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This conference aims to be a platform where young African scientists will have the opportunity to rub shoulders with global experts on physical processes at all length and time scales. 
 
The conference will cover a wide range of topics related to volcanic processes from the subsurface to the atmosphere to volcanic particles and soils using a physical lens.

 
Topics will include:
 
  • Multiphase flows
  • Theoretical and numerical modelling of subsurface magma propagation
  • Volcanic-induced seismic signals and surface displacement analysis
  • Volcanic emissions dispersion modelling
  • Volcanic lake dynamics
  • Soil particle-water interactions
  • Relationships between volcanic eruptions - climate - volcanic environment and health

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Speakers:
Atalay Ayele, University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Julyan Cartwright, Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, CSIC–Universidad de Granada, Spain
Valerie Cayol, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans Université, France
Laurent Charlet, Distinguished Emeritus Professor, ISTerre, University Grenoble Alpes, France
Francois Darchambeau, KivuWatt, Rwanda
Keir Derek, University of Florence, Italy
Arnau Folch, Geociencias Barcelona (GEO3BCN – CSIC), Spain
Benjamin Gilbert, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Alexandra Gourlan, University of Grenoble, France
Carolina Pagli, University of Pise, Italy
Eleonora Rivalta, University of Bologna, Italy
Roberto Sulpizio, University of Bari, Italy
Andrew Woods, Institute of Energy and Environmental Flows, Cambridge, UK

 
Research abstracts: In the application form, all applicants are requested to submit a brief research abstract for a poster presentation and/or contributed talk. A limited number of abstracts will be selected for the poster session or to give a talk. Please use ICTP templates available for download here and below under 'Material'.
 
Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.
 

