Costanza Bonadonna

Early life and education Costanza Bonadonna became interested in science and nature as a child. She moved to the University of Bristol for her PhD, where her research investigated models for the dispersal of tephra.

Research and career Bonadonna's research investigates physical volcanology, volcanic ash, hazard assessment and geological risk After completing her PhD, Bonadonna was appointed as a school of ocean and earth science and technology (SOEST) young investigator at the University of Hawaiʻi. Bonadonna develops computational models to describe sedimentation from volcanic plumes. Since 2007, she has served as Director of the Assessment and management of Geological and Climate-Related Risks (CERG-C) programme at the University of Geneva. In 2018, she was appointed Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science.

Awards and honours 2001 Geological Society of London president's award 2004 International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) outstanding recent graduate 2004 Geological Society of America Doris M. Curtis Outstanding Woman in Science Award 2005 University of South Florida outstanding faculty research achievement award 2020 European Platform of Women Scientists woman scientist of the month 2020 Italian Rotary Clubs for Sciences International Galileo Galilei Award

Selected publications