Glenn Thompson, Ph.D.

# glennthompson1971@gmail.com  @volcano_glenn ï @gt

 http://usfseismiclab.org/

Employment History

2013 – · · · · ] Research Assistant Professor. School of Geosciences, University of South Florida.

2006 – 2013 ] Staﬀ Seismologist/Programmer. Alaska Volcano Observatory & Alaska Earthquake

Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

2003 – 2006 ] Senior Geophysicist/Applications Developer. British Geological Survey.

2000 – 2003 ] Senior Seismologist/Deputy Director. Montserrat Volcano Observatory.

1998 – 2000 ] Postdoctoral Investigator. Alaska Volcano Observatory, University of Alaska Fair-

banks.

1997 – 1998 ] Systems Analyst/Programmer. TNT Express Worldwide.

1996 ] Junior Seismologist. Montserrat Volcano Observatory.

1992 ] Summer Student. CERN (European Centre for Nuclear Research).

1989 – 1990 ] Electronics Technician. Druck Ltd.

Education

1995 – 1999 ] Ph.D. Volcano Seismology University of Leeds

Thesis title: Modelling of seismo-volcanic sources

1993 – 1995 ] M.Sc. Geophysics University of Durham.

Thesis title: Modelling of bottom-simulating reﬂectors.

1989 – 1993 ] B.Sc. Theoretical Physics and Mathematics University of St. Andrews.

Thesis title: Solar Coronal Heating.

Publications

Book Chapters

1 S. R. McNutt, G. Thompson, J. Johnson, S. De Angelis, and D. Fee, “Seismic and infrasonic

monitoring,” in The Encyclopedia of Volcanoes (Second Edition), H. Sigurdsson, B. Houghton, S. McNutt,

H. Rymer, and J. Stix, Eds., Academic Press, Mar. 2015, pp. 1071–1099, isbn: 9780123859389.

2 G. Thompson, “Seismic monitoring of volcanoes,” in Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering, " Beer,

I. A. Kougioumtzoglou, E. Patelli, and I. S.-K. Au", Eds., vol. 10, Springer-Verlag: Berlin/Heidelberg,

Germany, 2015, pp. 1–25, isbn: 978-3-642-35343-7.

Journal Articles

1 Y. Zheng, H. Hu, F. J. Spera, et al., “Episodic magma hammers for the january 2022 cataclysmic eruption

of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai,” Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 50, no. 8, p. 78, Apr. 2023.  url:

https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL102763.

2 G. F. Manley, T. A. Mather, D. M. Pyle, et al., “A deep active learning approach to the automatic

classiﬁcation of volcano-seismic events,” Frontiers in Earth Science, vol. 10, p. 78, 2022.

3 H. McFarlin, G. Thompson, S. R. McNutt, J. Braunmiller, and M. E. West, “Classiﬁcation of seismic

activity at the Lazufre volcanic system, based on 2011 to 2012 data,” Frontiers in Earth Science, p. 1416,

2022.

4 D. A. Yuen, M. A. Scruggs, F. J. Spera, et al., “Under the surface: Pressure-induced planetary-scale waves,

volcanic lightning, and gaseous clouds caused by the submarine eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga

Ha’apai volcano,” Earthquake Research Advances, vol. 2, no. 3, p. 100 134, 2022.

5 G. F. Manley, T. A. Mather, D. M. Pyle, et al., “Machine learning approaches to identifying changes in

eruptive state using multi-parameter datasets from the 2006 eruption of Augustine volcano, Alaska,”

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 126, no. 12, e2021JB022323, 2021.  url:

https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.807926.

6 E. Gallant, F. Deng, C. Connor, et al., “Deep and rapid thermo-mechanical erosion by a small-volume

lava ﬂow,” Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 537, p. 116 163, 2020.  doi:

10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116163.

7 G. F. Manley, D. M. Pyle, T. A. Mather, et al., “Understanding the timing of eruption end using a

machine learning approach to classiﬁcation of seismic time series,” Journal of Volcanology and

Geothermal Research, vol. 401, p. 106 917, 2020.  doi:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.106917.

