THE HEAD of the geology department at University College Cork (UCC) has been honoured by the prestigious Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research.
Prof John Gamble has three terrestrial landmarks named in his honour – a glacier and a mountain in Antarctica, as well as an underwater volcano off Tonga.
Arising out of his achievements a special volume dedicated to Prof Gamble has been issued this month by the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research.
Making and Breaking the Arc: a Volume in Honour of Prof John Gambleis edited by Richard J Wysoczanski, Julie V Rowland, Joel Baker and Colin JN Wilson.
The journal says in a 30-year career, Prof Gamble has made many diverse and fundamental contributions to our understanding of arc-related magmatic and volcanic systems, both in New Zealand and globally.
“As guest editors, we would like to dedicate this volume to John in recognition of his substantial contribution to both this journal and the geosciences. Many of the authors that have contributed to this issue are past or present colleagues of John and have submitted papers here in appreciation of his legacy.
‘‘The editors would like to take this opportunity to thank John for his many diverse contributions to the geosciences, and hope that he enjoys and appreciates the range of topics that his work has nurtured or encouraged.”
Last month Prof Gamble’s life-long fascination with Antarctica was celebrated in a photographic exhibition. He compiled the exhibition based on his various expeditions to the planet’s most remote continent.
The UCC academic was inspired in his work by Ireland’s long and proud association with Antarctica.
His research interests lie in the geochemistry of the deep Earth and in the processes that lead to volcanism at the surface.