2015 Gallery

The 2015 International Course was a tremendous success! This was one of our best years ever, with a wonderful group. Jati from Indonesia joined us for the Mount St. Helens section.

International Training Program: Hawaiʻi Section

See dozens of photos on the 2015 Smug site !

2016 CSAV International Course group photo.Participants in 2015 are from Indonesia, Philippines, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Don Thomas shows a drill bitCSAV Director Don Thomas shows the group a drill bit used in coring.

Scientists view core samplesThe group visits the core sample processing room.

Scientists measure an instrument heightThe scientists carefully measure the height of the GPS above a benchmark.

A benchmarkThe GPS must be precisely centered over the benchmark for accurate data collection.

Keith Horton sets up an instrumentKeith Horton shows Albert Kyambikwa and Gabriela Velasquez the parts of Flyspec equipment.

Sebastian controls a drone on a lawnSebastian Garcia of Argentina learns to fly a drone on the lawn of UH Hilo.

Red glow above Halemaumau lava lakeThe group enjoyed seeing the red glow of Halemaumau lava lake at night, reflected in the plume.

Scientists walk towards a utility poleIn Pahoa, the scientists viewed a utility pole that survived a lava flow because it had been armored with cinder.

Scientists hold up mapsCSAV International participants hold up the maps of Mauna Iki area in the field.

A miniature tsunami is created in a wave tankApril Dominguiano from the Philippines creates a mini tsunami in a wave tank.

Scientists sit at tablesThe group meets with Na Pua Noeau students to learn about Hawaiian culture.

People are seated on an airplaneThe scientists board a plane and are headed to Portland for the CVO section.

Mount St. Helens and the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory Section

Snowball fight.Participants visit Mt. Hood to learn about lahars, and of course, to have a snowball fight.

Men connect wiresAziz Yuliawan and Farid Bina of Indonesia hook up a telemetry station.

People on a swing setApril Dominguiano and Eric Arconado of Philippines enjoy a break after class work.

People at a lake.At Mount St. Helens, the group takes in a landscape of downed trees that were blown over in the 1980 eruption blast.

Men connect wiresAziz Yuliawan and Farid Bina of Indonesia hook up a telemetry station.

People on a swing setApril Dominguiano and Eric Arconado of Philippines enjoy a break after class work.

Man with a hula hoopAt Mount St. Helens camp, Farid entertains the group with a hula hoop as the sun sets.

People hikeIt's a long hike to the crater of Mount St. Helens, but the view of Spirit Lake in the distance is fantastic.

Scientists look at rocksSilvana Hidalgo of Ecuador works with colleagues to analyze the pumice.

Scientists draw maps at a tableAt Mount St. Helens camp, everyone plots their data to create a map of an earlier eruption of the volcano.