8 C. M. Smith, G. Thompson, S. Reader, et al., “Examining the statistical relationships between volcanic

seismic, infrasound, and electrical signals: A case study of Sakurajima volcano, 2015,” Journal of

Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 402, p. 106 996, 2020.  doi:

10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.106996.

9 G. Thompson, J. A. Power, J. Braunmiller, et al., “Capturing, Preserving, and Digitizing legacy seismic

data from the Montserrat Volcano Observatory analog seismic network, July 1995–December 2004,”

Seismological Research Letters, vol. 91, no. 4, pp. 2127–2140, 2020.  doi:

https://doi.org/10.1785/0220200012.

10 J. Braunmiller, G. Thompson, and S. R. McNutt, “The January 2014 Northern Cuba earthquake

sequence: Unusual location and unexpected source mechanism variability,” Bulletin of the Seismological

Society of America, vol. 109, no. 3, pp. 919–928, 2019.

11 H. McFarlin, D. Christensen, S. R. McNutt, et al., “Receiver function analyses of Uturuncu volcano,

Bolivia and vicinity,” Geosphere, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 50–64, 2018.

12 C. Mehta, A. Perez, G. Thompson, and M. A. Pasek, “Caveats to exogenous organic delivery from

ablation, dilution, and thermal degradation,” Life, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 13, 2018.

13 C. M. Smith, A. R. Van Eaton, S. Charbonnier, et al., “Correlating the electriﬁcation of volcanic plumes

with ashfall textures at Sakurajima volcano, Japan,” Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 492,

pp. 47–58, 2018.

14 L. M. Boop, J. G. Wynn, G. Thompson, J. J. Fornos, and B. P. Onac, “Interactions between surface

conditions, the Mediterranean sea, and cave climate within two littoral caves in Mallorca: Implications

for the formation of phreatic overgrowths on speleotherms,” Journal of Cave & Karst Studies, vol. 79,

no. 1, p. 59, 2017.

15 A. K. Farrell, S. R. McNutt, and G. Thompson, “Seismic attenuation, time delays, and raypath bending

of teleseisms beneath Uturuncu volcano, Bolivia,” Geosphere, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 699–722, 2017.

16 C. M. Smith, S. R. McNutt, and G. Thompson, “Ground-coupled airwaves at Pavlof volcano, Alaska,

and their potential for eruption monitoring,” Bulletin of Volcanology, vol. 78, no. 7, pp. 1–12, 2016.  doi:

10.1007/s00445-016-1045-0.

17 N. DeRoin, S. R. McNutt, and G. Thompson, “Duration–amplitude relationships of volcanic tremor

and earthquake swarms preceding and during the 2009 eruption of Redoubt volcano, Alaska,” Journal of

Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 292, pp. 56–69, 2015.  doi:

10.1016/j.volgeores.2015.01.003.

18 H. Buurman, M. E. West, and G. Thompson, “The seismicity of the 2009 Redoubt eruption,” Journal of

Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 259, pp. 16–30, 2013.  doi:

10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.04.024.

19 S. R. McNutt, G. Thompson, M. E. West, D. Fee, S. Stihler, and E. Clark, “Local seismic and infrasound

observations of the 2009 explosive eruptions of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska,” Journal of Volcanology and

Geothermal Research, vol. 259, pp. 63–76, 2013.  doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.03.016.

20 V. Miller, B. Voight, C. J. Ammon, E. Shalev, and G. Thompson, “Seismic expression of

magma-induced crustal strains and localized ﬂuid pressures during initial eruptive stages, Soufrière

Hills Volcano, Montserrat,” Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 37, no. 19, 2010.

21 G. Thompson and M. E. West, “Real-time detection of earthquake swarms at Redoubt Volcano, 2009,”

Seismological Research Letters, vol. 81, no. 3, pp. 505–513, 2010.  doi: 10.1785/gssrl.81.3.50.

22 R. Luckett, B. Baptie, L. Ottemoller, and G. Thompson, “Seismic monitoring of the Soufrière Hills

Volcano, Montserrat,” Seismological Research Letters, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 192–200, 2007.  doi:

10.1785/gssrl.78.2.192.

