Internal Funding   Latest

Williams-Watrous-Couper Fund – Hamilton College Faculty Teacher-Scholar Award

    Received internal funding to support undergradute student involvement in my research on understanding solid-earth processes at active volcanoes and fault zones.

New Appointment   Latest

Journal Editorial Board - Volcanica

    Excited to be joining the editorial board of Volcanica, which is reshaping the volcanology community by supporting publication of high quality research while reducing barriers to authors and readers with its diamond open access policy.

Publication in Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface   Latest

Scenario-Based Volcano Slope Stability Hazard Analysis: Case Study of Augustine Volcano, Alaska

    Kanakiya, S. (2024). Scenario‐based volcano slope stability hazard analysis: Case study of Augustine Volcano, Alaska. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 129(10), e2024JF007862. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JF007862

NSF Funding   Latest

Petrophysical constraints on the slip behavior of oceanic transform faults

    The proposal I worked on in collaboration with Mark Behn and Seth Kruckenberg at Boston College is funded through the NSF Marine Geology and Geophysics Program. Looking forward to starting work on samples from the Gofar Transform Fault and excited for my first sea-going experience to Chain Transform Fault next Fall.

AGU Conference Session Co-Convening   Latest

Re-discovering Earth’s Mantle Heterogeneities Through Imaging, Modeling, Geochemistry, and Mineral Experiments

    Come along to our session at AGU 2024 to learn about the latest research on mantle heterogenities.

Conference Presentation  

Presenting at the Rock Deformation Gordon Research Conference

    Pressure-induced poroelastic changes in hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks

Invited Talk

European Geosciences Union (EGU) Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology Division - Early Career Researcher Scientific Campfire

    Talk title: Investigating the effect of subsurface processes on volcano slope stability from lab to field-scale models

Invited Talk

EDI Conversations: Empower - Women’s Leadership Program, University of Houston

    Talk Title: Understanding and Reducing Bias in Peer-Reviewing

Conference Presentation

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting

    Kanakiya, S., Adam, L., Rowe, M. C., Turner, G.M., Esteban, L., Lindsay, J. & Lerner, G. A. (2022). Advancing Geophysical Data Interpretation for Volcano Monitoring: Lessons Learnt from Laboratory Analysis of a Suite of Hydrothermally Altered Rocks. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm22/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1111344

Publication in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  

Petrophysical and elastic properties of altered lavas from Mt. Taranaki: Implications for dome stability

    Kanakiya, S., Adam, L., Rowe, M. C., Esteban, L., Lerner, G. A., & Lindsay, J. M. (2022). Petrophysical and elastic properties of altered lavas from Mt. Taranaki: Implications for dome stability. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 432, 107693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107693

Award

Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award in Earth Sciences, School of Environment - University of Auckland

Invited Conference Presentation

European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly - Session on Volcanic Hydrothermal Systems & Hydrothermal Alteration.

    Kanakiya, S., Adam, L., Rowe, M. C., Lindsay, J. & Esteban, L. (2022). An insight into Whakaari’s conduit: How altered tuffs and subsurface pressures can control volcano dynamics. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly. https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU22/EGU22-203.html

Award

Distinguished Graduate Award, University of Auckland

Travel Grant

Early Career Scientist's Travel Support Grant, European Geosciences Union

Conference Presentation

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting

    Adam, L., Kanakiya, S., Boulton, C., Guerin-Marthe, S., Townend, J., Faulkner, D., & Upton, P. (2021). Persistent compliance drives localization of deformation on a major plate boundary fault. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm21/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/925160

Conference Presentation

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting

    Kanakiya, S., Adam, L., Rowe, M. C., Turner, G.M., Lindsay, J. & Esteban, L. (2021). Evolution of petrophysical and geophysical properties in hydrothermally active volcanic conduits. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm21/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/864097

Media Release

Earthquake Commission - Hydrothermally altered rocks changing the plumbing of our volcanoes

    https://www.eqc.govt.nz/news/hydrothermally-altered-rocks-changing-the-plumbing-of-our-volcanoes/

