A number of Michigan Tech alumni and faculty are part of the disaster response to the Kīlauea volcano eruption in Hawaii.
The volcanologists, geologists, geochemists and other scientists who have been called to Hawaii’s Big Island are there to aid the state’s emergency response team.
They are also there to collect data to better understand volcanoes and improve future eruption response.
Read the entire article about some of their experiences working on Kīlauea on Michigan Tech’s news website.