New Lab! UArizona Volcanology: Fluid Mechanics Lab Now Up and Running

Dec. 1, 2023
A state-of-the-art rheometer (to characterize viscous and viscoelastic properties of multiphase magma) and other experimental setups (high-speed camera, high-T furnace, gas pycnometer and tap density analyzer) have been successfully installed.

UArizona Geosciences Assistant Professor Pranabendu Moitra shares, "Such an experimental facility is present only among very few volcanology labs in the US and is the only one of its kind in the SW USA. The experimental results, along with in-house numerical models, will provide insights into the source-to-surface migration of magma, magma-water interaction, volatile degassing, and volcanic hazard assessment. The first set of results from the UA volcanology lab will be presented at AGU this year.”

Learn more about our volcanology research HERE!