John Lyons
I study infrasound and seismic data from restless and erupting volcanoes in Alaska and around the world. Analyzing geophysical data from volcanoes helps me better understand the processes that generate the signals and informs the hazards associated with those processes. My research also aims to identify and develop better tools for monitoring changing and potentially hazardous eruptive activity.
Education
2011* - Ph.D. Geophysics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI *Includes 2 years (2005-07) of Peace Corps Service (Guatemala)
2002 - M.S. Geology, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
1998 - B.S. Geology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Professional Experience
Research Geophysicist, Volcano Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK (2016 – present)
Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow, Volcano Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK (Nov. 2012 – Feb. 2016)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Instituto Geofísico – Escuela Politécnica, Ecuador (Sept. 2011 – Oct. 2012)
Research Scientist, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo (May 2011 – Sept. 2011)
Education and Certifications
PhD in geophysics: Michigan Technological University (2004 – 2011*)
*Includes 27 months (2005-2007) of Peace Corps Service as part of Ph.D. studyMS in geology: University of Idaho (2002 – 2004)
BS (honors) in geology: Missouri State University (1998 – 2002)
Science and Products
Infrasound generated by the 2016-2017 shallow submarine eruption of Bogoslof volcano, Alaska
Constraints on eruption processes and event masses for the 2016–2017 eruption of Bogoslof volcano, Alaska, through evaluation of IASI satellite SO2 masses and complementary datasets
Seismo-acoustic evidence for vent drying during shallow submarine eruptions at Bogoslof volcano, Alaska
Cyclic lava effusion during the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano
Overview, chronology, and impacts of the 2016–2017 eruption of Bogoslof volcano, Alaska
Infrasound from giant bubbles during explosive submarine eruptions
Catalog of earthquake parameters and description of seismograph and infrasound stations at Alaskan volcanoes—January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2017
Hydroacoustic, seismic, and bathymetric observations of the 2014 submarine eruption at Ahyi Seamount, Mariana Arc
Ahyi seamount, a shallow submarine volcano in the Northern Mariana Islands, began erupting on April 23, 2014. Hydroacoustic eruption signals were observed on the regional Mariana seismic network and on distant hydrophones, and NOAA scuba divers working in the area soon after the eruption began heard and felt underwater explosion sounds. The NOAA crew observed yellow orange bubble mats along the sh
Characteristics of tropical tree species in hyperspectral and multispectral data
Spatial distribution of halogen oxides in the plume of Mount Pagan volcano, Mariana Islands
Short-term forecasting and detection of explosions during the 2016–2017 eruption of Bogoslof volcano, Alaska
Using earthquakes, T waves, and infrasound to investigate the eruption of Bogoslof Volcano, Alaska
Science and Products
Infrasound generated by the 2016-2017 shallow submarine eruption of Bogoslof volcano, Alaska
Constraints on eruption processes and event masses for the 2016–2017 eruption of Bogoslof volcano, Alaska, through evaluation of IASI satellite SO2 masses and complementary datasets
Seismo-acoustic evidence for vent drying during shallow submarine eruptions at Bogoslof volcano, Alaska
Cyclic lava effusion during the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano
Overview, chronology, and impacts of the 2016–2017 eruption of Bogoslof volcano, Alaska
Infrasound from giant bubbles during explosive submarine eruptions
Catalog of earthquake parameters and description of seismograph and infrasound stations at Alaskan volcanoes—January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2017
Hydroacoustic, seismic, and bathymetric observations of the 2014 submarine eruption at Ahyi Seamount, Mariana Arc
Ahyi seamount, a shallow submarine volcano in the Northern Mariana Islands, began erupting on April 23, 2014. Hydroacoustic eruption signals were observed on the regional Mariana seismic network and on distant hydrophones, and NOAA scuba divers working in the area soon after the eruption began heard and felt underwater explosion sounds. The NOAA crew observed yellow orange bubble mats along the sh