My research broadly focuses on understanding volcanic systems, including melt formation, transport, and storage, eruptive processes, and the effects of volcanic activity on human health and the environment. I am a geochemist and volcanologist who develops experimental, spectroscopic, and open-source computational tools to study the chemistry of erupted cargo (minerals, glasses, fluid and melt inclusions) and magmatic volatiles. I am also interested in supporting volcanic monitoring efforts and contributing to the development of rapid response petrological workflows for this purpose. I received my BSc from Universidad de Costa Rica in 2017 and my PhD from Cornell University in 2022. I was subsequently a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Berkeley until Summer 2025 and joined the University of Ottawa as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2025.
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Selected publications
- Depths in a Day—a New Era of Rapid-Response Raman-Based Barometry Using Fluid Inclusions
- Reliability of Raman analyses of CO2-rich fluid inclusions as a geobarometer at Kīlauea
- A high-precision CO2 densimeter for Raman spectroscopy using a Fluid Density Calibration Apparatus
- Oceanic intraplate explosive eruptions fed directly from the mantle
- Multi-stage chaotic magma mixing at Turrialba volcano