I study the earthquakes that take place in volcanic systems, which I describe as the songs of the volcano. I\u2019ve always loved sound. And I\u2019ve always loved resonance and standing waves. A classic example of standing waves is when you take a beer and blow over the top of the bottle, and it hums \u2014 or it\u2019s when you run your finger on the top of your wineglass, which is more to my boozy tastes, and the glass sings. Everything has a hum that is associated with its shape and its material properties, and volcanoes are no different. Their conduits have hums.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know why, but that science has always really appealed to me. That was exactly the thing that I loved, and I get to do it on volcanoes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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