Dr Alexander Steele

Volcano seismology, eruption forecasting, natural and anthropogenic hazards, field investigation, knowledge exchange

Lecturer (teaching), Earth Sciences

 

Appointment:	Room:
Lecturer (teaching)	K. Lonsdale Building, 301B
Courses Taught:
Director: MSc Geophysical Hazards Director: PG Cert Natural Hazards for Insurers GEOL0014 Geosciences Report (contributor) GEOL0038 Research Proposal (module coordinator and contributor) GEOL0056 MSc Independent Research Project (module coordinator and contributor) GEOL0062 Geological, Geotechnical and Hydrometeorological Hazards (module coordinator and lecturer) GEOL0064 Independent Project; Insurance and Natural Risks (module coordinator and contributor) GEOL0065 Research Methods and Skills (module coordinator and lecturer) GEOL0075 Geophysical Hazards Field Course (module coordinator and contributor)
Research Group(s):
UCL Hazard Centre
Email Address:	Telephone Number:
alexander.steele@ucl.ac.uk	020 3108 6326 (56326)

Research Summary

My main research interests are focussed on understanding the formation and evolution of shallow magmatic systems and forecasting volcanic eruptions. In particular, using precursory field data from active volcanoes, I combine physical models of elastic-brittle deformation with numerical and statistical modelling techniques (1) to quantify eruption potential in terms of volcano seismicity and ground deformation, and (2) to investigate the evolution of stress fields around shallow magma bodies and how these determine critical levels of volcano unrest and, in some instances, preferred eruption location.