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Sofia Della Sala

@sofiadellasala.bsky.social
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From Chemistry to Volcanology | PhD at the University of Oxford

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Dr. Thomas Ronge @thomasronge.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🚨 Another #OpenAccess Exp398 publication just dropped! Led by @sofiadellasala.bsky.social, the study combines geological and genomic evidence of past hydrothermal systems in the caldera of Santorini. @us-sciod.bsky.social @ecord.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The research vessel JOIDES Resolution in the caldera of Santorini, Greece. In the background the cliffs below the village of Fira frame the caldera.
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Sofia Della Sala @sofiadellasala.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
So happy that my first paper is published! 🎉 combining geochemical and microbial evidence to reconstruct past hydrothemal activity in Santorini as part of #IODP398. This is a tremendous collaborative achievement, thank you to everyone who contributed, helped and supported!
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Sofia Della Sala @sofiadellasala.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Had an amazing time making this video! Thanks @oxfordsparks.bsky.social
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Sofia Della Sala @sofiadellasala.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Had an amazing time leading one of the volcano workshops for #OxploreFestival ! We explored the ingredients needed for an explosive eruption and got students familiar with Earth Sciences as a subject
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Isobel Yeo @isobelyeo.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Great talk by @sofiadellasala.bsky.social looking at hydrothermal records at Santorini in the @iavceisubmarine.bsky.social session. Convincing evidence of vigorous hydrothermal activity in the past preceding eruptions and a great demonstration of why we should look at hydrothermal records.
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Dr. Thomas Ronge @thomasronge.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Shoutout to @allypeccia.bsky.social, @abigaillily.bsky.social, @sofiadellasala.bsky.social, @davidmpyle.bsky.social, @foradamifera.bsky.social, and so many more doing all the great research coming out of Exp398 🙌
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Sofia Della Sala @sofiadellasala.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Was so fun to record this episode and talk about @isobelyeo.bsky.social's HYDROMOX project!
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David Pyle @davidmpyle.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
@sofiadellasala.bsky.social presenting her work at the @geomarkiel.bsky.social tephra workshop, on sediments from Santorini caldera recovered during IODP 398 @ukiodp.bsky.social
Sofia Della Sala with her title slide about to give a talk on hydrothermal activity in the Santorini caldera at GEOMAR, Kiel.
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Sofia Della Sala @sofiadellasala.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
The @ukri.org HYDROMOX cruise has come to an end. What a mammoth project @isobelyeo.bsky.social pulled together, I am so grateful to be part of the team that has successfully explored the hydrothermal systems at Santorini and Kolumbo and I can't wait for the science that will come of it!
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Isobel Yeo @isobelyeo.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Recovering our final OBEM! We’ve deployed and recovered 67 instruments on this expedition and, while you never put anything you’re not willing to lose in the sea, it’s very nice to bring everything home. Special thanks to the crew for their support with operations. @ukri.org @noc.ac.uk
The crew recovering an instrument over the side of the vessel.
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Sofia Della Sala @sofiadellasala.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
One of the best sunsets yet aboard the RRS Discovery. Only a little over a week left of this research expedition!
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Sofia Della Sala @sofiadellasala.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Saw my first hydrothermal chimney today at Kolumbo Submarine volcano as part of the @ukri.org HYDROMOX project led by @isobelyeo.bsky.social, loved seeing what I have been reading about for the last 2 years with my own eyes!!
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Mike Clare @mikeaclare.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Sampling hydrothermal mounds on the seafloor of the Santorini caldera as part of the @ukri.org HYDROMOX project to understand the fluid flow that feeds them @isobelyeo.bsky.social @sofiadellasala.bsky.social @gemmaportlock.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk
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Mike Clare @mikeaclare.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
ROV dives, gravity coring, geophysical surveys and getting ready for fluid sampling on board the RRS Discovery - it’s been busy inside the Santorini caldera on the @ukri.org HYDROMOX project today! @noc.ac.uk @isobelyeo.bsky.social @gemmaportlock.bsky.social @sofiadellasala.bsky.social
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Isobel Yeo @isobelyeo.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
On International Women’s Day I’d like to take the opportunity to highlight women’s contributions to this project and marine science. This expedition couldn’t run without our geophysicists, geologists, ROV pilots and crew, many of whom are women. They’re inspirational. @noc.ac.uk
The women onboard for the HYDROMOX expedition on the deck of the ship.
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Sofia Della Sala @sofiadellasala.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
My first ever time working with an ROV! So exciting to see the seafloor of the caldera
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Sofia Della Sala @sofiadellasala.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
First core on deck during the HYDROMOX expedition in the Santorini Caldera!! Was amazing to understand how the samples go from the seafloor to the lab bench @mikeaclare.bsky.social
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Dr. Thomas Ronge @thomasronge.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Expedition 398 E&O Officer Susan just published a book on the amazing cores we drilled in and around Santorini. It's great for anyone (layperson to expert) who wants to learn about these stunning cores. The best thing of it all? You can download it 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 here: joidesresolution.org/activities/e...
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Isobel Yeo @isobelyeo.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Great 24-hours deploying the geophysical equipment that will collect the seismic and electromagnetic data inside and outside the Santorini caldera. This information will help us to map hydrothermal fluid flow and earthquakes for the @noc.ac.uk @ukri.org funded HYDROMOX project. Photo: Dan Bourne
An electromagnetic sensor being deployed over the side of the vessel at night.
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Sofia Della Sala @sofiadellasala.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I am on my first ever fieldwork expedition! My PhD focuses on the hydrothermal system in Santorini, working with @davidmpyle.bsky.social. We have lots of exciting operations on HYDROMOX @ukri.org that will gives us a better insight into Santorini's caldera seafloor
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