kdg@ua.edu Education
BA, Philosophy, University of South Florida, 2003; BS, Physics, University of South Florida, 2003; BS, Geology, University of South Florida, 2003
PhD, Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, 2009
Courses Taught
GEO 314: Igneous & Metamorphic PetrologyGEO 416/516: Volcanology
GEO 525: SEM Methods in Geology
GEO 495: Field Course
Curriculum Vitae
Download FileCurrent Research Projects
I am currently funded by the National Science Foundation through a CAREER grant (EAR1553878) to explore the effects of volcanic lightning on both natural and manufactured volcanic ash samples through a series of lightning experiments. My research group conducts various studies on explosive eruptions and their interaction with the atmosphere, including ice nucleation and triboelectrification.
Research Group
Representative Publications
Genareau, K., Gharghabi, P., Gafford, J. and Mazzola, M. (2017), The elusive evidence of volcanic lightning. Scientific Reports, 7(1), p.15508, doi:10.1038/s41598-017-15643-8.
Wadsworth, F.B., Vasseur, J., Llewellin, E.W., Genareau, K., Cimarelli, C. and Dingwell, D.B. (2017), Size limits for rounding of volcanic ash particles heated by lightning. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 122(3), pp.1977-1989, doi:10.1002/2016JB013864.
Genareau, K., Cronin, S.J., Stewart, C., Bhattacharyya, S., and Donahoe, R. (2016), Posteruptive impacts of pyroclastic deposits from basaltic andesite stratovolcanoes on surface water composition. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, v. 121, p. 1275-1287, doi:10.1002/2015JG003316.
Schill, G., Genareau, K., and Tolbert, M. (2015), Deposition and Immersion Mode Nucleation of Ice by Three Distinct Samples of Volcanic Ash Using Raman Spectroscopy. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, v.15, p. 7523-7536, doi:10.5194/acp-15-7523-2015, 2015.
Genareau, K., Wardman, J.B., Wilson, T.M., McNutt, S.R., and Izbekov, P. (2015), Lightning-induced volcanic spherules. Geology, v. 43, n. 4, p. 319-322, doi:10.1130/G36255.1.
Genareau, K., Cronin, S.J., and Lube, G. (2014), Effects of Volatile Behavior on Dome Collapse and Resultant Pyroclastic Surge Dynamics: Gunung Merapi 2010 eruption. Geological Society of London: The Role of Volatiles in the Genesis, Evolution and Eruption of Arc Magmas, v. 410, p. 199–218.
Genareau, K., Mulukutla, G.K., Proussevitch, A.A., Durant, A.J., Rose, W.I., and Sahagian, D.L. (2013), The Size Range of Bubbles That Produce Ash During Explosive Volcanic Eruptions. Journal of Applied Volcanology, v. 2, p. 4.
