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.

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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 J.C. and Marini L. (editors), pp. 26-66.

Volentik A.C.M., Vanderkluysen L., Principe C., and Hunziker J.C. The role of tectonic and volcano-tectonic activity at Nisyros. 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. 67-78.

Vanderkluysen L., Volentik A., Hernandez J., Hunziker J.C., Bussy F., and Principe C. The petrology and geochemistry of lavas and tephras 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. 79-99.

Vanderkluysen L., Volentik A., Principe C., Hunziker J.C., and Hernandez J. Nisyros’ volcanic evolution: the growth of a strato-volcano. 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. 100-106.

Principe C., Volentik A.C.M., Vanderkluysen L., Hunziker J.C., and Marini L. Preliminary implications for volcanic hazard at Nisyros, based on past volcanic activity. 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. 179- 184.

2002 Volentik A., Vanderkluysen L., and Principe C. Stratigraphy of the Caldera Walls of Nisyros Volcano, Greece. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, 95(2), pp. 223-235.

Communications

2010 Volentik A.C.M., Bonadonna C., and Connor C.B. (poster presentation) A study of the influence of particle shape on tephra dispersal. Cities on Volcanoes 6, Tenerife (Spain), May-June 2010.

Volentik A.C.M., Bonadonna C., and Houghton, B.F. (poster presentation) Tephra fallout hazards at Quito International Airport (Ecuador). Cities on Volcanoes 6, Tenerife (Spain), May-June 2010.

Volentik A.C.M., Trusdell F., Houghton, B.F., Connor C.B., and Connor L.J. (poster presentation) Spatial distribution and recurrence interval analysis for radial vents of Mauna Loa Volcano (Hawai’i). Cities on Volcanoes 6, Tenerife (Spain), May-June 2010.

Alfano F., Bonadonna C., Volentik A.C.M., Connor C.B., Watt S.L., Pyle D.M., and Connor L.J. (oral presentation) Tephra stratigraphy and volume of the May 2008, Chaitén eruption, Chile. Cities on Volcanoes 6, Tenerife (Spain), May-June 2010.

2009 Volentik A.C.M., Bonadonna C., and Connor C.B. (poster presentation) Influence of particle shape on tephra dispersal. AGU, Fall Meeting, San Francisco (USA), December 2009.

4 Bonadonna C., Volentik A., Smith K.T., Costa A., and Connor C.B. (poster presnetation) Behind a database: The characterization of explosive eruptions. AGU, Fall Meeting, San Francisco (USA), December 2009.

Connor C.B., Connor L.J., Bonadonna C., and Volentik A.C.M. (oral presentation) Modeling and forecasting tephra accumulation with TEPHRA2. GSA Annual Meeting, Portland (Oregon), October 2009.

Volentik A.C.M., Connor C.B., Connor L.J., and Bonadonna C. (INVITED PRESENTATION) Aspects of volcanic hazards assessment for the Bataan nuclear power plant, Luzon Peninsula, Philippines. 2009 ILP meeting, Clermont Ferrand (France), October 2009.

Volentik A.C.M., Connor C.B., Bonadonna C., Connor L.J., and Rosi, M. (oral presentation) Modeling the climactic phase of the 2450BP Plinian eruption of Pululagua (Ecuador). 2009 GSA Southeastern Section Meeting, St. Petersburg (Florida), March 2009.

Volentik A.C.M., Connor C.B., Connor L.J., and Bonadonna C. (oral presentation) Volcanic hazard assessment for critical facilities: The example of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (Philippines). 2009 GSA Southeastern Section Meeting, St. Petersburg (Florida), March 2009.

2008 Volentik A.C.M., Connor C.B., Connor L.J., and Bonadonna C. (oral presentation) Should volcanic hazard assessments be further investigated at the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (Philippines)? IAVCEI General Assembly, Reykjavik (Island), August 2008.

Volentik A.C.M., Connor C.B., Bonadonna C., Connor L.J., and Rosi, M. (oral presentation) Modeling the climatic phase of the 2450BP Plinian eruption of Pululagua (Ecuador): insights from tephra thickness and grain size. IAVCEI General Assembly, Reykjavik (Island), August 2008.