23 J. Taron, D. Elsworth, G. Thompson, and B. Voight, “Mechanisms for rainfall-concurrent lava dome

collapses at Soufrière Hills Volcano, 2000–2002,” Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research,

vol. 160, no. 1-2, pp. 195–209, 2007.  doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.10.003.

24 O. Jaquet, R. Carniel, S. Sparks, G. Thompson, R. Namar, and M. Di Cecca, “DEVIN: A forecasting

approach using stochastic methods applied to the Soufrière Hills volcano,” Journal of Volcanology and

Geothermal Research, vol. 153, no. 1-2, pp. 97–111, 2006.  doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.08.013.

25 H. Langer, S. Falsaperla, T. Powell, et al., “MULTIMO: Multi-parameter monitoring, modelling and

forecasting of volcanic hazard results from a European project,” Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal

Research, vol. 153, pp. 387–388, 2006.

26 H. Langer, S. Falsaperla, T. Powell, and G. Thompson, “Automatic classiﬁcation and a-posteriori

analysis of seismic event identiﬁcation at Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat,” Journal of volcanology

and geothermal research, vol. 153, no. 1-2, pp. 1–10, 2006.  doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.08.012.

27 S. A. Carn, R. B. Watts, G. Thompson, and G. E. Norton, “Anatomy of a lava dome collapse: The 20

March 2000 event at Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat,” Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal

Research, vol. 131, no. 3-4, pp. 241–264, 2004.

28 D. Elsworth, B. Voight, G. Thompson, and S. R. Young, “Thermal-hydrologic mechanism for

rainfall-triggered collapse of lava domes,” Geology, vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 969–972, 2004.  doi:

10.1130/G20730.1.

29 M. Edmonds, C. Oppenheimer, D. M. Pyle, R. A. Herd, and G. Thompson, “SO

emissions from

Soufrière Hills Volcano and their relationship to conduit permeability, hydrothermal interaction and

degassing regime,” Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 124, no. 1, pp. 23–43, 2003.  doi:

10.1016/S0377-0273(03)00041-6.

30 H. Langer, S. Falsaperla, and G. Thompson, “Application of artiﬁcial neural networks for the

classiﬁcation of the seismic transients at Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat,” Geophysical Research

Letters, vol. 30, no. 21, 2003.  url: DOI%2010.1029/2003GLO18082.

31 A. D. Jolly, G. Thompson, and G. E. Norton, “Locating pyroclastic ﬂows on Soufrière Hills volcano,

Montserrat, West Indies, using amplitude signals from high dynamic range instruments,” Journal of

Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 118, no. 3-4, pp. 299–317, 2002.  doi:

10.1016/S0377-0273(02)00299-8.

32 A. J. Matthews, J. Barclay, S. Carn, et al., “Rainfall-induced volcanic activity on Montserrat,” Geophysical

Research Letters, vol. 29, no. 13, pp. 22–1, 2002.  doi: 10.1029/2002GL014863.

33 G. Thompson, S. R. McNutt, and G. Tytgat, “Three distinct regimes of volcanic tremor associated with

the eruption of Shishaldin volcano, Alaska 1999,” Bulletin of Volcanology, vol. 64, no. 8, pp. 535–547, 2002.

 doi: 10.1007/s00445-002-0228-z.

IT Skills

Seismic Software ] ObsPy, Antelope, Earthworm, Seisan, GISMO. Expertise in de-

signing & implementing seismic monitoring pipelines and inte-

grating into complex software ecosystems.

Coding ] Python, matlab, Perl, C/C++, Fortran77, VisualBasic

Databases ] Mysql, Datascope.

Web Dev ] Html, css, php, JavaScript, Apache Web Server.

Version Control ] git, github, svn, cvs.

Systems Admin & Data Management ] Built and manage a hybrid Linux/Mac network for the USF Seis-

mology Group with 40 TB RAID-6 server. Expert in converting,

organizing and archiving large seismic and infrasound datasets.

Software Engineering ] Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing, Documentation.

References

Available on Request