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Dr Ben Matthew Kennedy

Geological Sciences

Fields of Research

  • Igneous geology

Researcher Summary

Field-based and experimental volcanology, petrology, geochemistry of igneous rocks. Lava dome and explosive volcanism. Caldera formation, supervolcanic eruptions and magma chamber dynamics. Hazards and monitoring of active volcanoes. Geoscience education.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Research Groups

Publications


  • Kennedy, B., Willcock, J. and Stix, J. (2012) Caldera resurgence during magma replenishment and rejuvenation at Valles and Lake City calderas. Bulletin of Volcanology 74(8): 1833-1847. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00445-012-0641-x. (Journal Article)
  • Mazot, A., Bloomberg, S., Horton, T., Rissman, C., Oze, C., Gravley, D. and Kennedy, B. (2012) Carbon dioxide degassing and estimation of thermal energy release from White Island volcano, New Zealand. Montreal, Canada: Goldschmidt 2012, 24-29 Jun 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Kennedy, B. and Brogt, E. (2012) Improving learning in undergraduate geology. Hamilton, New Zealand: New Zealand GeoSciences Annual Conference (GSNZ), 25-28 Nov 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Siratovich, P.A., Davidson, J., Villeneuve, M., Gravley, D., Kennedy, B., Cole, J., Wyering, L. and Price, L. (2012) Physical and mechanical properties of the Rotokawa Andesite from production wells RK 27_L2, RK 28 and RK30. Auckland, New Zealand: 34th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop (NZGW), 19-21 Nov 2012. In Proceedings 34 22-29. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Kennedy, B., Bloomberg, S., Rissmann, C., Horton, T., Mazot, A., Gravley, D. and Oze, C. (2012) Soil gas exploration at Rotokawa geothermal field, New Zealand. Montreal, Canada: Goldschmidt 2012, 24-29 Jun 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Bloomberg, S., Rissmann, C., Mazot, A., Oze, C., Horton, T., Gravley, D., Kennedy, B., Werner, C., Christenson, B. and Pawson, J. (2012) Soil gas flux exploration at the Rotokawa Geothermal Field and White Island, New Zealand. PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Sixth Workshop on Geothermal Rervoir Engineering, Stanford University SGP-TR-194 http://www.geothermal-energy.org/pdf/IGAstandard/SGW/2012/Bloomberg.pdf. (Journal Article)
  • Gravley, D., Cole, J., Deering, C., Hampton, S., Horton, T., Kennedy, B., Oze, C., Powell, T. and Villeneuve, M. (2012) Source to surface geothermal research programme: University of Canterbury and Mighty River Power Ltd. Rotorua, New Zealand: United States/New Zealand Joint Geothermal Workshop, 16-20 Apr 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Gravley, D., Cole, J., Deering, C., Hampton, S., Horton, T., Kennedy, B., Oze, C., Powell, T. and Villeneuve, M. (2012) Source to surface geothermal research programme: University of Canterbury and Mighty River Power Ltd. Hamilton, New Zealand: New Zealand GeoSciences Annual Conference (GSNZ), 25-28 Nov 2012. In Geoscience Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication 134A 40. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Jolley, A., Lane, E., Kennedy, B. and Frappé-Sénéclauze, T-P. (2012) SPESS: A New Instrument for Measuring Student Perceptions in Earth and Ocean Science. Journal of Geoscience Education 60(1): 83-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.5408/10-199.1. (Journal Article)
  • Dohaney, J., Brogt, E. and Kennedy, B. (2012) Successful Curriculum Development and Evaluation of Group Work in an Introductory Mineralogy Laboratory. Journal of Geoscience Education 60(1): 21-33. (Journal Article)
  • Dohaney, J., Brogt, E. and Kennedy, B. (2012) Teaching geology with 21st century techniques. Hamilton, New Zealand: New Zealand GeoSciences Annual Conference (GSNZ), 25-28 Nov 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Dohaney, J., Kennedy, B., Brogt, E. and Bradshaw, H. (2012) The geothermal world videogame: An authentic, immersive videogame used to teach observation skills needed for exploration. Auckland, New Zealand: 34th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop (NZGW), 19-21 Nov 2012. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • O'Steen, B., Jolley, A., Kennedy, B., Brogt, E., Bradshaw, R. and Jordens, Z. (2011) Champagne quality curriculum development on a beer budget? Data, collaboration and departmental buy in are key to the curriculum development process. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand: Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ 2011), 23-25 Nov 2011. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Brogt, E., Liggett, D., Pedley, K., Jolley, A. and Kennedy, B. (2011) Curriculum and assessment changes in a disaster scenario. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand: Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ 2011), 23-25 Nov 2011. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • von Aulock, F., Oze, C., Kennedy, B., Cox, T., Bégué, F. and Ashwell, P.A. (2011) Distribution of water related to flow banding and microlites in obsidian. Nelson, New Zealand: Geoscience Society of New Zealand 2011 Conference, 27 Nov-1 Dec 2011. In Geoscience Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication 130A 115. (Conference Contribution - Abstract)
  • Rissmann, C., Nicol, A., Cole, J., Kennedy, B., Fairley, J., Christenson, B., Leybourne, M., Milicich, S., Ring, U. and Gravley, D. (2011) Fluid flow associated with silicic lava domes and faults, Ohaaki hydrothermal field, New Zealand. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 204(1-4): 12-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.05.002. (Journal Article)
  • Jordens, Z., Hartnett, M., Bradshaw, R., O'Steen, B., Jolley, A., Brogt, E. and Kennedy, B. (2011) Measuring student learning and classroom engagement: Using evidence-based research to encourage science lecturers to reconsider how they teach. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand: Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ 2011), 23-25 Nov 2011. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • von Aulock, F.W., Oze, C., Kennedy, B., Bégué, F. and Cox, T. (2011) The distribution of water in collapsing foams of magma. Nelson, New Zealand: Geoscience Society of New Zealand 2011 Conference, 27 Nov-1 Dec 2011. In Geoscience Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication 130A 116. (Conference Contribution - Abstract)
