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Re: Research Question
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

Hello DS - My knowledge of volcanism in Alaska is really concentrated on stuff that happened in just the last two million years, but even so, I'm not aware of any ancient caldera in the Interior. Down near Denali are the Buzzard Creek maars - two small tuff rings formed about 3000 years ago. http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcinfo.php?volcname=Buzzard%20Creek Might these be what you read about? Hope this is helpful, Cheryl -------- DS Hogan wrote: Greetings, Approximately 10-years or more past I read an article in some AK magazine that I cannot recall concerning a hike in the vicinity of chicken and eagle Alaska to an ancient volcanic caldera. Photos were included and it appeared very small and perhaps even difficult to distinguish if you were not told what to look for. For many years now I have been searching for this geologic feature online and in publication but can't seem to find it. Do you have any knowledge or resources or perhaps point me to some that might help me reveal the name or location of any calderas in that chicken / eagle region besides mt prindle? I would very much appreciate any help. Best regards, DS Hogan -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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[Public Email] Research Question
by ds.hogan.ak＠gmail.com 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: DS Hogan Email Address: ds.hogan.ak(a)gmail.com Subject: Research Question Message: Greetings, Approximately 10-years or more past I read an article in some AK magazine that I cannot recall concerning a hike in the vicinity of chicken and eagle Alaska to an ancient volcanic caldera. Photos were included and it appeared very small and perhaps even difficult to distinguish if you were not told what to look for. For many years now I have been searching for this geologic feature online and in publication but can't seem to find it. Do you have any knowledge or resources or perhaps point me to some that might help me reveal the name or location of any calderas in that chicken / eagle region besides mt prindle? I would very much appreciate any help. Best regards, DS Hogan ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 209.112.159.109 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows NT 6.2; WOW64; Trident/6.0; MAARJS) REFERRING PAGE: https://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Re: John Paskievitch
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Hello Michael - I forwarded your message to John. Thank you, Cheryl -------- Michael Wilton wrote: Hello John, Had lunch yesterday with R. Hinsdale and he gave me the newspaper story of your latest adventure on Mt Mageik. It's great to see you are still getting stranded on volcanoes and figuring out how to get off. I am proud of you and Taryn and Sam. Again,you did everything right and got away clean. Keep up the great work and stay safe. Michael -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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[Public Email] John Paskievitch
by mwpilot2＠cableone.net 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Michael Wilton Email Address: mwpilot2(a)cableone.net Subject: John Paskievitch Message: Hello John, Had lunch yesterday with R. Hinsdale and he gave me the newspaper story of your latest adventure on Mt Mageik. It's great to see you are still getting stranded on volcanoes and figuring out how to get off. I am proud of you and Taryn and Sam. Again,you did everything right and got away clean. Keep up the great work and stay safe. Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/6.0; MANM) REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Re: First Lego League
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Hello Christine - Yes, this year we've heard of the lego robotics league! My area of study is Alaska volcanism - and I have never been to Japan. You should definitely look for someone who studies volcanoes in Japan, and has knowledge of their existing protective measures, as Japan and Alaska are quite different. Japan has a high-density population in close proximity to active volcanoes; Alaska has a low-density population, usually far from the volcano, but also has heavy great-circle air traffic that can be harmed by volcanic ash in the flight paths. As far as what I do know, however: Japan is very organized about natural disaster information and safety drills. I know they have tsunami and earthquake sirens. If these devices don't already broadcast eruption warnings, perhaps that is effective and affordable. Here are some links that are probably of interest to your team. http://www.seisvol.kishou.go.jp/tokyo/STOCK/kaisetsu/English/level.html http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/en/Activities/volcano_1.pdf http://www.fujipress.jp/finder/xslt.php?mode=present&inputfile=DSSTR0003000… http://vivaweb2.bosai.go.jp/v-hazard/pdf/16E.pdf http://www.ivhhn.org/ Best wishes, Cheryl -------- Christine Sansonetti wrote: I am a volunteer coach for my son's middle school First Lego League Robotics Team out of Beachwood, Ohio. I'm not sure if you've heard of the First Lego League, but it is similar in concept to Destination Imagination or Odyssey of the Mind in middle and high schools. Lego is the sponsor of the team building competition wherein teams of students build robots to accomplish "missions" on a 4' x 8' board which represent the theme of the year. This year's theme is Natural Disasters - and our team has chosen volcanic eruption as our natural disaster. One of the other portions of the competition is to identify a natural disaster, come up with a problem and then a solution. The team must then present this to an expert in the field of the natural disaster to get their opinion - all before coming to the competition to present their information. Our competition date is Sunday, December 15th. In doing research, we came across your information and would like to know if you would be willing to be our expert to present our information to and get an opinion as to whether it is viable or not. We do NOT have to come up with an actual prototype, an idea will suffice. If you're willing to, the boys (ages 11-12) have focused on Mt. Fuji and the potential future eruption. Our problem is how to warn people to safely evacuate. Our research so far has proven there is not a lot of information available other than to listen to the TV or radio or newspapers. Their main focus is the 500,000 people who reside in the three evacuation zones closest to Mt. Fuji. The boys have come up with the following solution: If a device, similar in size to a smoke detector, could be place in the homes of those 500,000 people, they could then be activated via a transmission to the device by the Japan Meteorological Agency when it was time to evacuate. Since sometimes there's immediate need to leave instead of having a lot of time to pack up and leave. Also, the boys were preparing an evacuation kit - inclusive of a N95 mask, which they researched would be best to be worn during evacuation to keep from breathing volcanic ash. I thank you in advance for your time and look forward to hearing from you. I can always be reached via my cell (216-235-0447) or this email. If you are able to help, that would be great. If not, perhaps you could direct us to someone who could help us. -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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Re: An enquiry as to how to study to be a Volcanologist
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 19 Nov '13

