Collaborations and International Connections
Collaborations and International Connections associated with the Kivu Geophysics Project
Over the term of the project, the US-based field teams have very much enjoyed significant interactions and on-the-ground support from our colleagues at the Rwandan Mining Board (RMB) and the Rwandan Environmental Management Agency (REMA). Too, we’ve appreciated logistical support and training opportunities provided by the East African Institute for Fundamental Research (EAIFR). Our RMB collaborators have been helpful in providing on-the-ground field expertise during siting and maintenance of seismic, geodetic, and magnetotelluric sites. REMA has been helpful with providing facility spaces at the REMA lab located on Lake Kivu, and providing a research vessel for lake-going activities, including instrumenting Iwawa Island.
Each of the first two years, while establishing geophysical sites in the field, the US-team has shared our scientific efforts with collaborators and students at EAIFR. In the third year (2024) of the project, we were able to offer a dedicated 2-day long exercise in Geodetic Training for Volcanic and Tectonic Processes. This activity was attended by approximately 20 people, including representatives from RMB, REMA, the Rwandan Space Agency (RSA), the Rwandan Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA), the Congolese Goma Volcano Observatory (OVG-GVO), and students from EAIFR.
A full list of project individuals and collaborators may also be found in the About section of the site.