  • Kennedy, B. and Frappé-Sénéclauze, T-P. (2010) Attitude Surveys in Earth and Ocean Science. In D.A. Cancilla and S.P. Albon (Ed.), Moving the Laboratory Online: Situating the Online Laboratory Learning Experience for Future Success: 89-104. Newburyport: The Sloan Consortium. (Chapter in Book)
  • Dohaney, J., Powell, T., Gravley, D.M. and Kennedy, B. (2010) The Geothermal Game: An authentic, problem-based simulation used to teach geothermal energy exploration and exploitation concepts. Denver, CO, USA: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting (GSA), 31 Oct-3 Nov 2010. In Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 42(5) 497. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Kennedy, B.M., Jellinek, A.M., Russell, J.K., Nichols, A.R.L. and Vigoroux, N. (2010) Time-and temperature-dependent conduit wall porosity: A key control on degassing and explosivity at Tarawera volcano, New Zealand. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 299(1-2): 126-137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2010.08.028. (Journal Article)
  • Dohaney, J., Kennedy, B., Borella, M.W., Hamilton, C. and Gravley, D.M. (2010) Volcanic hazards simulation: a collaborative role-play exercise using multiple synchronous time series datasets to perform volanic forecasting and hazard management. Denver, CO, USA: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting (GSA), 31 Oct-3 Nov 2010. In Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 42(5) 124. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Stix, J., Girard, G., Kennedy, B., Hanson, J., Campbell, M. and Wilcock, J. (2009) Causes of supervolcano eruptions. San Francisco, CA, USA: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 14-18 Dec 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • von Aulock, F., Lavallee, Y., Hanson, J., Kennedy, B., Castro, J. and Dingwell, D. (2009) Structures within two ancestral eruptive sites at Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuador. San Francisco, CA, USA: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 14-18 Dec 2009. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Dohaney, J. and Kennedy, B. (2009) Successful group work in an introductory mineralogy lab setting. Portland, OR, USA: Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting 2009, 18-21 Oct 2009. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Kennedy, B., Jellinek, M. and Russell, K. (2009) Time, temperature and water pressure dependent reheating of volcanic plugs, conduits and domes. San Francisco, CA, USA: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 14-18 Dec 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Ashwell, P., Kennedy, B.M., Buchanan, K., Drabble, D. and von Aulock, F.W. (2009) Volcano in the basement, a new experimental rig for the development of volcanic textures. San Francisco, CA, USA: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 14-18 Dec 2009. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Russell, K., Quane, S., Robert, G., Andrews, G. and Kennedy, B. (2009) Welding of Pyroclastic Deposits: Questions Arising from Experiments. San Francisco, CA, USA: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 14-18 Dec 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Kennedy, B., Jellinek, A.M. and Stix, J. (2008) Coupled caldera subsidence and stirring inferred from analogue models. Nature Geoscience 1(6): 385-389. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NGEO206. (Journal Article)
  • Kennedy, B., Gilley, B. and Frappe, T-P. (2008) Does Earth and Ocean Sciences Change How Students See the World? Assessing How Earth and Ocean Sciences Courses Affect Student Attitudes. Houston, TX, USA: Geological Society of America Joint Annual Meeting, 5-9 Oct 2008. In Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 40(6) 495. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Kennedy B., Jellinek., A. M., Russell., J.K., Yan J., Quane, S. and Robert, R. (2008) Water resorption, degassing, and textural changes in volcanic conduits. Reykjavik, Iceland: IAVCEI, 17-22 Aug, 2008. (Conference Contribution - Abstract)
  • Kennedy, B. and Stix, J. (2007) Magmatic processes associated with caldera collapse at Ossipee ring dyke, New Hampshire. Geological Society of America Bulletin 119(1-2): 3-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/B25980.1. (Journal Article)
  • Kennedy, B., Spieler, O., Scheu, B., Kueppers, U., Taddeucci, J. and Dingwell, D.B. (2005) Conduit implosion during Vulcanian eruptions. Geology 33(7): 581-584. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/G21488.1. (Journal Article)
  • Kennedy, B. (2005) Magmatic processes associated with the development of large silicic calderas. PhD, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. (Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy)
  • Yan Lavallée, John Stix., Ben Kennedy, Mathieu Richer. and Marc-Antoine Longpré. (2004) Caldera subsidence in areas of variable topographic relief: results from analogue modeling. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 129 (Journal Article)
  • Ben kennedy, John Stix., Jim Vallance, Yan Lavallee. and Marc-Antoine Longpre. (2004) Controls on caldera structure: Results from analogue sandbox modelling. Geological Society of America Bulletin 116(5/6): 515-524. (Journal Article)
  • Oliver Spieler, Ben Kennedy., Ulrich Kueppers, Donald B. Dingwell. and Bettina Scheu, Jacopo Taddeucci. (2004) The fragmentation threshold of pyroclastic rocks. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 226 (Journal Article)
  • John Stix, Ben Kennedy., Mark Hannington, Harold Gibson., Richard Fiske, Wulf Mueller. and James Franklin. (2003) Caldera-forming processes and the origin of submarine volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits. Geology 31 (Journal Article)
  • Ben Kennedy. (2003) Stages in the temporal evolution of calderas. Geoscience Canada 30 (Journal Article)
  • Ben Kennedy. and John Stix. (2003) Styles and Mechanisms of caldera collapse. Geoscience Canada 30 (Journal Article)