Costanza Bonadonna is professor of physical volcanology hazard and risk at the University of Geneva, Switzerland; head of the CERG-C program on the assessment and management of geological and climate-related risks; vice-dean of the Faculty of Sciences; and President-elect of Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology, American Geophysical Union. Her main research interests include the physical characterization of volcanic processes, the probability assessment of volcanic hazards and the characterization of both vulnerability and risk. She is also active in the linkage between model development and risk assessment and mitigation in the effort of bridging the gap between scientists and non-scientists (e.g. emergency management planners, government officials). She is well known for her multidisciplinary scientific approaches and her involvement in the international effort for risk reduction. Luca Caricchi is Professor of volcanology and petrology at the Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Geneva, switzerland. He is the Swiss national IAVCEI representative and is a member of the Volcanic and Igneous Plumbing System commission of IAVCEI. He uses a combination of fieldwork, petrography, geochemistry, machine learning and statistics to quantify the rates of magma accumulation in volcanic plumbing systems and determine their modulating effect on the frequency, magnitude and intensity of volcanic eruptions. His research also focuses on magma-fluid interaction and the quantification of magmatic processes controlling the formation and distribution of ore deposits. Amanda Clarke is a professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, USA. Her research focuses on the dynamics of volcanic eruptions, especially short-lived, highly-unsteady explosive eruptions, and dome-building systems. The Clarke group also explores pyroclastic deposits and lava flows on Earth, Mars, and the Moon, highly-explosive basaltic volcanism, cinder cone erosion and volcanic geomorphology, eruption triggering and interaction between geologic processes such as earthquake-triggered volcanic activity and the role of volcanic volatiles in atmospheric forcing. Her group uses a range of techniques to investigate volcanic processes, including numerical models, laboratory experiments, field and satellite observations of. She has conducted fieldwork in Indonesia, in the San Francisco Volcanic Field (AZ), at Mount St Helens (WA), in the Pinacate Volcanic Field Mexico, the Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat, and several other volcanic sites. Dr Paul Cole is Associate Professor of volcanology at the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK. He holds BSc in Geology and a PhD in Volcanology, and has held post-doctoral research positions at the Universita di Napoli, Italy and University College London, UK. He has worked on active volcanoes extensively in Italy, the Azores, Central America and the Caribbean. Between 2009 and 2012 was Director of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory, working for the University of the West Indies. His research is very much focussed on field based aspects of volcanic products and their interpretation in terms of their associated processes and mechanisms. Professor Jan Lindsay is a volcanologist in the School of Environment at Waipapa Taumata Rau the University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. She has held positions at GNS Science in Taupō, the GeoResearch Centre (GFZ) in Potsdam, Germany, and the University of the West Indies in Trinidad. She is Vice President of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) and is co-leader of the IAVCEI working Group on Volcanic Hazard Mapping. She is the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Volcanology. She is a Past President of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand and co-leads the long-running DEVORA project, Determining Volcanic Risk in Auckland. Over her career she has worked on projects in the broad area of volcanic geology, hazard and risk in Aotearoa New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, the Lesser Antilles, Hawai’i and Saudi Arabia. Her leading role in the IAVCEI will facilitate the collaboration with the volcanogy community. Jake Lowenstern is a geologist and geochemist for the US Geological Survey (USGS) who has served in a variety of roles over his career. His research has focused on magmatic volatiles, their behavior, and their role in forming and sustaining geothermal systems and ore deposits. For fifteen years he served as Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, responsible for both the monitoring and science programs of the observatory, and communications with the public about this notable volcanic system. Since 2018, he has directed the USAID/USGS Volcano Disaster Assistance Program, which assists volcano observatories around the world with instrumentation, monitoring, training, communications, and general volcano-disaster, risk reduction. Given his expertise both in economic geology and risk reduction strategies, his role in the editorial team is crucial to cover key aspects of the sustainable developments goals. Richard E. A. Robertson is a Geologist and Volcanologist who has worked in the Caribbean region for over 30 years. Born in St Vincent, Prof. Richard Robertson joined the staff at the Seismic Research Centre in 1993 after serving for six years as Head of the local volcano-monitoring unit in St. Vincent (the Soufriere Monitoring Unit). He did several tours of duty as Chief Scientist of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory during the period 1995-1999 and was its Director from October 1998 – March 1999. He led the Seismic Research Centre for 14 years during which time he was involved in all aspects of its operations - most closely with its public education, hazard assessment, ground deformation and geothermal monitoring programs. His research interests include all aspects of volcanic hazard and risk, the evolution of volcanism in the Eastern Caribbean, and public engagement in science. His role as a field researcher and academic working on natural hazards in the Caribbean enables him to contribute to a range of issues relevant to the SDGs, especially from the perspective of resource constrained regions of the world. Dr Mylene Villegas is Chief Science Research Specialist for the Geologic Disaster Awareness & Preparedness Division (GDAPD) at the Philippine Institute Of Volcanology And Seismology (Phivolcs). She has over 30 years of experience at Phivolcs and is a member of many international volcanology teams, including the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI), Geological Society of the Philippines, Association of Development for Communication Educators and Practitioners (ADCEP) and the UP Geology Alumni Association (UPGAA). Her main focus is on Geologic Disaster Awareness and Preparedness for geochemistry and geology.
