Gabor Kereszturi

Education Kereszturi earned an MSc in Geography (Geoinformatics) from the University of Miskolc in Hungary. His thesis combined LiDAR, field mapping and numerical lava-flow simulations to improve eruption forecasts for the Auckland Volcanic Field. and serves as an associate editor of the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics.

Honours and awards Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (Royal Society Te Apārangi, 2020) Early Career Research Medal, Massey University (University-wide, 2021)

Selected publications Kereszturi, G.; Heap, M.; Schaefer, L. N. et al. (2023). “Porosity, strength, and alteration – Towards a new volcano stability assessment tool using VNIR–SWIR reflectance spectroscopy.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 602: 117929. Vicente, J.; Mead, S.; Kereszturi, G. et al. (2025). “Simulation of the 2012 Te Maari debris avalanche: insight into failure mechanics and the role of the hydrothermal system.” Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 465. Kereszturi, G. et al. (2025). “Understanding the evolution of scoria-cone morphology using multivariate models.” Communications Earth & Environment 6: 439.