19 Nov '13

Hello Eleanor - Volcanology is a competitive field, and most volcanologists have PhDs - often in a subdiscipline like volcano seismology, petrology, geodesy, etc. I am not very familiar with schools in the UK, but I know Durham University has a strong volcanology program (or at least did, a few years ago.) This page has some more information: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/young_volcanologists.html Also recommended are volcanological field schools, like this one: http://www.uaf.edu/geology/academics/international-volcanology/ Best wishes, Cheryl -------- Eleanor Macdonald wrote: Dear Sir/Madam My name is Eleanor Macdonald and I am currently studying in England for my GCSE qualifications. However, in the future I would hope to pursue a career in Volcanology and I was wondering where I would go after earning a MSci in Geology/ Earth Sciences/ Natural Science specialising in Earth Sciences. I would greatly appreciate some form of guidance as to where I would take my learning after this point as I have been unable to find any answers from teachers in my school. Yours faithfully, Eleanor -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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[Public Email] First Lego League
by rsanso5522＠aol.com 19 Nov '13

19 Nov '13

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Christine Sansonetti Email Address: rsanso5522(a)aol.com Subject: First Lego League Message: I am a volunteer coach for my son's middle school First Lego League Robotics Team out of Beachwood, Ohio. I'm not sure if you've heard of the First Lego League, but it is similar in concept to Destination Imagination or Odyssey of the Mind in middle and high schools. Lego is the sponsor of the team building competition wherein teams of students build robots to accomplish "missions" on a 4' x 8' board which represent the theme of the year. This year's theme is Natural Disasters - and our team has chosen volcanic eruption as our natural disaster. One of the other portions of the competition is to identify a natural disaster, come up with a problem and then a solution. The team must then present this to an expert in the field of the natural disaster to get their opinion - all before coming to the competition to present their information. Our competition date is Sunday, December 15th. In doing research, we came across your information and would like to know if you would be willing to be our expert to present our information to and get an opinion as to whether it is viable or not. We do NOT have to come up with an actual prototype, an idea will suffice. If you're willing to, the boys (ages 11-12) have focused on Mt. Fuji and the potential future eruption. Our problem is how to warn people to safely evacuate. Our research so far has proven there is not a lot of information available other than to listen to the TV or radio or newspapers. Their main focus is the 500,000 people who reside in the three evacuation zones closest to Mt. Fuji. The boys have come up with the following solution: If a device, similar in size to a smoke detector, could be place in the homes of those 500,000 people, they could then be activated via a transmission to the device by the Japan Meteorological Agency when it was time to evacuate. Since sometimes there's immediate need to leave instead of having a lot of time to pack up and leave. Also, the boys were preparing an evacuation kit - inclusive of a N95 mask, which they researched would be best to be worn during evacuation to keep from breathing volcanic ash. I thank you in advance for your time and look forward to hearing from you. I can always be reached via my cell (216-235-0447) or this email. If you are able to help, that would be great. If not, perhaps you could direct us to someone who could help us. ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; Trident/7.0; Touch; MALNJS; rv:11.0) like Gecko REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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18 Nov '13

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18 Nov '13

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Re: Summer Internships
by seth.snedigar＠alaska.gov 15 Nov '13

15 Nov '13

Hi Anthony - AVO does not have a formal volunteer or internship program. AVO is a partnership between three public organizations. Opportunities working (including volunteering) with AVO would be specifically advertised under these three organizations. Opportunities with the USGS usually require U.S. citizenship. Employment with the State of Alaska often requires Alaska residency, and student opportunities with the University of Alaska Fairbanks typically require enrollment at UAF as a full-time student. Currently, there are no AVO-affliated student positions at UAF. If there are employment positions with AVO, you'd find them on the appropriate partner's HR webpage. Thanks, -Seth -------- Anthony Feldman wrote: Hello, I am a current junior studying Geology at the University of Miami. I am considering pursuing volcanology in graduate school and am currently researching possible summer internship or research positions. If the Alaska Volcano Observatory has any sort of internship or project that could use a student assistant during the summer months I would love to apply for it. This email box doesn't have any way for me to attach a resume or university transcript but if you would wish to see either please let me know some way to contact you. I am available by email at adfeld42(a)live.com or a.feldman10(a)umiami.edu and also by phone at 757-871-7376. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely Anthony Feldman -- Seth Snedigar Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys seth.snedigar(a)alaska.gov 907-451-5033 http://www.avo.alaska.edu/

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