Prof Karoly Nemeth PhD, MSc

Contact details

• Ph: +64 6 356 9099 ext 84859
  Location: AHC 2.02, Ag/Hort Bldg 2
  Campus: Turitea

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy - University of Otago (2001)
• Master of Science - Eotvos Lorand University (1995)

Certifications and Registrations

• Licence, Mentor Supervisor, Massey University

Research Interests

Volcaniology, volcaniclastic sedimentation;

Volcano geology and volcanic stratigraphy;

Understanding magma-water explosive interaction (phreatomagmatism);

Interaction between volcanic processes and normal sedimentation;

Volcanic field evolution and their preservation potential in the geological record;

Understanding the erosional processes of small-volume volcanoes;

Maar volcanism and associated processes;

Volcanic hazard of dispersed volcanic fields;

Geoheritage and geotourism in volcanic regions;

Geoconservation and outreach programs in respect of geoeducation;

Alternative pedagogical methods in geoscience education

Thematics

Resource Development and Management

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Earth Sciences (040000): Geochemistry (040200): Geology (040300): Natural Hazards (040604): Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience (040600): Sedimentology (040310): Surface Processes (040607): Volcanology (040314)

Keywords

sedimentology, physical volcanology, magma - water interaction (explosive and non-esxplosive), volcanic hazard, geoheritage, geoconservation, geotoursim, geoeducation, geopark

Completed Projects

Languages

• Bislama
  Last used: occasionally
  Spoken ability: Average
  Written ability: Average
• Russian
  Last used: occasionally
  Spoken ability: Needs work
  Written ability: Needs work
• English
  Last used: every day
  Spoken ability: Excellent
  Written ability: Excellent
• Hungarian
  Last used: native language
  Spoken ability: Excellent
  Written ability: Excellent

Teaching Statement

233 302 - Field Mapping Class - Extramural and Internal Students

233 302 and 233 203 E - New Zealand Geology Camp

233.205 - Volcanology and Mineralogy

233.705 - Volcanology and Tephrachronology

233.101 - Introduction to Earth Sciences

233.105 - Our Dynamic Earth

233.202 - Earth Materials

233.213 - Earth Science Field Course

Courses Coordinated

• 233.203 Earth Science Field Work II
• 233.302 Earth Science Field Work III
• 233.799 Research Report
• 233.870 Research Report
• 233.871 Thesis 90 Credit Part 1
• 233.872 Thesis 90 Credit Part 2
• 233.897 Thesis 120 Credit Part 1
• 233.898 Thesis 120 Credit Part 2
• 233.900 PhD Earth Science

Graduate Supervision Statement

My supervisor style involves strong independent and self-discovery techniques to develop for the students. I prefer to provide resources, guidances and remote background help to students allowing them to discover by themself the complexity of their subject and be able to manage their resources independently. As I am a trained Montessori teacher, I apply the principles of Montessori pedagogy also in tertiary level and I would stand in the background for students. I prefer regular meetings and interactions with the students but not in an intrusive controlling style, instead being an anchor, or mentor for them to be able to provide hints, suggestions and directions to their research. Students who prefer independnece, and not require a regular and direct approach to help in their research are those fit well to my supervisor style and personality. I prefer resource-based supervisory techniquies when I rather act as a hub for the students to facilitate their discovery, exploration, experiments and vision to the future. I also apply holistic approaches to any subjects that promting the students to take an extra mileage to see the same problem from multiple angles in a multidimensional research arena. I like phylosophical discussions that involve more than just focus on the actual problems, but putting them into a multidimensional research space. 

I have been involved as supervisor in many BSc, MSc and PhD programs not only within Massey but across New Zealand and outside of New Zealand, such as Hungary, Japan, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Australia. I have also offerred short courses in specific topics (volcanology, sedimentology, geoheritage) outside of New Zealand, both in face-to-face and virtual techniques, such as being course coordinator under the Europen Union Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Programs in Hungary, Short Course Moduls of the UCN, Antofagasta, Chile, workshop moduls of the Uni Caldas Colombia as the most recent activities. 

