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Rock Lab Strasbourg

@rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social
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We measure the physical, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of rocks 🪨 Studying how alteration influences volcanic hazards 🌋 ERC SYNERGY ROTTnROCK Strasbourg Institute of Earth & Environment, University of Strasbourg (France) Posts: Prof. Mike Heap

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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Lucille Carbillet wins the EMRP outstanding early career scientist award at EGU @egu.eu! She gave a great presentation about heterogeneity! 🥇
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It’s important at EGU @egu.eu to go to the “ribs place”. Way too much food…but forced it in anyway!
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
After a hiatus, I’m back at EGU @egu.eu talking about creep! Specifically, compaction creep in tuffs!
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The @rottnrock.bsky.social team have had a successful week and a bit in Nisyros, Greece, one of our education sites for multi-method research!
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Zoom in to see the goats climbing an altered outcrop in Nisyros, Greece! 🐐
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Checking out the main field sites in Nisyros, as part of the latest @rottnrock.bsky.social field trip! We’re here to do multidisciplinary science to look at how hydrothermal alteration influences the volcanic landscape and its hazards
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The @rottnrock.bsky.social team waiting for the ferry to Nisyros to begin the next fold campaign! @trwalter.bsky.social
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Agata Poganj @justapoganj.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
🚨🌋 New paper on hydrothermal alteration & permeability at La Soufrière de Guadeloupe! 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jv... 📊 More altered rocks show higher average permeability 🔬 But microstructures reveal alteration reduces permeability ⚠️ Small datasets can be misleading @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The 16th Euroconference on Rock Physics and Rock Mechanics is now over! What a week! Great science, great people, great location! Best conference ever? 😆
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Some highlights from the design workshop at EuroConf2026 yesterday, with talks from Profs Toshi Shimamoto and Tom Mitchell!
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Proposal now submitted! We hope to drill into the sliding flank of Mt Etna! 🌋 The number of emails between the PIs—Claudio, Eleonora, Gilda, and myself—in the last days were eye-watering! Fingers crossed now! 🤞
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Our paper about phreatic explosions at Whakaari is the featured paper on the Communications Earth & Environment homepage! 🌋 Check out our open-access paper here 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Now installed as editor-in-chief of Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 🌋 Will start handling manuscripts at the start of next year! www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour...
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Check out our new paper about phreatic eruptions at Whakaari volcano in New Zealand! 🌋🇳🇿
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RockDefTUD @rockdeftud.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
On my way to Strasbourg, to visit @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social and to connect with the @epostcsah.bsky.social community. I got to admit, traveling per train beats the plane by a mile! Better views, better seats, better WiFi. Now if there wouldn't be any strikes on the way... It would be perfect
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Big congrats to @claireharnett.bsky.social, who won the 2026 @egu.eu Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists! 🥳🏅 Here's some photos of Claire recommended by my phone... www.egu.eu/news/1551/eg...
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Big congrats to Lucille Carbillet, who won the 2026 @egu.eu EMRP Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award! 🥳🏅 Here's a collection of photos suggested by my phone... www.egu.eu/news/1551/eg...
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ROTTnROCK @rottnrock.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The ROTTnROCK team mapping hydrothermal alteration at Sulphur Springs in Dominica using a lidar drone! 🌋 @trwalter.bsky.social
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ROTTnROCK @rottnrock.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
ROTTnROCK postdocs Matías and Ariane exploring how hydrothermal alteration shapes volcanic hazards in Dominica 🇩🇲 🌋 @arianeloisel.bsky.social
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ROTTnROCK @rottnrock.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
The ROTTnROCK team investigate Boiling Lake in Dominica! 🇩🇲 🌋 @trwalter.bsky.social @magmatroll.bsky.social @arianeloisel.bsky.social
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ROTTnROCK @rottnrock.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Some of the ROTTnROCK team are currently in Dominica 🇩🇲 🌋 looking at, well, hydrothermal alteration of course! @magmatroll.bsky.social @trwalter.bsky.social @arianeloisel.bsky.social
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
New paper out in Solid Earth, led by Sam Thiele: "Hyperspectral mapping of density, porosity, stiffness, and strength in hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks" 🥳 @rottnrock.bsky.social It's #OpenAccess! 👇 se.copernicus.org/articles/16/...
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Hyperspectral mapping of density, porosity, stiffness, and strength in hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks
Abstract. Heterogeneous structures and diverse volcanic, hydrothermal, and geomorphological processes hinder characterisation of the mechanical properties of volcanic rock masses. Laboratory experimen...
