{"id":22010,"date":"2020-04-30T21:23:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T21:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?post_type=person&p=22010"},"modified":"2020-10-30T11:56:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T11:56:34","slug":"engwell-samantha","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/engwell-samantha\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Samantha Engwell"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t
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A scientist with experience in bringing together disparate data sets and numerical modelling to understand the physical processes of volcanic eruptions and associated hazard. I use my knowledge of global volcanic activity to inform advisory roles for both the UK and EU governmental institutions. My research combines numerical modelling, statistical and field analysis techniques, to build a picture of past eruptive activity, and inform our understanding of possible future behaviour. I am particularly interested in the application of numerical models, and understanding the uncertainties associated with both a model itself, but also those associated with the input parameters to initiate simulations, and how these uncertainties propagate through to our understanding of the hazardous phenomena. I have conducted field campaigns across Italy, Greece, the Azores, South and Central America, Australia, New Zealand and Ethiopia, focusing on mapping, analysis and interpretation of volcanic deposits. My current projects focus on the use of operational data for informing advice, particularly with relation to ash and aviation, and the formation of tsunamis related to volcanic activity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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