Publication in Geophysical Research Letters  

High Remanent Magnetization Measured in Hydrothermally Altered Lavas

    Kanakiya, S., Turner, G. M., Rowe, M. C., Adam, L., & Lindsay, J. M. (2021). High remanent magnetization measured in hydrothermally altered lavas. Geophysical Research Letters, 48(23), e2021GL095732. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL095732

Invited Talk

Western Washington University - Geology Department Seminar

    Talk Title: Acid-Sulfate Alteration in Volcanoes and Its Geophysical Signatures https://geology.wwu.edu/node/231

Conference Presentation

Annual Conference of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand

    Kanakiya, S., Adam, L., Rowe, M. C., Turner, G.M., & Lindsay, J. (2020). Hydrothermal rock alteration as a possible control on eruption dynamics at Whakaari volcano. Geosciences – Annual conference of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand. https://gsnz.org.nz/assets/Uploads/Shop/Products/GSNZ_annual_conference/MP157_2020_Christchurch/MP157A_2020_GSNZ_conference_Christchurch_Abstract_Volume_OPTIMIZEDv2.pdf

Award

Academic Career Exploration Award, University of Auckland

Conference Presentation

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting

    Kanakiya, S., Adam, L., Rowe, M. C., Turner, G.M., & Lindsay, J. (2019). Changes in the elastic and magnetic behavior of volcanic rocks due to hydrothermal alteration. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/561892

Conference Presentation

Annual Conference of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand

    Kanakiya, S., Adam, L., Rowe, M. C., Turner, G.M., & Lindsay, J. (2019). Elastic and magnetic properties of hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks. Geosciences – Annual conference of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand. https://gsnz.org.nz/assets/Uploads/Shop/Products/GSNZ_annual_conference/MP155_2019_Hamilton/MP155A_2019_GSNZ_conference_Hamilton_Abstract_Volume.pdf

Travel Grant

Young Researcher Travel Grant, Geoscience Society of New Zealand

Travel Grant

Fall Meeting General Student Travel Grant, American Geophysical Union

Outreach

Outreach - Incredible Science Day, University of Auckland

    Provided a hands-on learning experience to students from Years 7 and 8 with seismometers, information about earthquakes, seismic hazard maps, demonstrations about types of faults and types of waves, and plate tectonics.

Travel Grant

SEG/Chevron Student Leadership Symposium Travel Grant, Society of Exploration Geophysicists and Chevron

Research Funding

Hutton Fund Award, Royal Society of New Zealand

Research Funding

R N Brothers Memorial Award, University of Auckland

Scholarship

Jim Ansell Geophysics Scholarship, Geoscience Society of New Zealand

Conference Presentation

Annual Conference of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand

    Kanakiya, S., Adam, L., Rowe, M. C., & Lindsay, J. (2018). Geophysical signatures of hydrothermal alteration for evaluating volcanic flank instability. Geosciences – Annual conference of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand. https://gsnz.org.nz/assets/Uploads/Shop/Products/GSNZ_annual_conference/MP151_2018_Napier/MP151A-181126-Geosciences_2018_Abstract_Volume.pdf

Conference Presentation

Determining Volcanic Risk in Auckland Forum

    Cronin, S., Kanakiya, S., Brenna, M., Shane, P., Smith, I., Ukstins, I., Horkley, K. (2018). Rangitoto Volcano, Auckland City - A one-shot wonder or a continued volcanic threat? Determining Volcanic Risk in Auckland forum. https://www.devora.org.nz/resources/devora-presentations/

Award

Postgraduate Student Outstanding Research Award for Earth Sciences, School of Environment - University of Auckland

Scholarship

Ph.D. Scholarship, New Zealand Earthquake Commission

Publication in Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth  

Dissolution and secondary mineral precipitation in basalts due to reactions with carbonic acid

    Kanakiya, S., Adam, L., Esteban, L., Rowe, M. C., & Shane, P. (2017). Dissolution and secondary mineral precipitation in basalts due to reactions with carbonic acid. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 122(6), 4312-4327. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JB014019