CV
- University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI, USA PH.D. iN GEOPHYSiCS 2012 – 2016
- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) Paris, France M.S. iN GEOPHYSiCS 2009 – 2011
- Université de Nantes Nantes, France B.S. iN EARTH AND PLANETARY SCiENCES 2006 – 2009
Grants
- National Science Foundation (NSF‑EAR) ‑ Petrology and Geochemistry, Collaborative Research: Integrating Petrochronology, Magma Dynamics, and Volcanic Unrest at the Three Sisters Volcanic Complex, $19,223 (Carnegie, co‑PI), $357,626 (total), 2020 – 2023.
- The Brinson Foundation, Understanding dynamic volcanic processes and the magma plumbing system beneath an active volcano using gravity measurements, $185,360 (Sole PI), 2019 – 2021
Awards
- Schiesser Outstanding Student Research Paper Award, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Dpt. Geoscience, 2016
- Outstanding Student Paper Award (OSPA), American Geophysical Union, Geodesy section, 2015
- James J. & Dorothy T. Hanks Graduate Student Award in Geophysics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2014
- Carnegie Institution for Science, Earth and Planets Laboratory | Staff Scientist | Feb. 2017 – Now
- Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism | Postdoctoral Fellow | Aug. 2016 – Jan. 2017
- University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Geoscience | Graduate Research Assistant | Jan. 2012 – Jun. 2016
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), USGS Hawaii | USGS Volunteer | Aug. 2011 – Dec. 2011
- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) Paris, France | M.S. Research Intern 2009 - 2011
- 2013 – now International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of Earth’s Interior
- 2010 – now American Geophysical Union
Carnegie-led work demonstrates a new method for probing submarine volcanoes for their potential to cause damage comparable to the Hunga eruption in 2022, which devastated the Kingdom of Tonga.
Le Mével answers questions about her work and the importance of gravity for volcanology.
Hélène Le Mével packs for a year-long study of Villarrica, an active volcano in Chile.
Media and Recorded Talks
The Gravity of Volcanoes: Using Gravity Data to Probe Magma Reservoirs
Hélène Le Mével & Mary Grace Bato | SZ4D MCS Volcano Workshop


The Gravity of Volcanoes: Using Gravity Data to Probe Magma Reservoirs

Hélène Le Mével & Mary Grace Bato | SZ4D MCS Volcano Workshop

Helene Le Mevel Preliminary Field Work