Material

Conference on Volcanic Processes: a Variety of Length and Time Scales | (smr 4097)
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  • Monday, 1 September 2025
    • 08:30 - 09:00
      • 08:30 Badge Collection 30'
    • 09:00 - 09:30
      • 09:00 Opening Ceremony 30' 
        M. Stéphane Le Brech, 1er Conseiller, French Embassy in Rwanda
Mrs Juliet Kabera, Director general, REMA
Mrs H. Christine Niyotwambaza, Director General, MINEMA
Dr. Ozlem Adiyaman, IGCP head of programme, UNESCO (Online)
    • 09:30 - 18:00 Multi-phase volcanic flows
      • 09:30 Multi phase volcanic flows 1h0'
        Speaker: Andrew WOODS (Institute of Energy and Environmental Flows, UK)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
      • 11:00 The origins of magma bubble and crystal textures and applications to correlating deposits and inferring past eruption conditions 45'
        Speaker: Alison RUST (University of Bristol, UK)
      • 11:45 Rheology of Crystal-Rich Magmas 45'
        Speaker: Antonio COSTA (INGV, Italy)
        Material: Slides
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
      • 14:00 Modelling the interaction of lava flows with topography and barriers 45'
        Speaker: Andrew HOGGS (University of Bristol, UK )
        Material: Slides
      • 14:45 Numerical modelling of lava domes 45'
        Speaker: Catherine MERIAUX (EAIFR, Rwanda)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
      • 16:00 Group Photo 15'
      • 16:15 Poster Session 1h45'
        Material: Booklet
  • Tuesday, 2 September 2025
    • 09:30 - 13:45 Magma Subsurface propagation
      • 09:30 Magma pathways below volcanic arcs and continental rifts 1h0'
        Speaker: Eleonora RIVALTA (University of Bologna, Italy)
        Material: Slides
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
      • 11:00 Towards a better understanding of subsurface magma propagation using numerical and analogue models, application to recent eruptions of Nyiragongo volcano. 45'
        Speaker: Virginie PINEL (ISTerre, France)
        Material: Slides
      • 11:45 Decoding lateral dyke dynamics: how earthquake patterns and graben development reveal magma movement 45'
        Speaker: Timothy DAVIS (University of Bristol, UK)
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h15'
    • 13:45 - 21:00 Seismic and Deformation signals from a volcano
      • 13:45 Tracking Magma in a Rift: InSAR and Seismicity of the 2024–2025 Fentale Diking Episode 1h0'
        Speaker: Carolina PAGLI (University of Pisa, Italy)
      • 14:45 Challenges of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in the East African Rift System: lessons learnt from the recent Fentale-Dofen volcano seismic crisis 45'
        Speaker: Atalay AYELE (University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
      • 16:00 Resolving traction changes on fractures 45'
        Speaker: Valerie CAYOL (Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans Université Clermont Auvergne, France)
      • 16:45 Seismicity and ground motion at volcanic systems of geothermal interest: examples from Tulu Moye and Dallol in Ethiopia 45'
        Speaker: Keir DEREK (University of Florence, Italy)
        Material: Slides
      • 17:30 Movie: "Fireball" 1h40'
      • 19:10 Social Dinner 1h50'
  • Wednesday, 3 September 2025
    • 08:30 - 14:30 Volcanic emissions dispersion
      • 08:30 Modelling of volcanic gas and ash emissions for eruption forecasting and probabilistic hazard assessment 1h0'
        Speaker: Arnau FOLCH (Geociencias Barcelona (GEO3BCN – CSIC), Spain)
        Material: Slides
      • 09:30 Dynamics of wind-blown volcanic ash and gas plumes 45'
        Speaker: Andrew WOODS (Institute of Energy and Environmental Flows, UK)
      • 10:15 Coffee Break 30'
      • 10:45 Volcanic Gas and Ash Dispersion Modeling from Geostationary Satellite Image Sequences: A Deep Learning Model for Near Real-Time Nowcasting 45'
        Speaker: Claudia CORRADINO (INGV-Catania, Italy)
      • 11:30 Assessing tephra fallout hazard integrating field data and numerical modelling through probabilistic workflows 45'
        Speaker: Roberto SULPIZIO (University of Bari, Italy)
      • 12:15 Local-scale volcanic gas dispersion modelling: examples of passive and density-driven regimes 45'
        Speaker: Silvia MASSARO
        Material: Slides
      • 13:00 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:30 - 18:00 Volcanic lakes
      • 14:30 Volcanic Risk and Methane Extraction in Lake Kivu: A Delicate Trade-Off 1h0'
        Speaker: Francois DARCHAMBEAU (KivuWatt, Rwanda)
      • 15:30 Bubble Plumes in Nature 45'
        Speaker: Julyan CARTWRIGHT (Universidad de Granada, Spain)
      • 16:15 Open Discussion 15'
      • 16:45 Coffee Break 30'
      • 17:15 Discussion on EAIFR Capacity Building (Speakers) 15'
        Speaker: Edward NTIM GASU, Catherine MERIAUX (EAIFR, Rwanda)
      • 17:30 Discussion how to make your PhD successful (Participants) 30'
        Speaker: EAIFR PhD Students
  • Thursday, 4 September 2025
    • 09:00 - 14:15 Volcanic particle & soils
      • 09:00 Formation and Properties of Nanoparticles in Earth Systems 1h0'
        Speaker: Benjamin GILBERT (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 30'
      • 10:30 Balancing Productivity and Plant Health: A Field Evaluation of Tillage and Mulching Practices in Rwandan Andosols 45'
        Speaker: Guillaume NYAGATARE (University of Rwanda, Rwanda)
      • 11:15 Spatial variability and function of soil properties in the pedo- geomorphological processes of western and Northern Rwanda 45'
        Speaker: Vicky RUGANZU (Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board (RAB), Rwanda)
      • 12:00 The physics of nanoparticles present in volcanic soils: impact on fertility and erosion susceptibility 45'
        Speaker: Laurent CHARLET (ISTerre, France)
      • 12:45 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:15 - 18:15 Volcanoes and Climate Change
      • 14:15 Large volcanic eruptions, climate change and world history 1h0'
        Speaker: Clive OPPENHEIMER (University of Cambridge, UK)
      • 15:15 Volcanoes and climate: piecing together the puzzle 15'
        Speaker: Davide ZANCHETTIN (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
      • 16:00 Why it is important to understand volcanic degassing to understand past, present and future climate and environment 45'
        Speaker: Tamsin MATHER (University of Oxford, UK)
      • 16:45 Movie: "Into the Inferno" 1h30'
  • Friday, 5 September 2025
    • 08:30 - 17:30 Health and Volcanoes
      • 08:30 Lysosomal membrane permeabilization by volcanic nanotubes and other (alumino) silica particles: key physical and/or chemical common inflammation mechanism to podoconiosis, silicosis and asbestosis 1h0'
        Speaker: Sarra LATIFA KAZI (ISTerre, France)
      • 09:30 Coffee Break 30'
      • 10:00 Climate change related diseases in Western Rwanda: the Mugonero Hospital case 45'
        Speaker: Mwumvaneza MUTAGOMA (Mugonero Hospital, Rwanda)
      • 10:45 Stable Metal Isotopes in Medical Innovation: State of the Art and a Future Application to Podoconiosis 45'
        Speaker: Alexandra GOURLAN (University of Grenoble, France)
        Material: Slides
      • 11:30 Poster Prize 30'
      • 12:00 Closing Ceremony 1h0'
      • 13:00 Lunch Break 1h30'
      • 14:30 Genocide Memorial 3h0'
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