Jisoo Kim

Jisoo Kim is a 4th year Ph.D. candidate at Arizona State University. She uses field observations, petrography, microanalytical methods, and numerical methods to explore pre-eruptive processes in post-caldera volcanic settings and the development of distributed volcanic fields. Current projects include: (1) developing a magma mixing model based on the Pietre Cotte explosive sequence at Vulcano Island (Italy), (2) exploring the role of tectonics on the development of the Sentinel-Arlington Volcanic Field (Arizona), and (3) refining understanding of the magma plumbing system of Valles Caldera (New Mexico) using melt inclusion studies from the most recent explosive sequence, El Cajete. Jisoo is also interested in applications of remote sensing and petrological analyses to volcano monitoring and eruption response. She earned an M.S. in Geological Sciences from ASU in 2020 (thesis title: “Transitions in Eruption Style at La Fossa Cone, Vulcano, Italy”) and a B.A. in Earth Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018 (thesis title: “Habitat vs. Body Form Analysis of Fishes Over Time”). Outside of research, Jisoo also serves on the Executive Committee of United Campus Workers Arizona, the wall-to-wall union for workers at ASU and the University of Arizona.