Prof. VALENTIN R. TROLL
Natural Resources & Sustainable Development Uppsala University | Sweden
CAREER SUMMARY
Val Troll graduated from St Andrews University, Scotland in 1998 and received his PhD from the GEOMAR Research Centre, University of Kiel, Germany, in 2001. Troll then lectured in volcanolology and petrology at Trinity College Dublin (2001-2008), during which time he habilitated at the Blaise Pascal University Clermont-Ferrand, France, in 2006. In 2008, he took up the Chair of Petrology at Uppsala University, Sweden, which he currently holds.
PUBLICATIONS
>160 scientific publications, 17 published reports, 7 books, and >400 conference abstracts. >>
SUPERVISION
Advised 21 PhD and 20 MSc students to completion. >>
FUNDING
Obtained approx. 51 M SEK (ca. 5 M EUR) to come directly to Uppsala University since installment in 2008. >>
RECENT RESEARCH PAPERS
Deep magma storage during the 2021 La Palma eruption.
Porosity, strength, and alteration – Towards a new volcano stability assessment tool using VNIR-SWIR reflectance spectroscopy.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2023.
Trace element composition in olivine from the 2022 Meradalir
eruption of the Fagradalsfjall Fires, SW-Iceland.
African sand storms, blood rain, and continental mineral
delivery to the Canary Islands. Geology Today, 2022.
Bouncing spallation bombs during the 2021 La Palma eruption, Canary Islands, Spain.
Earth Science, Systems and Society, 2022.
Mantle source characteristics and magmatic processes during the 2021 La Palma eruption.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2022.
Iron isotopes constrain sub-seafloor hydrothermal processes at the Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse (TAG) active sulfide mound.
Nature Communications Earth & Environment, 2022.
Magma-shale interaction in large igneous provinces: implications for climate warming and sulfide genesis.
Large-scale lava dome fracturing as a result of concealed weakened zones.
BOOKS
Gertisser, Troll, Walter, Nandaka & Ratdomopurbo (eds.):
Merapi Volcano
Book Series: Active Volcanoes of the World
561 pages, Springer, 2023.
This book provides the first comprehensive compilation of cutting-edge research on Merapi volcano on the island of Java, Indonesia, one of the most iconic volcanoes in the world. It integrates results from both the natural (geology, petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, physical volcanology) and social sciences, and provides state-of-the-art information on volcano monitoring, the assessment of volcanic hazards, and risk mitigation measures.
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Carracedo & Troll (eds.):
Teide Volcano
Book Series: Active Volcanoes of the World
279 pages, Springer, 2013.
Teide Volcano has many different meanings ... a 'hell of a job', a navigation point on cloudy days, a challenge beyond imagination, a breakthrough in our understanding of oceanic volcanism that has shaped our way of thinking about volcanoes, and lastly, Teide provides us with a reference point from where to start exploring other oceanic volcanoes in the Canaries and beyond. Here we have compiled the different aspects and the current understanding of this natural wonder.
GERMANY: KiTa-PROJEKT GEO-SCHULE
Pre-school "Haus für Kinder St. Sebastian" in Dettelbach, Germany, is running the project "Floating Rock" under supervision of Manuela Welter since 2019.
The kids use Youtube, get their questions answered by email and received soundfiles for their audio pen. Some of the content is known by heart by now.
In February 2023 the pre-school received the TOMMI Promotional Award Pre-School from Prof. Dr. Stefan Aufenanger and the Auerbach Foundation.
GEO-Schule: Vulkanpartikel auf den Feldern Lanzarotes
GEO-Schule: Der Ätna bricht aus - Gespräch mit Dr. Boris Behncke vom Ätna Vulkanobservatorium
GEO-INTERVIEWS
Summary with first author Fredrik Sahlström of new paper:
"Iron isotopes constrain sub-seafloor hydrothermal processes at the *TAG* Sulfide Mound"
Nature Communications Earth & Environment, 2022.
Interview with Prof. Nick Arndt
SUSTAINABLE Mining - Securing Metal Supplies for a Greener Future
Q & A with Executive Editor Prof. Georg Zellmer
What makes a great *Journal of Petrology* paper?
The two faces of Volcanoes
Learning to benefit from the monster
ONLINE LECTURES
Volcanic Particles in Agriculture and Gardening
