Summary This infographic highlights some of the key geological features in my research area, the northernmost East African Rift, which is the largest active continental rift zone in the world. It has been designed with a general audience in mind, who may not be familiar with the concept of continental rifting or the presence of […]
Summary An infographic illustrating how Hawaiian towns are affected by volcanic gases, particularly in 2018. The audience for the infographic are high school students (ages 11-18 years). Rachel Whitty Rachel is a 4th year PhD student researching volcanic gases and aerosols. Her work so far has focused on Hawaii and Nicaragua. Email: eercww@leeds.ac.uk Twitter: @WhittyRachel […]
Summary This poster is aimed at high-school and first-year undergraduate students and attempts to explain the research question and methods of my PhD project, without using terms and concepts that are too technical. Hopefully this will inspire students who are interested in a future in the planetary sciences. Transcript The surface of the planet Mars […]
Summary This infographic summarises my project for attendees of Cities on Volcanoes, a multi-disciplinary conference for volcanologists and emergency planners. Using Ascension Island (a volcanically active UK Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic) as a case study, I am modelling volcanic eruption scenarios and assessing roof vulnerability to loading from tephra (particles erupted during explosive […]
Summary A poster designed for a general audience, targeted towards primary school children, perhaps for display in a school library. The poster depicts an early Solar System planetesimal, with a cut-out showing the layers inside. Key terminology is embedded in contextual paragraphs and highlighted. Transcript What is a planetesimal? Planetesimals were small rocky little bodies […]