7a Conferenza A. Rittmann - Call for abstract

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SGI

Carissimi Associati SGI,
Carissimi Soci Società Associate,

su indicazione del Dott. Fabio Colle (Università di Parma), vi invitiamo alla sottomissione di contributi per la sessione S12 "From Experiments to Eruptions: Experimental Constraints on Magma Dynamics and Timescales at Active Volcanoes" presentata in occasione della 7a Conferenza Rittman (Catania 7-9 Luglio 2026).

Per ulteriori informazioni si rimanda alla descrizione della sessione in calce.

Cordiali saluti,
 
La Segreteria
 


Dear colleagues 

we would like to draw your attention to Congress A.Rittmann – Catania 07-09th July 2026. The deadline for submitting abstracts is March 16th. You can found all the information on the web site: https://www.conferenzarittmann.it/

We invite you to submit an abstract to the session S12: From Experiments to Eruptions: Experimental Constraints on Magma Dynamics and Timescales at Active Volcanoes.

Conveners: Fabio Colle (University of Parma) and Michel Pichavant (Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans - ISTO)

Understanding the dynamics and timescales of magmatic processes is fundamental to constraining magma storage, ascent, and eruptibility; key parameters for assessing volcanic hazard. Eruptive activity results from the interaction of multiple processes acting over a wide  range of spatial and temporal scales. These include magma mixing, volatile exsolution and degassing, crystallization and dissolution, fragmentation, and rheological variations. Together, these physico-chemical processes govern magma properties, controlling ascent dynamics, eruptive behaviour, and emplacement mechanisms. A comprehensive understanding of the physico-chemical evolution of magmas, particularly as constrained by experimental approaches, is therefore essential to unravel the functioning of volcanic plumbing systems, the mechanisms triggering eruptions, and transitions between eruptive styles. High-pressure and high-temperature experiments provide a powerful framework to quantify processes that are otherwise inaccessible from natural observations alone. This session welcomes contributions investigating the dynamics and timescales of magmatic processes through laboratory experiments, numerical modelling, and analytical observations. Emphasis is placed on studies with direct implications for active volcanic systems, especially those of the Italian region (e.g. Stromboli, Etna, Marsili), which represent natural laboratories to link experimental results with real-world volcanic behaviour and hazard assessment. We particularly encourage multidisciplinary studies integrating mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, and volcanology under pre-, syn-, and post-eruptive conditions.