Co-Supervised MSc and BSc students outside of Massey from

UCN, Antofagasta, Chile; Eotvoes University, Budapest; Universidad de Caldas, Colombia; Waikato University; Miskolc University, Hungary; TU-Bergkakademia, Germany

Co-Supervised PhD students outside of Massey from

Maquire University, Sydney; Universidad de Catholica Norte, Antofagasta, Chile; Eotvoes University, Budapest; University of the South Pacific, Suva; University of Auckland; Tokai University, Japan

Current Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

• Boxin Li - Doctor of Philosophy
  Phreatomagmatic volcanism of intraplate volcanic fields in NE China
• Boglarka Nemeth - Doctor of Philosophy
  Volcanic geoheritage of New Zealand with special relevance to the Auckland Volcanic Field - exploring the link between western and indigenous approaches to geoheritage evaluation

Co-supervisor of:

• Carlos Corella Santa Cruz - Doctor of Philosophy
  Subduction cycling and its controls on hyperactive volcanism in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand
• Raimundo Brahm Scott - Doctor of Philosophy
  Subduction zone volatile cycles of Northern Japan
• Aliz Zemeny - Doctor of Philosophy
  Exploring geochemical cycles in response to the growth and destruction of stratovolcanoes.

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

• 2018 - Szabolcs Kosik - Doctor of Philosophy
  Small-volume volcanism associated with polygenetic volcanoes, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand
• 2015 - Javier Agustin Flores - Doctor of Philosophy
  The role of substrate hydrogeology and surface hydrology in the construction of phreatomagmatic volcanoes on an active monogenetic field (Auckland, New Zealand)
• 2014 - Gabor Kereszturi - Doctor of Philosophy
  Approaches to forecast volcanic hazard in the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand

Co-supervisor of:

• 2019 - Charline Lormand - Doctor of Philosophy
  Understanding magmatic processes and their timescales beneath the Tongariro Volcanic Centre through microanalytical investigations of the tephra record
• 2012 - Natalia Pardo Villaveces - Doctor of Philosophy
  Andesitic Plinian Eruptions at Mt. Ruapehu (New Zealand): from Lithofacies to Eruption Dynamics
• 2012 - Marco Brenna - Doctor of Philosophy
  Geological evolution and magmatic models for spatially and temporally variable modes of distributed volcaniism, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea
• 2011 - Anja Moebis - Doctor of Philosophy
  Understanding the holocene explosive eruption record of the Tongariro Volcanic Centre, New Zealand

Media

• 16 Nov 2009 - Magazine
  EMberek es tortenetek
  Interview
• 05 Dec 2013 - Magazine
  Nagyon sok minden ideköt Beszélgetés Németh Károl
  Interview

Other Links

• Volcanic Risk Solutions profile
• IAVCEI
• Bulletin of Volcanology Editor
• Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research Editor
• CEJG Editorial Board
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• IAS New Zealand Correspondence Person
• Journal of Geological Research Editor
• The Scientific World Journal Editor
• Research Gate
• Sustainability Special Issue - Special Issue "Urban Disaster Risk Reduction"
• Geosciences MDPI Editor - Editorial Board Member of Geosciences
• Advances in Volcanology Series Editor - Series Editor of the Advances in Volcanology Book series
• Editorial Board Member - Geoconservation Research - active member of the editorial board of a new international peer reviewed open access journal, Geoconservation Research
• Updates in Volcanology - From Volcano Modelling to Volcano Geology - Editor of a book published by inTech Open
• Updates in Volcanology - New Advances in Understanding Volcanic Systems - Editor of a volcanology book published by inTech Open
• Geoheritage of volcanic harrats of Saudi Arabia - Author of a Boook - Geoheritage of volcanic harrats of Saudi Arabia [Springer]
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