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Pablo J. González @pablojglez.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Nice couple of days at Teide volcano summit 🌋 to understand hydrothermal alteration and associated risks with @magmatroll.bsky.social (Uppsala Univ) and @rottnrock.bsky.social ERC synergy grant cc @ipna.csic.es @csic.es
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Deadline tomorrow!
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Samples of hyaloclastite from Krafla in Iceland 🇮🇸 🌋 These samples are from different depths within the shallow reservoir, and they’re now ready for some physical and mechanical probing in the laboratory!
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I'm lurking at the back!
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I'm hiring a new post-doc to work on the @rottnrock.bsky.social project! Come help us understand hydrothermal alteration and volcanic hazards! Advert here: www.unistra.fr/universite/t... 📸 Recent ROTTnROCK trip to Mombacho, Nicaragua 🌋
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Talking about what laboratory measurements would be needed as part of the FlankEd project in Catania, Italy 🇮🇹 🌋
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
First day of the FlankEd workshop in Catania! We were all treated to a guided tour of Etna 🌋 by the experts at @ingvterremoti.bsky.social! Here they are pointing at maps at sites of interest!
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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · 15/09/2025
The science of volcanoes and their relationship with the climate is hard to keep up with. Why do some volcanoes give us little warning before they blow? Are we ignoring the next big eruption?
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Hidden volcanoes: are we ignoring the next big eruption? | Aeon Essays
The next global disaster may be triggered by a catastrophic eruption. How can we prepare for the fire beneath our feet?
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Doing some Schmidt hammering on the failure surface of the most recent collapse at Galunggung volcano in Indonesia 🌋🇮🇩 These measurements are quick and simple and give us an idea as to the strength of the rock 🪨
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Checking out the most recent collapse at Galunggung in Indonesia 🌋🇮🇩 Was quite the mission getting to the failure surface!
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Pumice from the 1883 eruption of Krakatau in Indonesia, deposited during one of the most deadly, most destructive, and loudest known eruptions in recorded history 🌋🇮🇩 Feels odd just holding it…
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Checking out the new dome at Anak Krakatau from the boat! 🌋🇮🇩🛥️ I spy alteration! 👀
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Indonesian volcano themed chocolate complete with volcano-chocolate pun! 🌋🍫
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Part of our international team of volcanologists working with @rottnrock.bsky.social! From England, Indonesia, and Chile! 🇬🇧 🇮🇩 🇨🇱 Interesting fact: we all like cats! 🐈
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Monitor lizard on the island of Rakata, one of the islands left by the famous 1883 eruption 🌋 🦎
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Early morning start for our @rottnrock.bsky.social trip to Anak Krakatau from Anyer 🌋 Our luxury speed boats await! 🛥️ 1/9
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Early boat ride to Anak Krakatau tomorrow! 🌋 Quite excited! Although perhaps not looking forward to the boat ride 😂
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Obviously, I bought a load of branded merchandise! 🌋
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
At Galunggung in Indonesia 🇮🇩 🌋 the @rottnrock.bsky.social team were investigating the impressive recent collapse within the crater - we found plenty of altered rocks in the blocky deposit!
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
The @rottnrock.bsky.social team were at Galunggung today, a volcano famous after a British Airways flight accidentally flew through the huge eruption plume of the 1982 eruption! We’ll go back tomorrow to investigate, collect rocks, and drone the volcano 🌋
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Indonesian hot sauce for volcanologists! 🇮🇩🌋🥵
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
A two part feature! Lectures and scientific discussions today at the Fakultas Teknik Geologi at Universitas Padjadjaran and the Politeknik Geologi & Pertambangan AGP! 🌋 @magmatroll.bsky.social
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The @rottnrock.bsky.social team are in Indonesia! 🇮🇩 🌋 we’re here, obviously, to look at the altered volcanoes! 👀 first stop, Tangkuban Perahu in Bandung!
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Palagonitised lapilli tuffs from subglacial volcano Cracked Mountain 🌋🇨🇦 line up for physical property measurements in Strasbourg! Will their properties vary as a function of distance from the dyke? 🧐 @alteringrocks.bsky.social
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Alexander Luckmann @aluckmann.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Academia may not give you job security, flexibility, or wealth, but it will let you unexpectedly connect to eduroam in foreign cities
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Stunning scenery during helicopter flight from Cracked Mountain 🌋 to Whistler in British Colombia in Canada 🇨🇦 1/3 🚁
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Mount Meager in British Columbia 🌋🇨🇦 📸 taken from the top of Cracked Mountain
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Rock Lab Strasbourg @rocklabstrasbourg.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
🌋🧵 Cracked Mountain is a basaltic subglacial volcano (i.e. tuya) situated in southwest British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦 1/12
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