Fidel Costa
Content / Work
Fidel Costa is interested in understanding the processes that lead to volcanic eruptions and their impacts on society and the environment. He uses a range of approches, from studying rocks and minerals in the field and in the lab, through high-temperature experiments, and numerical modelling. He has been increasingly interested in databases and investigations on global processes and trends in volcanology. He has worked on volcanoes all over the world, specially in South East Asia (Indonesia, Philippines, Japan), but also in Chile and Spain. He has published over 100 manuscripts and books chapters and has been part of various Science Advisory Committees as well as Executive Member of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior. After more than 12 years working as a principal investigator, professor, and Chair at the Earth Observatory of Singapore and the Asian School of the Environment at the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) he moved at IPGP in January 2020 as Professor and Chair d'Excellence at Université Paris Cité.Academic Qualifications
- 2000: Ph.D. in Earth Sciences, Department of Mineralogy, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
- 1994: Bachelor degree in Earth Sciences. University of Barcelona (Spain).
Summary of Working Experience
- 31/12/21- present Professor (Chaire d’Excellence), Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (Université de Paris Cité)
- 09/2020- 30/12/21 Professor, Asian School of the Environment. NTU, Singapore.
- 07/2020-30/12/21 Chair of Asian School of the Environment. NTU, Singapore.
- 04/2019-30/12/21 Provost Chair in Earth Sciences, NTU, Singapore.
- 04/2019-06/2020. Interim Director, Earth Observatory of Singapore, NTU, Singapore.
- 08/2018-08/2019. Associate Chair (Faculty) of Asian School of the Environment. NTU, Singapore.
- 01/2017-07/2018. Acting Chair of Asian School of the Environment. NTU, Singapore.
- 09/2015-12/2016. Associate Chair (Faculty) of Asian School of the Environment. NTU, Singapore.
- 09/2015-08/2020. Associate professor and Principal Investigator at the Earth Observatory of Singapore. NTU, Singapore.
- 02/2010-08/2015. Assistant professor and Principal Investigator at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.NTU, Singapore.
- 10/2006-01/2010. Ramon y Cajal Research Fellowship at the CSIC, Institut de Ciences de la Terra'Jaume Almera', Barcelona, Spain.
- 12/2002-09/2006. Post-doctoral position at the Institut für Geologie, Mineralogie und Geophysik,Ruhr-Universitat, Bochum, Germany.
- 11/2000-11/2002. Marie-Curie Research Fellowship at the Institut des Sciences de la Terred'Orléans-CNRS, France.
- 12/1999-10/2000. Post-doctoral position at the Department of Mineralogy of the University ofGeneva, Switzerland.
Academic Honours and Awards
- 2022 Chaire d’Excellence, Université Paris Cité, France
- 2019 Provost’s Chair in Earth Sciences, NTU, Singapore
- 2017 National Research Foundation Investigator (Singapore)
- 2015 Fellow of the University Scholars Program (NTU)
- 2013 Wager Medal by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior
Key Areas of Research
- Volcanology, Petrology, Mineralogy, Geochemistry
- Natural hazards
Publications
Bernard Olivier, Costa Rodriguez Fidel. Coupling magma ascent models with volatile diffusion chronometry. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Elsevier, 2024, 648. <10.1016/j.epsl.2024.119099>
Benet Damià, Costa Fidel, Widiwijayanti Christina, Pallister John, Pedreros Gabriela, Allard Patrick, Humaida Hanik, Aoki Yosuke, Maeno Fukashi. VolcAshDB: a Volcanic Ash DataBase of classified particle images and features. Bulletin of Volcanology, Springer Verlag, 2024, 86. <10.1007/s00445-023-01695-4>
Mourey Adrien J, Carrara Alexandre, Shea Thomas, Costa Rodriguez Fidel, Longpré Marc-Antoine. The influence of olivine settling on the formation of basaltic cumulates revealed by micro-tomography and numerical simulations. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Elsevier, 2024, 449. <10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2024.108051>
Utami Sri Budhi, Costa Fidel, Humaida Hanik. The role of magma ascent rates and viscosity in explosive and dome eruptions (Kelud volcano, Indonesia). Bulletin of Volcanology, 2024, 86. <10.1007/s00445-023-01698-1>
Shane Phil, Costa Fidel, Cronin Shane, Stirling Claudine, Reid Malcolm. Priming and eruption of andesite magmas at Taranaki volcano recorded in plagioclase phenocrysts. Bulletin of Volcanology, Springer Verlag, 2023, 85. <10.1007/s00445-023-01661-0>