2007 Volentik A.C.M., Connor C.B., Connor L.J., Bonadonna C., and Newhall C.G. (INVITED SPEAKER) Volcanic Hazard Assessment for the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, Luzon Peninsula, Philippines. Cities on Volcanoes 5, Shimabara (Japan), November 2007.

Saballos J.A., Volentik A.C.M., Diez M., and Connor C.B. (poster presentation) Assessing the Tephra Fallout Hazard at Concepcion Volcano, Nicaragua: Numerical Modeling Using TEPHRA2. Cities on Volcanoes 5, Shimabara (Japan), November 2007.

2006 Volentik A.C.M., Bonadonna C., and Connor C.B. (poster presentation) Characterization of Grain Size Distribution and Grain Shape Analysis of Tephra Deposits: a New Approach Based on Automated Microscopy and Image Analysis Techniques. AGU, Fall Meeting, San Francisco (USA), December 2006.

Bonadonna C., Volentik A.C.M., Connor C.B., Rosi M., Ruiz G., and Connor L.J. (poster presentation) Validation of Sedimentation Models: the Case Study of Pululagua Volcano, Ecuador. AGU, Fall Meeting, San Francisco (USA), December 2006.

Durant A.J., Rose W.I., Horwell C.J., Sarna-Wojcicki A.M., Wan E., Dartevelle S., and Volentik A.C.M. (poster presentation) Reanalysis of the Pyroclastic Fall Deposit from the 18 May 1980 Eruption of Mount Saint Helens, USA. AGU, Fall Meeting, San Francisco (USA), December 2006.

Volentik A.C.M., Bonadonna C., Connor C.B., Rosi M., Rui z G., and Connor L.J. (poster presentation) Total grain-size distribution and volume of the 2450 BP Pululagua Plinian eruption. Cities on Volcanoes 4, Quito (Ecuador), January 2006.

2005 Volentik A.C.M., Bonadonna C., Connor C.B., Rosi M., Ruiz G., and Connor L.J. (poster presentation) A Study of the 2450 BP Pululagua Plinian Eruption (Ecuador): Implications for Models of Tephra Dispersal. AGU, Fall Meeting, San Francisco (USA), December 2005.

2004 Volentik A., Giosa P., Principe C., Baumgartner L.P., and Hernandez J. (poster presentation) Micro-X-ray tomography studay of vesiculation. IAVCEI General Assembly 2004, Pucón (Chile), November 2004.

5 2003 Volentik A., Vanderkluysen L., Principe C., Hunziker J.C., and Hernandez J. (oral presentation) New Insight on the Stratigraphy of Nisyros Volcano (Greece). The South Aegean Active Volcanic Arc: Present Knowledge and Future Perspectives, Milos Island (Greece), September 2003. Vanderkluysen L., Volentik A., Hernandez J., Principe C., and Hunziker J.C. (oral presentation) The Evolution of Nisyros Volcano (Greece) in Space and Time. The South Aegean Active Volcanic Arc: Present Knowledge and Future Perspectives, Milos Island (Greece), September 2003. Volentik A., Vanderkluysen L., Principe C., Rufer, D., Buettner, A., Hougard, L., and Hunziker J.C. (poster presentation) Geological map of Nisyros Volcano, Greece. The South Aegean Active Volcanic Arc: Present Knowledge and Future Perspectives, Milos Island (Greece), September 2003. Volentik A., Vanderkluysen L., Principe C., Hunziker J.C., and Hernandez J. (poster presentation) Volcanic Hazard Assessment of Nisyros Volcano, Greece. The South Aegean Active Volcanic Arc: Present Knowledge and Future Perspectives, Milos Island (Greece), September 2003. Volentik A., Vanderkluysen L., Principe C., Hernandez J., and Hunziker J.C. (oral presentation) Implications of New Stratigraphic Data on Volcanic Hazard Assessment for Nisyros Volcano, Greece. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Nice (France), April 2003. Volentik A., Vanderkluysen L., Rufer, D., Principe C., Buettner, A., Hougard, L., and Hunziker J.C. (poster presentation) Geological map of Nisyro Volcano, Greece. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Nice (France), April 2003. Vanderkluysen L., Volentik A., Principe C., Hernandez J., and Hunziker J.C. (poster presentation) The Evolution of Nisyros Volcano (Greece) in Space and Time. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Nice (France), April 2003.

