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Glyn Williams-Jones

Professor of Earth Sciences, Co-Director of Centre for Natural Hazards Research

Areas of interest

Physical Volcanology, Applied Geophysics & Geochemistry, Natural hazards

Education

  • B.Sc. Hons., Montréal, 1994
  • M.Sc., Montréal, 1997
  • Ph.D., Open University, 2001

Biography

Glyn is a volcanologist with research interests in physical volcanology and the processes controlling active volcanoes in the Americas, Europe, and Hawaii. His research uses geophysical, geochemical, and remote sensing data to investigate precursory signals and triggers of volcanic eruptions.

Recent Publications

  1. Anzieta, J.C., Pacheco, D., Williams-Jones, G., Ruiz, M. (2023) Cleaning volcano-seismic event catalogues: A machine learning application for robust systems and potential crises in volcano observatories. Bulletin of Volcanology, 85, 59, doi: 10.1007/s00445-023-01674-9
  2. Muhammad, M.Williams-Jones, G., Barendregt, R.W. (2023) Structural Geology of the Mount Meager Volcanic Complex, BC, Canada: Implications for geothermal energy and geohazards. Canadian Journal of Earth Science, doi: 10.1139/cjes-2023-0077
  3. Le Moigne, Y., Vigouroux, N., Russell, J.K., Williams-Jones, G. (2022) Magmatic origin and storage conditions for the eruption of Tseax volcano, Northern Cordillera Volcanic Province, Canada. Chemical Geology, 588, 120648, doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120648.
  4. Anzieta, J.C., Williams-Jones, G., Bernard, B., Ortiz, H., Vallejo-Vargas, S., Ruiz, M. (2021) Reviewing volcano hazard and risk communications in Ecuador: Experiences from a fast-format workshop. Volcanica, 4, 309–324, doi: 10.30909/vol.04.02.309324.
  5. Russell, J.K., Stewart, M., Wilson, A., Williams-Jones, G. (2021) Eruption of Mount Meager, British Columbia during the early Fraser glaciation. Canadian Journal of Earth Science, 58, 1146-1154, doi: 10.1139/cjes-2021-0023.