Shannon Kobs-nawotniak

Biography

Shannon Kobs-Nawotniak, Assistant Professor Education: Ph.D., 2009, State University of New York at Buffalo and B.S., 2003, Michigan Technological University

Research Interest

I investigate the connection between process and produce in volcanic eruptions, ranging in scale from the origins and underpinnings of monogenetic volcanic fields through eddy-scale mixing in eruption columns. I'm currently Geology Co-Lead on the NASA FINESSE project and Deputy PI on the NASA BASALT project, both of which use terrestrial lavas to investigate planetary volcanoes. I use field work, experimental analogue models, and computational analyses to evaluate volcanic eruptions and their potential hazards. My past field work has included the Inyo volcanoes in California, the Los Tuxtlas Volcanic Field in Veracruz, Mexico, Mauna Ulu in Hawaii, and the eastern Snake River Plain volcanic zone in Idaho.