Curriculum Vitae (.pdf)

Peer-reviewed publications
Gilchrist, J. T., Jellinek, A. M., Hooft, E. E. E., and Wanket, S. (2023). Submarine terraced deposits linked to periodic collapse of caldera-forming eruption columns. Nature Geoscience. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01160-z
Poppe, S., Gilchrist, J. T., Breard, E. C. P., Graettinger, A., Pansino S. (2022). Analog experiments in volcanology: towards multimethod, upscaled and integrated models. Bulletin of Volcanology, 84(5), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-022-01543-x
Gilchrist, J. T., & Jellinek, A. M. (2021). Sediment waves and the gravitational stability of volcanic jets. Bulletin of Volcanology, 83(10), 1-59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-021-01472-1
Freret-Lorgeril, V., Gilchrist, J., Donnadieu, F., Jellinek, A. M., Delanoë, J., Latchimy, T., ... & Valade, S. (2020). Ash sedimentation by fingering and sediment thermals from wind-affected volcanic plumes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 534, 116072. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116072
Jessop, D. E., Gilchrist, J., Jellinek, A. M., & Roche, O. (2016). Are eruptions from linear fissures and caldera ring dykes more likely to produce pyroclastic flows?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 454, 142-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2016.09.005
Conference Presentations
Gilchrist, J. T., Jellinek, A. M., Hooft, E. E. E., & Wanket, S. (2022). Submarine terraced deposits linked to periodic column collapse during explosive caldera-forming eruptions. IAVCEI 2023, international conference.
Gilchrist, J., Mergny, C., Rowell, C. R. R., Donnadieu, F., Jellinek, M., Peyrin, F., ... & Delanoë, J. (2020). Characterization of source unsteadiness and entrainment into explosive eruptions using laboratory-and field-based methods. AGU Fall Meeting, international conference.
Gilchrist, J. T.*, Jellinek, M., & Hooft, E. E. E. (2020). Modeling the formation of axisymmetric terraces in submarine explosive eruption deposits with analog experiments. AGU Fall Meeting, international conference.
Gilchrist, J. T.*, Jellinek, A. M. (2019) Sediment Waves in analog experiments simulating
explosive eruption columns, AGU 2019 Fall Meeting, international conference.
Oral Presentation.
Gilchrist, J. T.*, Jellinek, A. M. (2017) Sediment waves in analog experiments simulating
explosive eruption columns, Convective and Volcanic Clouds training school, international workshop. Poster.
Gilchrist, J. T.*, Jellinek, A. M. (2017) Sediment waves in analog experiments simulating
explosive eruption columns, IAVCEI 2017 Scientific Assembly, international conference.
Poster.
Ph.D. Thesis
Gilchrist, J. (2021). Sediment waves and the gravitational stability of explosive eruption columns and ash clouds: towards a new classification of explosive eruptions (Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia). http://hdl.handle.net/2429/79805
Awards
Most Cited Early Career Researcher (2021). For the paper Sediment waves and the gravitational stability of volcanic jets published in Bulletin of Volcanology (IAVCEI).
Governor General's Gold Medal Nomination (2021).
Brock Lecture Award for most outstanding Ph.D. Thesis in the Dept. of Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, UBC.
W. H. Matthews Graduate Award (2017). Dept. of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences award supporting research on volcano-ice interactions.
Education
2008 - 2014
B.Sc. Geophysics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
APEGBC Undergraduate Achievement Award in Geophysics
2015 - 2021 (Transferred to Ph.D. from M.Sc. in 2017)
Ph.D. Geophysics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
W. H. Matthews Graduate Award (2017)
EOAS Brock Lecture Award for best Ph.D. thesis in the department (2021)
Nominated for Governor General's Gold medal (Canada, 2022)
Work experience
Aug 2022 - Present
Newcrest Mining Ltd.
Glaciologist
Jun - Sep, 2014 & Jun - Aug, 2019
ERM Canada
Geophysical Consultant
2014 - 2016
Dept. EOAS, University of British Columbia
Writer for Earth Matters magazine2010 - 2015
Dept. EOAS, University of British Columbia
Undergraduate Research Assistant