Missouri State Volcanologist Discusses Forecasting Future Volcanic Eruptions

(MISSOURINET) –  A Missouri State University Associate Professor of Geology is looking to improve the forecasting of volcano eruptions to better understand what causes them. Gary Michelfelder’s (Michael-felder) extensive research includes graduate students and collaborators across the globe, and explains why he involves students in this process…

For the last 15 years, he has studied the Rio Grande Rift and the Andes Mountains in Chile researching magma, volcanoes, and the Earth’s crust.