Mourey Adrien J., Shea Thomas, Costa Fidel, Shiro Brian, Longman Ryan J.. Years of magma intrusion primed Kīlauea Volcano (Hawai'i) for the 2018 eruption: evidence from olivine diffusion chronometry and monitoring data. Bulletin of Volcanology, Springer Verlag, 2023, 85. <10.1007/s00445-023-01633-4>
Barrington C., Taisne B., Costa F., Arellano S.. Wind Speed as a Dominant Source of Periodicities in Reported Emission Rates of Volcanic SO 2. Journal of Geophysical Research : Solid Earth, American Geophysical Union, December 2022, 127. <10.1029/2022jb025380>
Mourey Adrien J., Shea Thomas, Lynn Kendra J., Lerner Allan H., Lambart Sarah, Costa Fidel, Oalmann Jeffrey, Lee R. Lopaka, Gansecki Cheryl. Trace elements in olivine fingerprint the source of 2018 magmas and shed light on explosive-effusive eruption cycles at Kīlauea Volcano. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Elsevier, 2022, 595. <10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117769>
Andrews B. J., Costa F., Venzke E., Widiwijayanti C.. Databases in Volcanology. Bulletin of Volcanology, Springer Verlag, 2022, 84. <10.1007/s00445-022-01597-x>
Albert Helena, Larrea Patricia, Costa Fidel, Widom Elisabeth, Siebe Claus. Crystals reveal magma convection and melt transport in dyke-fed eruptions. Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group, 15 July 2020, 10. <10.1038/s41598-020-68421-4>
Jiao Liqing, Tapponnier Paul, Costa Fidel, Donzé Frédéric-Victor, Scholtes Luc, Taisne Benoit, Wei Shengji. Necking and fracking may explain stationary seismicity and full degassing in volcanic silicic spine extrusion. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Elsevier, December 2018, 503. <10.1016/j.epsl.2018.09.023>
Fabbro Gareth Nicholas, Druitt Timothy H., Costa Fidel. Storage and Eruption of Silicic Magma across the Transition from Dominantly Effusive to Caldera-forming States at an Arc Volcano (Santorini, Greece). Journal of Petrology, Oxford University Press (OUP), 01 December 2017, 58. <10.1093/petrology/egy013>
Albert Helena, Costa Fidel, Martí Joan. Years to weeks of seismic unrest and magmatic intrusions precede monogenetic eruptions. Geology, Geological Society of America, 05 February 2016, 44. <10.1130/g37239.1>
Andújar Joan, Costa Fidel, Scaillet Bruno. Storage conditions and eruptive dynamics of central versus flank eruptions in volcanic islands: the case of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Elsevier, 2013, 260. <10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.05.004>
Druitt Timothy H., Costa Rodriguez Fidel, Dungan M., Scaillet Bruno. Decadal to monthly timescales of magma transfer and reservoir growth at a caldera volcano. Nature, Nature Publishing Group, 2012, 482. <10.1038/nature10706>
Surono M., Jousset Philippe, Pallister John, Boichu Marie, Buongiorno Maria Fabrizia, Budisantoso Agus, Costa Rodriguez Fidel, Andreastuti Supriyiat, Prata Fred, Schneider David, Clarisse Lieven, Humaida Hanik, Sumarti Sri, Bignami Christian, Griswold Julie, Carn Simon, Oppenheimer Clive, Lavigne Franck. The 2010 explosive eruption of Java's Merapi volcano - a '100-year' event. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Elsevier, 2012, 241-242. <10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.06.018>
Andújar Joan, Costa Rodriguez Fidel, Marti J.. Magma storage conditions of the last eruption of Teide volcano (Canary Islands, Spain). Bulletin of Volcanology, Springer Verlag, 2010, 72. <10.1007/s00445-009-0325-3>
Pichavant Michel, Costa Rodriguez Fidel, Burgisser Alain, Scaillet Bruno, Martel Caroline, Poussineau Stéphane. Equilibration Scales in Silicic to Intermediate Magmas - Implications for Experimental Studies. Journal of Petrology, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2007, 48. <10.1093/petrology/egm045>
Pichavant Michel, Costa Rodriguez Fidel, Scaillet Bruno, Martel Caroline, Poussineau Stéphane. The Reactive Magma Concept, Local Equilibrium, and Experimental Studies of Silicic to Intermediate Magmas. 2005.
Costa Rodriguez Fidel, Scaillet Bruno, Pichavant Michel. Petrological and experimental constraints on the pre-eruption conditions of holocene dacite from volcan San Pedro (36°S, Chilean Andes)and the importance of sulphur in silicic subduction-related magmas.. Journal of Petrology, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2004, 45.