I am happy to take media interviews about my research or volcanic eruptions, please email me: simon.barker@vuw.ac.nz
Latest activity:
October 2023: I have been awarded a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship for research titled ‘Magma forensics at New Zealand volcanoes: Understanding the magmatic systems and processes that drive eruptions’. Link to Royal Society press release Link to VUW press release
October 2023: I was recently on a cruise on the RV Tangaroa with a team of researchers to study the multiple natural hazards posed by Tūhua/Mayor and Whakaari/White islands, including their potential to generate tsunami, ashfall and pyroclastic flows of hot ash and gas. See the video summary of what we found: