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Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall is erupting. This UB expert helps predict where lava may go Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, a geology faculty member and a mathematician, uses computational modeling to help officials in Iceland understand where lava may flow BUFFALO, N.Y. The eruption of Fagradalsfjall on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, with lava emerging from multiple fissures, has captivated people around the world since March. As molten rock continues to pour out, lighting up the landscape with its fiery glow, a University at Buffalo researcher is helping officials in Iceland predict where the lava may go next. Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, PhD, assistant professor of volcanology in the Department of Geology in the UB College of Arts and Sciences, is a mathematician who uses computational fluid dynamics to study natural phenomena ranging from tsunamis to volcanic events.

Melissa anne pfefferMichieli vitturiSimone tarquiniSara barsottiIcelandic meteorological officeUniversity of icelandNational institute of geophysicsUb college of artsDepartment of geologyUniversity at buffaloReykjanes peninsulaNational instituteIcelandic meteorologicalமெலிசா அன்னே பிபெப்பேற்சாரா பார்சோட்டிஐஸ்லாந்து வானிலை அலுவலகம்