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NEMOH Final School in Catania - Report

NEMOH Final Network School
November 09 – November 14, 2015
Linguaglossa, Catania, Italy

VOLCANIC HAZARDS: From Observations to Forecasts - REPORT


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At the Finish Line of our Training: The Last NEMOH School at Linguaglossa

Laura Spina – NEMOH fellow

1Framed by the rugged landscape of Mt. Etna, the Final NEMOH School has taken place on 9-14 November 2015 at Linguaglossa (Catania, Italy).  After having received a broad and stimulating training on investigation and monitoring techniques, it finally comes the time to test ourselves with the fundamental question: what would we actually do during a volcanic crisis? During the week, we took part to an exciting exercitation, challenging our knowledge by establishing our scientific strategy in facing a hypothetical impeding eruption at Mt. Etna. While playing the role of scientific staff of a volcano observatory, we have been assisted by the scientific équipe of Osservatorio Etneo (INGV-OE), in terms of a substantial number of researchers from the observatory and not least the supervision of its Director, Eugenio Privitera. Additionally, we have been supported by the assistance of a great international advisers: Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson, Giovanni Macedonio, Christopher Newhall.

2They all provided us not only the data we used during our exercise, but most of all their competence and their time. We are definitely thankful for their dedication, and not less, for having resisted any temptation to interfere with our judgments. Even if conscious of being part of a simulation rather than in a real crisis, we had the chance to experience the pressure of the commitment for reporting the state of the volcano to the civil protection, journalists and people. Additionally, we learnt how necessary is not only to process data, but to discuss them and make a single picture altogether.  



3On the last day of the school, we were also offered a training on Project Writing and European Projects by Fabrizio Storti (Università degli Studi di Parma) and Raffaella Pignolo, that provided us an important background-knowledge for our scientific ideas to get funded. The school was also the time for enjoying a walk on the top of Mt. Etna “A Muntagna” and she offered us a very special day, clear and sunny as few occurs. The dark profile of her black slopes, standing out against the blue sky and only sparsely splashed of white snow, reminded us the forces of nature, which we aim to understand. The volcanic guides Antonino Longo and Giuseppe Mazzaglia lead us up to the crater rim, where we could observe sporadic mild ash emission, and then down to the margin of the Bove Valley, passing through the vent that fed volcanic activity in March 2015. With us, Pietro, the volcano-dog-guide that took a special place in our memories (and pictures!).

4Finally, a Marie Curie Open Day was held at Linguaglossa on 13 November. This was not our first MC Open Day, but this time we experienced an added value, facing the curiosity of young (and less young) peoples that live beyond the volcano and are actually used to volcanic phenomena, thought they do not know the science behind. “They were crashing on the car glass. I was with my nephew, and I did not know what to do”-told us a woman, referring to the bombs falling on the northern side of the volcano few months earlier. We will for sure keep in our mind their curiosity and their urgency for having answer, conscious that the role of replying to the unsolved question is now in our hands.



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List of Accepted Applicants

NEMOH Final Network School
November 09 – November 14, 2015
Linguaglossa, Catania, Italy

VOLCANIC HAZARDS: From Observations to Forecasts

List of Accepted Applicants

Name Surname
1 Karen Strehlow
2 Johannes Thun
3 Samantha Engwell
4 Damien Gaudin
5 Pablo Tierz Lopez
6 Werner Wittmann
7 Hannah Reynolds
8 Hamidreza Jamshidnia
9 Léna Cauchie
10 Ada De Matteo
11 Cristian Montanaro
12 Luis Miguel Peci Sánchez
13 Belén Rosado
14 DEEPAK GARG
15 Laura Spina
16 Eduardo Rossi
17 Julie Oppenheimer
18 Francesco Zuccarello
19 Pier Paolo Comida
20 francesco santonocito
21 De Plaen Raphael
22 Antonio Capponi
23 Giulia Sgattoni
24 zeinab jeddi
25 Claudio Trovato
26 Mary Grace Bato
27 Beatriz Martinez Montesinos
28 Alex Marti


 

NEMOH Final School in Catania - Application Form

NEMOH Final Network School
November 09 – November 14, 2015
Linguaglossa, Catania, Italy

VOLCANIC HAZARDS: From Observations to Forecasts


Deadline for registration: 12/10/2015
Information on acceptance: 16/10/2015

 

