Dr. Richard Ernst on Geology Bites

Carleton Scientist in Residence and Adjunct Professor Dr. Richard Ernst studies massive volcanic events called Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs). He explores their structure, distribution, and origin as well as their connection with natural resources.

LIPs are formed through huge volumes of lava spewed onto the earth’s surface at 15-25-million-year intervals since the Archean. See the photo below for a stunning example of the multiple successive lava flows of the Siberian Traps in the Putorana Plateau in northern Siberia!

Check out Geology Bites’s podcast episode, “Richard Ernst on Large Igneous Provinces” to hear more from Dr. Ernst on LIPs! Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts or on Geology Bites website.