The Montserrat Volcano Observatory’s (MVO) Software Engineer, Arvid Ramdeane, recently attended the prestigious UWI Five Island Campus 5th Industrial Revolution (UWIFIC 5IR) Artificial Intelligence Annual Research Conference. Held at the UWI Five Island Campus in Antigua and Barbuda, the conference focused on reimagining the Digital Transformation of the Caribbean in an age of Generative AI … Read More
MVO Director, Dr. Graham Ryan receives Lancaster University Outstanding Alumni Award. The University’s Alumni Awards recognise Lancaster graduates who have made a substantial contribution in their field and have developed an outstanding national or international reputation amongst their peers. Candidates for an Outstanding Alumni Award must have graduated as an Undergraduate or Postgraduate student at … Read More
The MVO welcomes Dr Jose Marrero to the role of Volcanologist – Hazard and Risk Assessment Specialist. Dr. Marrero holds a PhD in Geography by La Laguna University (Canary Island, Spain) and has over 18 years experience in the field of risk and hazard assessment in volcanic active areas. He has had the opportunity to … Read More
Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) seismologist Mr Roderick Stewart and MVO technician Mr Raquel Syers arrived in St Vincent on 11th October where they will be training the local staff based at the La Soufrière Volcano Observatory. Alongside this, Mr Stewart will be taking the role of lead scientist, while Mr Syers will be collecting ground … Read More
——————————————————————————————————————————— Scientists from the leading Eastern Caribbean agency for volcano monitoring will continue to operate the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) after an interim two-year contract for management of the observatory has been agreed to between the Government of Montserrat and The UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC). The management contract is set to run until September … Read More
The University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) has been leading the response to the volcanic eruption at La Soufriere in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Staff at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) have been providing extensive scientific, technical and administrative support to their colleagues at the UWI-SRC since the beginning of the … Read More