NEMOH Final School in Catania - How do I apply

NEMOH Final Network School
November 09 – November 14, 2015
Linguaglossa, Catania, Italy

VOLCANIC HAZARDS: From Observations to Forecasts


Deadline for registration: 12/10/2015
Information on acceptance: 16/10/2015


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NEMOH Final School in Catania

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Report and Training Material


NEMOH Final Network School
November 09 – November 14, 2015
Linguaglossa, Catania, Italy

VOLCANIC HAZARDS: From Observations to Forecasts


TARGET
The school is aimed at young scientists at Ph.D and Post-Ph.D level. The number of participants is limited to 30. Participants different from NEMOH fellows will be selected on the basis of the relevance of the course for their current research activities.
All participants should bring their own laptop.


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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

foto web2November 08, h. 20.00: Icebreaker.

November 09-11: Volcano crisis exercise.
The students will be introduced to scientific response to volcano emergencies, in a structured exercise where they will react to ground-truth signals and observations from a hypothetical crisis at Mount Etna. Different groups of students will constitute each a “volcano observatory”, updated on the current observations and measurements by the scientific personnel in charge of volcano monitoring and surveillance at Mount Etna, and supported in their response activities by that personnel as well as by international experts providing wider perspectives on how to interpret volcanic signals, forecast volcano behaviors, and manage the scientific aspects of a volcanic crisis. Structured exercises to extract group opinions will be carried out. The different responses and evaluations will be daily presented by each group, then compared and discussed, in a plenary afternoon session.

November 10, h. 20.30: Social “San Martino day” dinner at a farmhouse, with new-wine testing.

November 12: Guided visit to the summit area of Mount Etna.
Cost for access and tour inside the park and summit area: 30 euros per person, to be payed on-site to the service-providing company for transport to the summit area and mandatory guides. If the weather does not allow that, it will be replaced by social activities, to be defined.

November 13: Marie Curie Open Day.
The students will interact with scholars and the general public, illustrating how volcanoes work, talking of their studies and their experiences as young scientists in volcanology, and describing the opportunities provided by EC Marie Curie actions.

November 14: Training on project preparation and writing.
The opportunities for both bottom-up (ERC, IF MC) and top-down (Cooperation-style) projects at EU level will be illustrated. The students will be trained on how to search and read a call, and how to set up a proper proposal; examples of typical mistakes and successful proposals at EU level will be analyzed and discussed.


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ATTENDANCE FOR NON-NEMOH PARTICIPANTS

The minimum attendance allowed includes arrival on Nov 8 in the evening, and departure on Nov 12 in the morning. Students are however welcome to attend the entire School up to Nov 15 (departure in the morning). The days of attendance and nights of stay must be indicated in the registration form.

SCHOOL COSTS

There are no registration fees; each student shall pay only a contribution to the true costs, amounting to a forfeit of 65 euros per day, to be paid on-site, inclusive of accommodation in double or triple room, breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks, social dinner, school materials, transfer from-to Catania city or airport at scheduled times, and additional transfers during the school days. The guided tour on the summit area of Mount Etna on Nov 13 costs additional 30 euros, to be payed on-site to the service-providing company.

PRELIMINARY LIST OF TEACHERS

Volcanic Hazards overview:

Paolo Papale

Volcano Monitoring and Forecasts:

Daniele Andronico
Alessandro Bonforte
Stefano Branca
Andrea Cannata
Rosa Anna Corsaro
Gilda Currenti
Cinzia Federico
Salvatore Gambino
Marco Liuzzo    
Antonio Paonita
Eugenio Privitera
Giuseppe Puglisi
Gilberto Saccorotti
Giuseppe Salerno
Jacopo Selva

International advice:

Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson
Giovanni Macedonio
Christopher Newhall

Project preparation and writing:

Fabrizio Storti
Paolo Papale
Raffaela Pignolo

REGISTRATION:

Deadline for registration: 12/10/2015
Information on acceptance: 16/10/2015

ORGANIZATION:

Scientific Organization: Paolo Papale, Eugenio Privitera, Gilberto Saccorotti
School Administration and Management: Raffaela Pignolo
Graphics and web management: Alessandro Fornaciai

VENUE:

Casa San Tommaso
P.zza Ambrogio Gullo, 2, 95015 Linguaglossa (CT)
http://www.casasantommaso.it/

 

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