might feel like that grant/paper/review cannot possibly wait over the Christmas period, but you can't get time with friends and family back. You likely won't be like "really wish I'd submitted that" in 5 years time but you might regret not spending time with those you love.
December 19, 2024 at 9:02 PM
A word of caution: it might feel like that grant/paper/review cannot possibly wait over the Christmas period, but you can't get time with friends and family back. You likely won't be like "really wish I'd submitted that" in 5 years time but you might regret not spending time with those you love.
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Please sign the Reading Lib Dems' petition against the malicious and completely unjustified ban on puberty blockers.
End the ban on puberty blockers
Sign our petition to end the cynical and immoral ban on puberty blockers
www.readinglibdems.org.uk
December 11, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Please sign the Reading Lib Dems' petition against the malicious and completely unjustified ban on puberty blockers.
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Congratulations to Angela Palmer for winning the Art in Stone award from the Stone Federation for her works Torus of Time and Tower of Time.
Torus of Time, which represents 3 billion years of geological history made of stones collected by Angela from across the UK, is now on display at the Museum
Torus of Time, which represents 3 billion years of geological history made of stones collected by Angela from across the UK, is now on display at the Museum
December 11, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Congratulations to Angela Palmer for winning the Art in Stone award from the Stone Federation for her works Torus of Time and Tower of Time.
Torus of Time, which represents 3 billion years of geological history made of stones collected by Angela from across the UK, is now on display at the Museum
Torus of Time, which represents 3 billion years of geological history made of stones collected by Angela from across the UK, is now on display at the Museum
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Yes! Exactly this! Thanks @seismatters.bsky.social for putting it into words. It's seen as a fun 'extra' thing to do in your spare time, or a half arsed 'broader impacts' on a grant, but the attitude of not spending time on it or it'll detract you from 'real work' needs to change. IT IS IMPORTANT!
"Getting recognition for being a #geoscience communicator is a challenge because it’s seen as the easy thing to do... collecting gas samples from volcanoes is seen as hard..."
Out today: @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social and I talk to Geoscientist: geoscientist.online/sections/une...
Out today: @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social and I talk to Geoscientist: geoscientist.online/sections/une...
Connecting geology and people - GEOSCIENTIST
Tell us about your background Anjana: My background is in Earth science and I love telling stories about rocks, fossils, and landforms. My journey into geoscience communication and broadcasting start...
geoscientist.online
December 2, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Yes! Exactly this! Thanks @seismatters.bsky.social for putting it into words. It's seen as a fun 'extra' thing to do in your spare time, or a half arsed 'broader impacts' on a grant, but the attitude of not spending time on it or it'll detract you from 'real work' needs to change. IT IS IMPORTANT!
So what are we calling Tweeps now? Is is Bleeps? Skeeps? Skyples? Someone gotta make a dictionary for us newcomers...
November 25, 2024 at 3:51 AM
So what are we calling Tweeps now? Is is Bleeps? Skeeps? Skyples? Someone gotta make a dictionary for us newcomers...
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This morning’s view of the new eruption in Iceland. Stunning 🤩
Link to livestream below 👇
#Iceland #IcelandVolcano
Link to livestream below 👇
#Iceland #IcelandVolcano
November 22, 2024 at 10:50 AM
This morning’s view of the new eruption in Iceland. Stunning 🤩
Link to livestream below 👇
#Iceland #IcelandVolcano
Link to livestream below 👇
#Iceland #IcelandVolcano
It's like "hello old friend". This feels like twitter used to be 10yrs ago, when social media was actually a nice place to be. And hello real old friends... It's nice to see you!
November 20, 2024 at 5:04 AM
It's like "hello old friend". This feels like twitter used to be 10yrs ago, when social media was actually a nice place to be. And hello real old friends... It's nice to see you!