ECS challenges

María Eugenia Ubach Cozatl is a master’s student in volcanology based in Mexico and currently pursuing her studies at the Institute of Geophysics of the UNAM. Her research focuses on volcanic stratigraphy and eruptive histories, aiming to reconstruct past eruptive activity in order to improve the understanding of volcanic behavior. As a volcanology student in […]

Saini Samim is an Academic Specialist and Associate Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Australia, working at the intersection of volcanology, geochemistry, and human evolution. She completed her PhD in 2025 at the University of Melbourne, where she applied high-resolution geochronological techniques and developed novel geochemical approaches to study volcanic ash layers preserved alongside early

Princess Sharlynne A. Cosalan is a geophysicist working at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), where she is involved in volcano monitoring and geophysical research. Her work focuses on gravity monitoring of active volcanoes and the interpretation of gravity changes related to magma movement and hydrothermal processes. She recently completed her Master’s degree

Gino González is a volcanologist from Costa Rica, a country marked by intense volcanic and seismic activity. He explains that pursuing a career in volcanology can be especially challenging when coming from a region where no dedicated volcanology school exists – a reality that still affects many aspiring geoscientists around the world. Gino’s opinion on

Gemechu Teferi is currently pursuing a PhD in volcanology at the University of Auckland. Before moving to New Zealand, he spent several years in Ethiopia working across both academic and industry settings, which gave him a grounded perspective on what research looks like outside of well-funded Western institutions. Much of his earlier work focused on

Federico Galetto is currently a researcher at the “Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)”, Italy. He got his Ph.D. in volcanology at the “Università di Roma Tre” (IT) in 2019 and then he worked as post-doc/researcher both in Italy (2020 and 2025-present) at the INGV, and in the US at Cornell University (2021-2025). His

Catheryn Ryan is a postdoctoral associate working in the Department of Earth Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo in Buffalo, NY, USA. They study lava-ice interactions using experiments (pouring melted basalt over ice blocks), fieldwork (visiting subglacial volcanoes in Iceland), and lab-based methods (petrography and geochemistry). Catheryn’s PhD work at the

“Success in a global field relies on the strength of your network. Never underestimate the power of a good mentor and the ability to adapt to new horizons.” R. Arun Prasath is a geologist-turned-seismologist from India, currently working as a Scientist at the Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar (Gujarat, India). His doctoral research focused on small-to-moderate