Staff profiles
Ery HughesVolcanic Fluid Geochemist
Biography
Ery is a Volcanic Fluid Geochemist ist in the Volcanology Team at Te Pū Ao | GNS Science and part of the Technical Team for Volcanica, the Diamond open-access journal for all things volcano-related. For my research, I use experiments, modelling, and natural samples to understand the behaviour of magmatic volatiles. I use these techniques to investigate the influence of volatiles on eruption dynamics, how to interpret gas emission data for volcano monitoring, and model planetary-scale volatile cycling. I am also part of the GeoNet Volcano Monitoring Group, where I help collect, analyse, and interpret gas samples collected from volcanoes and geothermal systems.
Qualifications
- PhD, Geochemistry
- MSc, Earth Sciences
- BA, Natural Sciences
Areas of expertise
- Geochemist: Stable Isotopes
- Geochemist: Volcanic & Hydrothermal gases
- Geochemist: Isotope Geochemistry
- Geochemist: In-situ isotopic techniques
- Geochemist: Numerical Modelling
- Geochemist: Melt Inclusions
Major Publications
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- Storage, evolution, and mixing in basaltic eruptions from around the Okataina Volcanic Centre, Taupo Volcanic Zone, Aotearoa New Zealand, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 434: article 107715. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107715.
- The sulfur solubility minimum and maximum in silicate melt, Journal of the Geological Society 180(3): DOI: 10.1144/jgs2021-125.
- Silicate melt inclusions in the new millennium : a review of recommended practices for preparation, analysis, and data presentation, Chemical Geology 570: article 120145. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120145.
- Development and deployment of an autonomous UAV-borne gas and particulate sample capture system for fumarole sampling, AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 6-10 January 2020, Orlando, Florida : DOI: 10.2514/6.2021-1409.
- Tarawera 1886 : an integrated review of volcanological and geochemical characteristics of a complex basaltic eruption, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 64(2/3): p. 296-319. DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2021.1914118.
- The microanalysis of iron and sulphur oxidation states in silicate glass : understanding the effects of beam damage, IOP Conference Series. Materials Science and Engineering 891(5): article 012014. DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/891/1/012014.
- Understanding degassing pathways along the 1886 Tarawera (New Zealand) volcanic fissure by combining soil and lake CO2 fluxes, Frontiers in Earth Science 7: article 264. DOI: 10.3389/feart.2019.00264.
- Low analytical totals in EPMA of hydrous silicate glass due to sub-surface charging : obtaining accurate volatiles by difference, Chemical Geology 505: p. 48-56. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.11.015.
- High spatial resolution analysis of the iron oxidation state in silicate glasses using the electron probe, American Mineralogist 103(9): p. 1473-1486. DOI: 10.2138/am-2018-6546CCBY.
- Electron microprobe technique for the determination of iron oxidation state in silicate glasses, American Mineralogist 103(9): p. 1455-1454. DOI: 10.2138/am-2018-6437.
- How to fragment peralkaline rhyolites : observations on pumice using combined multi-scale 2D and 3D imaging, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 336: p. 179-191. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.02.020.