Education

2007 - present                                     Michigan Technological University                                                Houghton, MI

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences.

Research involving ground- and space-based remote sensing of volcanic emissions in Central America (Guatemala, Nicaragua).  Involves development of an ultraviolet camera for sensing SO2 emissions and evaluation of measured emission rates alongside simultaneous geophysical datasets.

Supervisors: S. Carn and G. Waite

2004 - 2006                                         Simon Fraser University                                                                                Burnaby, BC

Master of Science candidate, Department of Earth Sciences.

Research on Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua, involving measurements of the volcano's SO₂ and aerosol emissions.  Included evaluation of previous measurement methodology, suggestions for improving such methodology, and evaluation of environmental effects of the volcano’s emissions.

Supervisor: G. Williams-Jones

2000 - 2004                                          McGill University                                                                                             Montreal, QC

B.Sc Honours in Earth Sciences.

Graduated with First-Class Honours.

Undergraduate honours thesis comparing the relative performances of a RMDI UV spectrometer (new ground-based remote sensor of volcanic emissions) and the previous sensing standard, COSPEC.

Supervisor: J. Stix

Summer 2003                                      University of Hawaii, Hilo                                                                                         Hilo, HI

Three-week summer course,  Field Methods in Volcanology, through the Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes

Employment

2007–present                                       Michigan Technological University                     Houghton, MI

Research Assistant, Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences

2004–2006                                           Simon Fraser University    Burnaby, BC

Research Assistant, Department of Earth Sciences

2004–2006                                           Simon Fraser University    Burnaby, BC

Teaching Assistant, Department of Earth Sciences

Classes taught include laboratory sections of Introductory Physical Geology, Introductory Mineralogy, and Volcanology.

Summer 2004                                United States Geological Survey                                                                   Troy, NY

Hydrologic Technician, National Water Quality Assessment Program

Participated in STEP program for students in Earth Science fields.

Responsibilities included water sample collection, filtration, and shipping; laboratory maintenance; data management including database entry, data manipulation, and interpretation.

Research involved examination of the month-to-month, seasonal, and long-term fluctuations and trends in concentrations of various pesticide species found in streams of the Hudson River watershed.

2003–2004                                           McGill University                                                                                             Montréal, QC

Exam Invigilator/Grader, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

2002–2004                                           United States Geological Survey                                                                   Troy, NY

Student Contractor, Water Resources Division

Duties included water sample collection, filtration, and analysis, as well as laboratory maintenance.

Primary operator of a Tekmar-Dohrmann Phoenix 8000 UV-Persulfate TOC Analyzer for organic carbon.

Volunteering/Outreach

June 2007 – Co-organizer/Instructor at workshop on satellite remote sensing methods given by MTU at University of Costa Rica, San Jose.

September – December 2006.  Volunteer at Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.  Worked under supervisors Tamar Elias and Jeff Sutton on direct and remote measurements of volcanic gas.

September 2005 – August 2006.  Sectretary and Executive Committee member, Earth Science Graduate Student Caucus, Simon Fraser University

June 2005.  Scientific consultant for BBC docudrama on 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens Volcano, “Fire Mountain”

November 2004 – June 2006.  Speaker in local high schools promoting Earth Science program at Simon Fraser University

May 2004.  Press room volunteer at the American Geophysical Union’s Joint Assembly, Montreal, Quebec

March 2003.  Recruiter for Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University

May 2002.  Student volunteer for United States Geological Survey, Hydrology Division

Awards

Michigan Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship, 2009

Sigma Xi Grant-In-Aid of Research, 2009

Geological Society of America Graduate Fellowship, 2008

DeVlieg Fellowship, Michigan Technological University, 2007

Leopold Gelinas Silver Medal, Geological Association of Canada, 2007

Simon Fraser University Graduate Research Fellowship, 2005

David Harrigan Memorial Prize, 2004

GEOTOP Undergraduate Research Grant, 2003

Montréal Women’s Association of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Award, 2003

James McGill Award, 2003

Dean’s Honour List, 2003

Bestfoods International George M. Moffat Scholarship, 2000-2003

Publications

In REVIEW:

Abstracts:

Nadeau, P.A. and Williams-Jones, G. (2008) Beyond COSPEC: Recent advances in SO₂ monitoring technology.  In: Stix, J., Williams-Jones, G., and Hickson, C. (Editors), The COSPEC Cookbook: Making SO₂ Gas Measurements at Active Volcanoes, Proceedings of Volcanology, IAVCEI.

