Helena Albert Minguez

Lecturer Professor

Knowledge area: Petrologia i Geoquímica

Contact Information
Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Applied Geology
Martí i Franquès, s/n
934021414
halbert(a)ub.edu

My profile

My research aims to understand the magmatic systems and the timescales of the processes occurring at depth and during magma transport towards the surface. I'm a petrologist/geochemist/volcanologist ... + info

Academic Training

Licenciada en Geología . Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas - Universidad Complutense . 2009 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)

Doctorado en Ciencias de la Tierra . Facultat de Ciències de la Terra - Universitat de Barcelona . 2015 . (Ph.D.)

Máster en Geología Ambiental y Recursos Geológicos . Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas - Universidad Complutense . 2010 . (Official Master)

Postgrado en Vulcanología . Foundation for Advanced Studies in Olot - Universitat de Girona . 2012 . (Specialized Training)

Projects

Tracking magma evolution from source to sink under the volcano: evidences from trace elements in phenocrysts and hosted melt inclusions . 2020 - 2020 . Ref.EV-C2_006 . EUROVOLC . PI: Helena Albert Minguez

Degassing processes at Deception Island volcano (Antarctica) . 2020 - 2020 . Ref.EV-C2_007 . EUROVOLC . PI: Helena Albert Minguez

Paleobiomonitoring of volcanic eruptions: evidences from trace elements in carbonatic marine bivalves . 2020 - 2020 . Ref.EV-C2_013 . EUROVOLC . PI: Helena Albert Minguez

Volatiles evolution under Deception Island volcano (Antarctica): Degassing processes and potential hazards . 2019 - 2021 . Ref.PGC2018-095693-B-I00 . Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades . PI: Antonio Álvarez Valero

Time scales of volcanic unrest and dynamics of magma ascent . 2016 - 2019 . Ref.MagmaAscent . Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) . PI: Fidel Costa

Journal Publications

Albert, H.; Larrea, P.; Costa, F.; Widom, E.; Siebe, C. (2020). Crystals reveal magma convection and melt transport in dyke-fed eruptions. Scientific Reports, 10, p. 11632 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 2045-2322

Kerlow, I.; Pedreros, G.; Albert, H. (2020). Earth Girl Volcano: characterizing and conveying volcanic hazard complexity in an interactive casual game of disaster preparedness and response. Geoscience Communication Discussions, 3(2), pp. 343 - 364 . https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-343-2020 . ISSN: 2569-7110

Albert, H.; Costa F.; Di Muro, A.; Herrin, J.; Métrich, N.; Deloule, E. (2019). Magma interactions, crystal mush formation, and unrest during caldera collapse and lateral eruption at ocean island basaltic volcanoes (Piton de la Fournaise, La Réunion). Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 515, pp. 187 - 199 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.02.035 . ISSN: 0012-821X

Schonwalder, D.; Albert, H.; Tuan, L. N.; Phi, N. X.; Utami, S. B.; Li, W.; Khanh, P. M.; Widiwijayanti, C.; Costa, F. (2019). PWD: Petrology Workspace & Database. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20(12), pp. 6095 - 6105 . https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GC008710 . ISSN: 1525-2027

Torres-González, P.A.; Luengo-Oroz, N.; Lamolda, H.; D'Alessandro, W.; Albert, H.; Iribarren, I.; Moure-García, D.; Soler, V. (2020). Unrest signals after 46 years of quiescence at Cumbre Vieja, La Palma, Canary Islands. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 392, p. 106757 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.106757 . ISSN: 0377-0273

Lopez, C.; Benito, M.A.; Martí, J.; del-Fresno, C.; García‐Cañada, L.; Albert, H.; Lamolda, H. (2017). Driving magma to the Surface: the 2011-2012 El Hierro volcanic eruption. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18(8), pp. 3165 - 3184 . https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC007023 . ISSN: 1525-2027

Albert, H.; Costa, F.; Martí, J. (2016). Years to weeks of seismic unrest and magmatic intrusions precede monogenetic eruptions. Geology, 44(3), pp. 211 - 214 . https://doi.org/10.1130/G37239.1 . ISSN: 0091-7613

Albert, H.; Costa, F.; Martí, J. (2015). Timing of magmatic processes and unrest associated with mafic historical monogenetic eruptions in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Journal of Petrology, 56(10), pp. 1945 - 1966 . https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egv058 . ISSN: 0022-3530

Albert, H.; Perugini, D.; Martí, J. (2015). Fractal analysis of enclaves as a new tool for estimating rheological properties of magmas during mixing: the case of Montaña Reventada (Tenerife, Canary Islands). Pure and Applied Geophysics, 172(7), pp. 1803 - 1814 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-014-0917-5 . ISSN: 0033-4553

Larrea, P.; Albert, H.; Ubide, T.; Costa, F.; Colás, V.; Widom, E.; Siebe, C. (2021). From explosive vent opening to effusive outpouring: mineral constraints on magma dynamics and timescales at paricutin monogenetic volcano. Journal of Petrology, 62(4), pp. 1 - 19 . https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egaa112 . ISSN: 0022-3530