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Curriculum Vitae Last and first names Volentik, Alain Charles Michel Place and date of birth Locarno (TI), Switzerland, 06.06.1977 Citizenship Swiss Civil status Married US immigration status Permanent resident Private address c/o Daniele Volentik, Vicolo dell'Aratro 10, 6648 Minusio (TI), Switzerland Professional address Alain Volentik, PhD Department of Geology and Geophysics, VGP, University of Hawai'i 1680 East-West Road, POST 614B Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: +1 808 956 9819 (office) E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/volentik/ Education 2009 PhD in Geology from the Department of Geology, University of South Florida (USF): Tephra Transport, Sedimentation and Hazards. 2002 MSc degree (equivalence) in Earth Sciences: Volcanological and Petrological Evolution of the Volcanic Island of Nisyros, Greece (in association with Loÿc Vanderkluysen). 2001 Diploma degree (equivalent of BSc.) in Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland: Geophysical and hydrothermal study of the volcanic complex of Nisyros, Greece (in association with Loÿc Vanderkluysen). 1996-2000 Undergraduate studies in the Earth Sciences Department, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. 1996 High school degree in Sciences with distinction, type S (Mathematics-Sciences section) in Lycée Michel Anguier of Eu, France. Professional Experience Currently Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Hawai’i, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF). Project title: Volcanic Hazard Assessment for Radial Vents of Mauna Loa Volcano (Hawaii): Vent Distribution, Lava Flow Emplacement, Ballistic Analysis and Tephra Fallout. 2009 Attended the ExxonMobil Reservoir Characterization and Modeling Workshop in La Jolla, California (3.5 days). 2008 Teaching associate in charge of the Introduction to Physical Geology class (2 hours and a half lecture weekly, 25 students). 2008 Teaching assistant for Prof. Paul Wetmore for the field mapping techniques class (2 weeks of field mapping in Utah with 16 students). 2007 Teaching assistant for Prof. Paul Wetmore, Department of Geology, University of South Florida. In charge of the structural geology lab (1 hour lecture and 2 hours of exercises weekly). 2006 Teaching assistant for Prof. Paul Wetmore, Department of Geology, University of South Florida. In charge of the structural geology lab (1 hour lecture and 2 hours of exercises weekly). 1 2003-2004 Microprobe manager (for 2 years) at the Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Lausanne, and teaching assistant to Prof. Jean Hernandez in the same Institute. 2002 Lab and teaching assistant at the Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Lausanne, to Prof. Jean Hernandez. 2001 Lab and teaching assistant at the Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Lausanne, to Prof. Jean Hernandez. Lab assistant to Prof. Johannes Hunziker in the isotope lab, at the Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Lausanne (duration: one week). Assistant at the Museum of Geology, Lausanne Switzerland (duration: one month). 2000 Teaching assistant to Prof. Jean Hernandez Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Lausanne. 1999 Internship at the Observatory of Reunion Island Volcano for three weeks. Field Experience 2009 Field work in Argentina and Chile, to map and sample tephra deposits of the 2008 eruption of Chaiten Volcano (northern Patagonia, Chile). 2008 Workshop of the IAVCEI Commission on Explosive Volcanism on Askja Volcano, Island on Near Vent Succession of a Caldera-Forming Eruption (duration: 5 days). 2007 Field trips on Unzen and Aso volcanoes (total duration: 5 days), following the Cities on Volcanoes 5 meeting held in Shimabara (Japan) in November 2007. 2006 Field work on Pululagua Volcano, Ecuador, as part as my PhD project (duration: 10 days). Workshops of the IAVCEI Tephra Group and IAVCEI Commission on Explosive Volcanism on Quilotoa and Cotopaxi (duration: 7 days total) before the Cities on Volcanoes 4 meeting held in Quito (Ecuador) in January 2006. 2005 Field work on Pululagua Volcano, Ecuador, as part as my PhD project (duration: 10 days). 2004 Assistant to Prof. François Bussy at a petrological field excursion on the island of Elba, Italy (duration: 2 weeks). Three weeks of geological fieldtrip in Hawaii: Introduction to the Hawaiian geology. 2003 Participant at the workshop “Shallow submarine felsic volcanism”, hosted by Jocelyn McPhie and Andrew Stewart in Milos, Greece. September 15-17, 2003. Assistant to Prof. François Bussy at volcanological and petrological field excursions on the island of Elba, Italy, and in the Puy Volcanic Chain, France (duration: 3 weeks). 