Petrology

Icelandic Volcanoes Help Researchers Understand Potential Effects Of Eruptions (Science Daily)

17 Jul 2008

For the first time, researchers have taken a detailed look at what lies beneath all of Iceland's volcanoes -- and found a world far more complex than they ever imagined. They mapped an elaborate maze of magma chambers -- work that could one day help scientists better understand how earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in Iceland and elsewhere in the world.

ICELANDIC VOLCANOES HELP RESEARCHERS UNDERSTAND POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF ERUPTIONS (Earth Observatory)

16 Jul 2008

For the first time, researchers have taken a detailed look at what lies beneath all of Iceland's volcanoes – and found a world far more complex than they ever imagined.

Geophysicist Simon Klemperer awarded 2008 Cox Medal (Stanford Report)

9 Jul 2008

Simon Klemperer, professor of geophysics, has been awarded the 2008 Allan V. Cox Medal for Faculty Excellence Fostering Undergraduate Research.