Surono (volcanologist)
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Surono is a leading Indonesia
n geophysicist and volcanologist
. He is the head of the Indonesian Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, Geological Agency (Pusat Vulkanologi & Mitigasi Bencana Geologi, Badan Geologi - PVMBG).
After graduating from the Bandung Institute of Technology
in 1982 with a degree in physics
, he studied at Grenoble University in France. He graduated from the University of Savoy, Chambéry
in 1993 with a doctorate in geophysics
. He became the Head of Physical Volcanology at the Volcano Analysis Division Volcanological Survey in Indonesia in 1993. In 2001 he became the head of the Geological Hazard Mitigation Division Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, and in 2005 was appointed as Director of the PVMBG.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n geophysicist and volcanologist
Volcanologist
A volcanologist is a person who studies the formation of volcanoes, and their current and historic eruptions. Volcanologists frequently visit volcanoes, especially active ones, to observe volcanic eruptions, collect eruptive products including tephra , rock and lava samples...
. He is the head of the Indonesian Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, Geological Agency (Pusat Vulkanologi & Mitigasi Bencana Geologi, Badan Geologi - PVMBG).
After graduating from the Bandung Institute of Technology
Bandung Institute of Technology
The Bandung Institute of Technology or Institute of Technology, Bandung is a state, coeducational research university located in Bandung, Indonesia. Established in 1920, ITB is the oldest technology-oriented university in Indonesia....
in 1982 with a degree in physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, he studied at Grenoble University in France. He graduated from the University of Savoy, Chambéry
Chambéry
Chambéry is a city in the department of Savoie, located in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the Savoy region since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made the city his seat of power.-Geography:Chambéry...
in 1993 with a doctorate in geophysics
Geophysics
Geophysics is the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and...
. He became the Head of Physical Volcanology at the Volcano Analysis Division Volcanological Survey in Indonesia in 1993. In 2001 he became the head of the Geological Hazard Mitigation Division Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, and in 2005 was appointed as Director of the PVMBG.