People

Yuly Paola Rave Bonilla

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Program

PhD GLY

Advisor

Dr. Mel Rodgers

Professional Bio

I'm a geologist from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, where my passion for natural hazard assessment, particularly volcanic hazards, led me to focus on volcanology early in my career. My bachelor’s thesis explored the columnar jointing structures around the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia.

I pursued two master’s degrees—one at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain and another at Université Clermont-Auvergne in France. My research during these programs included: 1) tracing wood silicification processes in volcanic environments through stable isotope analysis, and 2) numerical modeling of volcanic gas emission dispersion.

Currently, I'm completing my PhD at the University of South Florida, my work involves spectral analysis of the seismicity of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano and the geochemical and geomorphological characterization of what may be the northernmost monogenetic volcanic field in the Andes.

Research Area 

Volcanology
Volcano Seismology
Geophysics