2024 CSAV Gallery

The 2024 International Course: A stunning success!

We had 14 participants this year, including scientists from Tonga and Rwanda, a first time for those countries.

Scientists are seated at a picnic table. CSAV 2024 participants are from Latin America, Vanuatu, Philippines, Tonga, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

An audience is seated in chairs. The CSAV participants attended the Monday staff meeting of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

People smile while paddling an outrigger canoe. The participants enjoyed an introduction to Hawaiian culture, by paddling across Hilo Bay in an outrigger canoe.

A man and a woman discuss an eruption plume in the distance. Jude Mallorca and Perly Sainson of the Philippines discuss the June 2024 eruption plume, visible in the distance.

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International Training Program: Hawaiʻi Section
Mount St. Helens and the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory Section

International Training Program: Hawaiʻi Section

Three students view seismic signals on a monitor. Participants analyzed seismic signals in the SDAV Lab at UH Hilo.

Students take turns looking through a microscope. Savelinga (Tonga) takes a turn viewing crystals under a microscope.

Students hold round brass sieves in a lab. Everyone practiced using sieves to sort through tephra deposits.

Students at a lab table look at rocks. Rock identification lab included writing descriptions, with everyone working together.

Students write in a notebook. Of course, everyone always loves field work; here, Maria (Guatemala) and Maira (Chile) work on maps at Mauna Iki.

The blue ocean, with black rocks in the foreground. After a long day of studies, the group would often go to Richardson's beach to swim and relax.

A man sits on a rock while holding notes. Kalapana was a great place to study recent lava flows; Yves (DRC) reviews his notes.

A man in an orage shirt points to a field instrument station. Mike Cappos describes a field station that collects gas emissions data.

Several people stand on a large rock. Participants stand on a large tumulus and learn about the behavior of lava flows.

Mount St. Helens and the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory Section

A man holds a wire cable while seated in a plastic enclosure. The group learned a lot at CVO; here, Jude (Philippines) tests electronics in a field shelter at the observatory.

Four ladies stand near a river, with a city in the distance. Participants worked hard, but also enjoyed time to relax and see the sights of Portland.

A man peers into a microscope. A field microscope was used to view crystals present in deposits at Mount St. Helens.

Two hikers climb past large rocks. Hiking to the crater of Mount St. Helens, participants encountered many breadcrust bombs.

The moon shines over trees. At Mount St. Helens camp, participants watched the moon rise over the forest.

Three people rest on a steep hike. Instructor Heather Wright (USGS) takes a break with participants on the trail to Mount St. Helens.

People hold snowballs. The group learned about the geology of Mount Hood, and then, had fun making snowballs.

A group of people hold up certificates outside a building. On the last day, everyone was delighted to receive certificates for completing the CSAV training.