Emese Pánczél attended a short course on the island of Vulcano, Sicily

Emese Pánczél, a member of our research group, participated in the training school “’Convective and Volcanic Clouds (CVC) detecting, monitoring and modeling”, organized by researchers from the CIMA Foundation (Italy), the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Italy), and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy).

The training took place on Vulcano Island, Sicily, between 23 September and 1 October 2025. The short course was supported by EGU, IUGG, MEET, ASI, and AIV.

Emese had the opportunity to attend the program with full financial support. The aim of the course was to familiarize participants with the most advanced techniques and methods for detecting and monitoring volcanic and convective clouds. Participants attended lectures by internationally recognized experts and took part in software-based practical sessions using real datasets.

The main topics of the course included: monitoring of volcanic and convective clouds using remote sensing techniques (satellite UV, TIR, MW), modelling the dispersion of volcanic gas and ash plumes, weather forecasting based on satellite data, and data analysis using modern approaches (e.g., machine learning methods and the Complete Data Fusion technique).

Each participant was required to present their research topic in a 10-minute talk. Emese represented the MTA–HUN-REN CSFK PannonVulkán Momentum Research Group with her presentation entitled “Noble gas isotope composition of olivine phenocrysts in the alkaline basalts of the Persani volcanic field (Romania) – Insights into the magma origin.”