MARIE CURIE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AT UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL IN VOLCANOLOGY
Application Deadline: 2012-04-27
Research Fields: Environmental science - Earth science
Career Stage: Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate)
Research Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
For further information please contact Katharine Cashman ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).
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DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
The goal of the project is to improve our understanding of gas transport in magmatic systems, with particular emphasis on multiphase flow. The effect of crystals on the flow of gas through magma will be addressed by analogue experiments on bubble-golden syrup-particle mixtures. Measurements will include pressures, gas flow rate, gas holdup and bubble production rate. The end result will be development of practical constitutive equations for gas flow rates through crystalline magma.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The successful candidate will work for three years in the Geophysical Fluids Dynamics Laboratory, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol. The School hosts a vibrant Volcanology programme with a particular focus on the fluid dynamics of volcanic processes (in addition to volcano deformation, geophysics, petrology and hazards). The candidate will also spend at least one month per year at another of the 13 institutions from 8 countries that form the NEMOH network. Likely secondments are to Munich and Pisa, to gain additional breadth in experimental and numerical modelling techniques, respectively.