Williams-Jones, G., Stix, J., and Nadeau, P.A. (2008) Using the COSPEC in the field.  In: Stix, J., Williams-Jones, G., and Hickson, C. (Editors), The COSPEC Cookbook: Making SO₂ Gas Measurements at Active Volcanoes, Proceedings of Volcanology, IAVCEI.

Nadeau, P.A. and Williams-Jones, G.  (2008)  Apparent downwind depletion of volcanic SO₂ flux – lessons from Masaya volcano, Nicaragua.  Bulletin of Volcanology.  Published online December 2008

Dalton, M.P., Watson, I.M., Nadeau, P.A., Werner, C., Morrow, W., and Shannon, J.M.  Calibration of the UV camera SO₂ retrieval for point source plumes.  Submitted to USGS for internal review prior to journal submission.

Dalton, M.P., Waite, G.P., Nadeau, P.A., Watson, I.M. (2008) Comparing SO₂ Emissions to Seismic and Acoustic Records: the Value and Limitations of the new UV Camera Technique.  Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V51E-2094.

Nadeau, P.A., Waite, G.P., Palma, J.L., Dalton, M.P., Watson, I.M. (2008)  Comparison of High Temporal Resolution SO₂ Emission Rates and Geophysical Data at Central American Volcanoes.  Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V11C-2074.

Rose, W.I., Nadeau, P., Carn, S., Schneider, D.J. (2008)  Aged Volcanic Clouds—Are they an aviation hazard and why? Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A52A-04.

Waite, G.P., Lyons, J.J., Nadeau, P.A. (2008)  Seismo-Acoustic Array Observations of Shallow Conduit Processes at Fuego Volcano, Guatemala.  Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V51C-2056.

Nadeau, P.A., Dalton, M.P., Waite, G.P., Rose, W.I., Palma, J.L. (2008)  Towards Integration of High-Resolution SO₂ and Geophysical Data: Examples from Central American Volcanoes.  IAVCEI Commission on the Chemistry of Volcanic Gases 10th Gas Workshop, Mexico City, Mexico.

Nadeau, P.A., Dalton, M.P., Waite, G.P., Rose, W.I., Palma, J.L. (2008) Ultraviolet Digital Imaging of Volcanic Plumes: Implementation and Integration. IAVCEI General Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Watson, I.M., Phillips, J., Shannon, J., Dalton, M.P., Bouquet, T., Nadeau, P.A., Smekens, J.F., Holland, P., Yamamoto, H., Townley, R., Thomas, H., Bluth, G.J.S. (2008) Ground-based Imaging of Volcanic Plumes.  IAVCEI General Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Nadeau, P.A., Bluth, G.J.S., Dalton, M.P., and Shannon, J.M. (2007) Ultra-Violet Digital Imaging: Application to Volcanic SO₂ Plumes. Workshop to Integrate Subduction Factory and Seismogenic Zone Studies in Central America, Heredia, Costa Rica.

Williams-Jones, G. & Nadeau, P.A. (2007) SO₂ flux measurements at Masaya volcano, Nicaragua – apparent downwind depletion due to topography. AGU Joint Assembly, Acapulco, Mexico, Invited Abstract.

Nadeau, P.A., and Williams-Jones, G. (2006) Interaction of a volcanic plume with downwind topography at a persistently degassing volcano, Masaya, Nicaragua.  GAC-MAC Join Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC

Nadeau, P.A., Williams-Jones, G., and Simpson, K.A.  (2005)  Downwind dispersal and scavenging of volcanic SO₂ at a persistently degassing volcano, Masaya, Nicaragua.  IAVCEI Commission on the Chemistry of Volcanic Gases 9th Gas Workshop, Palermo, Italy

Nadeau, P.A., Williams-Jones, G., and Simpson, K.A.  (2005)  An Integrated Study of SO₂ Behavior in the Volcanic Plume at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua.  GAC-MAC Joint Annual Meeting, Halifax, NS

Affiliations

International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI)

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Geological Society of America (GSA)

Sigma Xi