The Commission on Tephrochronology (COT) was pleased to co-sponsor the Tephra Workshop: Stronger Together in the Mediterranean, held at GEOMAR, Kiel Germany. The April 2025 workshop was organised by Julie Belo (GEOMAR), Steffen Kutterolf (GEOMAR) and Paul Albert (Swansea University), and was financially supported by GEOMAR, the DFG, and UKRI. The workshop brought together more than 45 researchers, and welcomed a large number of early career researchers, including PhD students. The two and half days comprised of research talks, poster presentations, and breakout sessions. The tephrochronological talks and posters ranged from those focused on the central Mediterranean (Italian volcanism) to those relating to the eastern Mediterranean (Aegean and Anatolian volcanism), while there was a particular focus upon the latest Hellenic Arc tephra research emanating from the IODP 398 Expedition. The breakout sessions concentrated on key themes including; Geochronology (led Bjarne Friedrichs [University of Salzburg] and Sarah Beethe [Oregon State University]); Geophysics (led Jens Karstens [GEOMAR]); Cryptotephra (led Paul Albert); and Petrology (led Sue DeBari [Western Washington University). Many thanks to our colleagues at GEOMAR for hosting an excellent meeting.
Tephra Workshop – Stronger Together in the Mediterranean – Group Photo during the meeting held at GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany. Photo: Julie Belo (GEOMAR).
Four candidates have been nominated to run for two ECR Representative positions on the CoT Executive. Below is a short biography for each candidate, and why they would like to be appointed as a ECR representative. Please follow the Link…
Tephra 2024: Chronology, Stratigraphy, Hazards, & Climate (Catania, Italy) This past September, the Commission on Tephrochronology (COT), with the Commission on Tephra Hazard Modelling (THM) and the INTegration of Ice-core, MArine, and TErrestrial palaeoclimate records (INTIMATE) network of the International…
Commission on Tephrochronology Call for nominations – EDI Executive Positiondue: December 5th 2025 We are adding an additional executive position to the COT team: An Officer for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. You will join our team of Co-Chairs, an Officer…
Call for Abstracts: EGU General Assembly, 3–8 May 2026. Submission deadline 15 January 2026, 13:00 CET. The Commission on Tephrochronology is sponsoring three sessions with partners Tephra Hazard Modelling Commission, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, and the Tephra Information…
We are pleased to invite contributions to a forthcoming Special Issue of the Journal of Quaternary Science, entitled: Beyond the Eruption: Advances and Applications in Distal Tephra Analysis Across the Geosciences This special issue is also supported by the IAVCEI Commission…
Nominations due: April 30th 2025 Elections are coming up for the COT executive and we are looking for people interested to run. Positions are Chair, Officer of Communications, Officer of Membership, Officer of Meetings and Early Career Researcher Representative. Descriptions…
23th – 25th April 2025 held at GEOMAR, Kiel Dear colleagues, Please find below the second circular and details relating to the “Tephrochronostratigraphy and associated research of the Mediterranean” meeting to be held in Kiel April 2025. Follow the links…
23th – 25th April 2025 held at GEOMAR, Kiel Dear colleagues, Please find below the first circular and details relating to the “Tephrochronostratigraphy and associated research of the Mediterranean” meeting to be held in Kiel next April.
Dear all, For those attending the upcoming COT-INTIMATE-THM 2024 International Conference “Tephra: Chronology, Stratigraphy, Hazards, & Climate” 8-15 September 2024, Catania, Sicily, Italy, please find below the Abstract Volume and Conference schedule. Abstract Volume: Conference Schedule:
Abstract Deadline Extended – “Tephra: Chronology, Stratigraphy, Hazards, & Climate” 8-16th September 2024, Catania, Sicily, Italy ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENSION for Tephra: Chronology, Stratigraphy, Hazards, & Climate in Catania, Sicily, from September 8th-16th. Due to many requests, we have decided to extend the…