2001 Volentik A., Vanderkluysen L., Principe C., and Hunziker H., The Nisyros Caldera Revisited: New Insights on the Basis of Tephrostratigraphy, at the Fifth Swiss “Journée Magmatique”, November 23, 2001, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Unpublished papers and reports

2008 Volentik, A.C.M. Report on the workshop of the IAVCEI Commission on Explosive Volcanism on Askja Volcano, Island on Near Vent Succession of a Caldera-Forming Eruption.

Schwandner F.M., Malone S.D., Newhall C.G., Volentik A. Report and Minutes, WOVOdat 2nd Steering Committee Meeting. Technical report for WOVO, the World Organization of Volcano Observatories.

2002 Vanderkluysen L. and Volentik A. 2002. Volcanological and Petrological Evolution of the Volcanic Island of Nisyros, Greece. Master’s Thesis, University of Lausanne (in English, unpublished).

2001 Vanderkluysen L. et Volentik A. 2001. Etudes géophysiques et hydrothermalisme du complexe volcanique de Nisyros, Grèce. (Geophysical and Hydrothermal Study of the Volcanic complex of Nisyros, Greece). Diploma Thesis, University of Lausanne (in french, unpublished).

Grants

2009 Young Investigator Fellowship from the Swiss National Foundation for a 2-year project at the University of Hawaii. Amount (stipend, research and conferences): $110,000.

2008 Recipient of a travel grant from the National Science Foundation to attend the 2008 IAVCEI General Assembly in Reykjavik (Island) in August 2008. Amount: $1800.

Recipient of a travel grant from the University of South Florida’s Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC) to attend the 2008 IAVCEI General Assembly in Reykjavik (Island) in August 2008. Amount: $625.

2007 Recipient of a travel grant from the University of South Florida’s Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC) to attend the conference Cities on Volcanoes 5 in Shimabara (Japan) in November 2007. Amount: $625.

6 2006 Recipient of a travel grant from the National Science Foundation to attend the conference Cities on Volcanoes 4 in Quito (Ecuador) in January 2006. Amount: $900.

Recipient of a travel grant from the University of South Florida’s Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC) to attend the conference Cities on Volcanoes 4 in Quito (Ecuador) in January 2006. Amount: $625.

2002 Recipient of a travel grant (and co-author of the grant proposal together with Loÿc Vanderkluysen) from the Swiss Academy of Science for fieldwork conducted in April and July 2002 on Nisyros, Greece (Master’s project). Amount: 4550 CHF (about $3500)

2001 Recipient of a grant (from a proposal authored by J.C. Hunziker) from the Friedlaender Foundation for fieldwork on Nisyros, Greece (Diploma’s project).

Awards

2009 Recipient of the “Richard A. Davis Fellowship” from the Department of Geology at the University of South Florida for the best Ph.D. student.

Recipient of the “Graduate Student Award” from the Graduate Professional School Council at the University of South Florida.

2008 Recipient of the “2007-2008 Outstanding Service Award” from the Department of Geology at the University of South Florida.

2007 Recipient of the “2006-2007 Best Teaching Assistant Award (upper division courses)” from the Department of Geology at the University of South Florida.

Interests

Travelling, trekking, skiing, tennis, soccer, badminton, hockey and sailing. Responsible of the training commission (for one year), then vice-president (for one year) and finally president (for 1 year) of Pangea, the Earth Sciences Students Club of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Co-organizer of a geological field trip in Oman (January 2002) and in Hawaii (October 2004). Student delegate at the Earth Science department council, and Faculty of Science department council in the University of Lausanne.

References

Prof. Charles Connor, Department of Geology, SCA 528, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. 33620, USA. Tel: +1 813 974 0325, E-mail: [email protected]

Prof. Costanza Bonadonna, Section des Sciences de la Terre, Université de Genève, 13, rue des Maraîchers, 1205 Genève, Switzerland. Tel: +41 22 379 30 55, E-mail: [email protected]

Prof. Bruce Houghton, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawai’i, 1680 East-West Road, POST 606, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. Tel: +1 808 956 2561 , E-mail: [email protected]

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