International Volcanological Field School

Katmai trip June 4-17, 2023

UAF’s Department of Geosciences offers a two-week field class in volcanology in cooperation with the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS) and Kamchatka Branch of Geophysical Survey (KBGS) in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. The course is offered every summer both in Katmai National Park, Alaska, site of the largest eruption on Earth of the 20th century and on one of active volcanoes of Kamchatka, e.g. Mutnovsky and Gorely, Tolbachik, and Karymsky. Students explore and discuss the full range of phenomena that constitutes volcanoes, using some of the best examples in the world. The course is co-taught at both the undergraduate and graduate level by Pavel Izbekov of UAF, with assistance by Taryn Lopez for larger classes, as well as by guest scientists from Russia, the US, and Japan. Students come from across the US, Russia, Europe, Japan and occasionally from other countries.

Katmai June 4-17, 2023	Kamchatka There will be no Kamchatka trip in 2023
Katmai course description GEOS F424 Katmai Syllabus GEOS F624 Katmai Syllabus 2023 application

 

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NOTES ON FIELD SCHOOL COSTS AND REGISTRATION

Detailed information on trip costs and registration procedures can be found in course descriptions. Trip notes and additional information is available at our
Facebook site.

If you have any questions, please contact Pavel Izbekov.  Participation of Russian students is coordinated by Olga Khubaeva