2002 Recipient of a travel grant from the Swiss Academy of Science for field work conducted in April and July of 2002 on the island of Nisyros, Greece (Master’s work). Assistant to Prof. Jean Hernandez at volcanological and petrological field excursions on the island of Elba and at Vesuvius, Italy (duration: 3 weeks). Two weeks of geological fieldtrip in Oman: Introduction to the Oman geology. 2001 Field work in Nisyros, Greece, as part of my Master’s project (duration: one month). Volcanic gas sampling at Nisyros, Greece, as part of the Geowarn project Volcanological field trip in Colorado and New Mexico (USA), with Prof. Michael Dungan, University of Geneva, Switzerland (duration: 3 weeks). Assistant to Jean Hernandez at a volcanological and petrographical field excursion in Sardinia, Italy (duration: 3 weeks). 2000 Fieldwork in Nisyros, Greece as part of my diploma work, with partial funding from the Friedlaender foundation (duration: one month and a half). Assistant for a volcanological and petrographical field excursion in Sardinia, Italy (duration: 3 weeks). 2 1999 Fieldwork in Nisyros, Greece as part of my diploma work (duration: one month and a half). 1996-2000 Six months fieldwork in Switzerland and abroad involving structural geology, volcanology, palaeontology, metamorphism, sedimentology, stratigraphy, mapping and geophysical investigations. Languages French Mother tongue. Italian Second mother tongue (bilingual). English Excellent spoken and written skills. German Read and spoken. Computer Skills Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, XP and Vista; Basic skills on Linux Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point); Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, PhotoShop and In Design; PageMaker; Sigma Plot; Grapher, GMT, PERL computer programming and basic knowledge of Pascal computer programming. LaTeX. ArcGIS. Associations AGU, the American Geophysical Union IAVCEI, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior Pangea, the Earth Sciences Students Club of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland Publications 2010 Volentik A.C.M., Bonadonna C., Connor C.B., Connor L.J., and Rosi M. Modeling tephra dispersal in absence of wind: insights from the climactic phase of the 2450 BP Plinian eruption of Pululagua volcano (Ecuador). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 193(1-2), pp. 117-136, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.03.011. Volentik A.C.M., Bonadonna C., and Connor C.B. Influence of particle shape on tephra dispersal. In preparation for Geology. Volentik A.C.M., Bonadonna C., and Houghton, B.F. Tephra Fallout Hazards at Quito International Airport (Ecuador). In preparation for Natural Hazards. 2009 Volentik A.C.M., Connor C.B., Connor L.J., and Bonadonna C. Aspects of volcanic hazard assessment for the Bataan nuclear power plant, Luzon Peninsula, Philippines. In “Volcanic and Tectonic Hazard Assessment for Nuclear Facilities”, Cambridge University Press, Connor C.B, Chapman, N. and Connor L.J. (editors), pp. 229-256. Connor C.B., Sparks R.S.J., Díez M., Volentik A.C.M., and Pearson S.C.P. The nature of volcanism. In “Volcanic and Tectonic Hazard Assessment for Nuclear Facilities”, Cambridge University Press, Connor C.B, Chapman, N. and Connor L.J. (editors), pp. 74-115. Durant A.J., Rose W.I., Sarna-Wojcicki A.M., Carey S., and Volentik A.C.M. Hydrometeor- enhanced tephra sedimentation: Constraints from the 18 May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114(2), B03204, doi:10.1029/2008JB005756. Mastin, L.G., Guffanti, M., Servranckx, R., Webley, P., Barsotti, S., Dean, K., Denlinger, R., Durant, A., Ewert, J.W., Gardner, C.A., Holliday, A. C., Neri, A., Rose, W.I., Schneider, D., Siebert, L., Stunder, B., Swanson, G., Tupper, A., Volentik, A., and Waythomas, C.F. A multidisciplinary effort to assign realistic source parameters to models of volcanic ash-cloud transport and dispersion during eruptions. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 186(1-2), pp. 10-21. 3 2005 Volentik A.C.M., Principe C., Vanderkluysen L., and Hunziker J.C. Geological Map of Nisyros Volcano (Greece). In “The Geology, Geochemistry and Evolution of Nisyros Volcano (Greece). Implications for the Volcanic Hazards”, Mémoires de Géologie (Lausanne) 44, Hunziker J.C. and Marini L. (editors). Volentik A.C.M., Principe C., Vanderkluysen L., and Hunziker J.C. Explanatory notes on the Geological Map of Nisyros Volcano (Greece). In “The Geology, Geochemistry and Evolution of Nisyros Volcano (Greece). Implications for the Volcanic Hazards”, Mémoires de Géologie (Lausanne) 44, Hunziker J.C. and Marini L. (editors), pp. 7-25. Volentik A.C.M., Vanderkluysen L., Principe C., and Hunziker J.C. Stratigraphy of Nisyros Volcano (Greece). In “The Geology, Geochemistry and Evolution of Nisyros Volcano (Greece). Implications for the Volcanic Hazards”, Mémoires de Géologie (Lausanne) 44, Hunziker