URI Grad Student Investigates UnexploredUnderwater Volcano Off Solomon Islands
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 10:31
in Earth & Climate
URI doctoral student Brennan Phillips is on the hunt for underwater volcanoes so he can collect data on the plumes of hot fluids and chemical compounds emanating from hydrothermal vents in and around the craters. His latest adventure took him to the unexplored Kavachi volcano off the Solomon Islands.