The SEG Distinguished Lecturer for 2008:
Cornel de Ronde
The SEG Distinguished Lecturer is elected on the basis of preeminence in economic
geology.
Available lectures:
- The Kermadec-Tonga intraoceanic arc: An 8-year odyssey of discovery.
- Submarine venting related to intraoceanic arcs: A new frontier in geological and biological research.
- Brothers volcano: Insights into a submarine hydrothermal system and the formation of gold-rich VMS.
Cornel de Ronde is a Principal Scientist in the Ocean Exploration Section at GNS Science,
Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He is leader of offshore minerals research, which focuses primarily
on sea-floor hydrothermal systems related to submarine volcanoes. He and his team, with
colleagues from the U.S., Japan, Germany, Australia, Italy, and Canada, have surveyed submarine
volcanoes for their hydrothermal emissions along the Tonga-Kermadec and Mariana intraoceanic
arcs, and submerged portions of island arcs such as the Aeolian arc and offshore the Solomons
and PNG. Expedi¬tions have utilized both ¬surface ships towing sophisticated packages along
the sea floor to detect black smoker plumes, and ROVs, AUVs and manned submersibles. He held
postdoctoral positions at the Geological Survey of Japan, the University of Cape Town and
Otago University before joining GNS Science. Cornel holds BSc and MSc (hons) degrees from the
University of Auckland, and a PhD degree from the University of Toronto. He is on various
science advisory/editorial boards, and is the current President of the International Marine
Minerals Society. Cornel has a strong interest in outreach activities and has helped
make three short science documentaries, several websites, and is involved with several
science exhibitions at New Zealand museums that focus on the deep-sea environment. He was
awarded the New Zealand Association of Scientists “Science Communicator Award” for 2003.
List of prior lectures and topics