New UWI SRC team arrives in SVG
The team (l-r) is now headed by Dr. Thomas Christopher and includes Monique Johnson-Lynch, Dr. Michal Camejo-Harry and Garth Mannette.
By: Gloriah•
The first team of scientists from the UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC), charged with the responsibility of commencing work on monitoring activity at the La Soufriere volcano, left the state on Wednesday 27th January. The team, led by Geologist Professor Richard Robertson, also comprised Instrumentation Engineer Lloyd Lynch and Engineering Technician Ian Juman.
A second three-member team arrived that very day to continue the work started. It comprised Scientist Dr. Michal Camejo-Harry; Techician Garth Mannette; and Project Manager of the Volcano Ready Project, Monique Johnson-Lynch.
Monitoring intensifies at La Soufriere
The dome on January 6, 2020 – showing appreciable growth. (Photos UWI SRC)
Story by William ‘Kojah’ Anthony/Gloriah
Efforts to gather as much scientific information as possible on activities at La Soufrière (volcano) have intensified.
Not least among those contributing to the effort is Drone Pilot Rommel De Freitas.
He strengthens and supports the work of a team of scientists from the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (SRC), St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
That team is led by Professor Richard Robertson, Geologist attached to the SRU, and includes Instrumentation Engineer Lloyd Lynch, and Engineering Technician Ian Juman.
Scientific Team from UWI Seismic Research Centre arrives in SVG
Scientific team from the UWI-SRC. From left: Ian Juman, Prof. Richard Robertson, Arvid Ramdeane, Lloyd Lynch and Corey George Social Share
A three-person team from The UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) arrived in St Vincent Thursday morning to provide scientific support for the ongoing eruption at La Soufriѐre volcano.
The team, comprising Geologist Prof. Richard Robertson, Instrumentation Engineer Lloyd Lynch and Engineering Technician Ian Juman arrived from Trinidad on board a Regional Security System (RSS) aircraft.
Seismic equipment to be used to monitor La Soufriere being offloaded from the RSS aircraft