VICTOR's Computational Volcanology Course is a free, online class which teaches computational modeling of volcanic processes using the VICTOR platform. The course is led by Sylvain Charbonnier, Einat Lev, and Sam Krasnoff with support from multiple guest lecturers. This class is open to all members of the volcano science community, and participants have included professors, postdocs, professional staff members, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students. Our Spring 2026 course is currently in session, and lecture recordings from previous years can be found below.
In Spring 2023, 2024, and 2025, weekly virtual classes used the VICTOR platform to teach volcanic process modeling. The 2023 course introduced Python and foundational modeling concepts, gradually building toward flow model implementation. In 2024, the course shifted to a special topics format, with guest researchers sharing their computational tools and methods. The 2025 course continued this structure, adding interactive lessons and real-time engagement with VICTOR workflows. Recordings from all semesters are available below. All links to course recordings will open Youtube in a new tab.
Course Dates: Jan. 30-May 1, 2026
Meeting Information: Fridays, 11am-12pm EST
Office Hours: 12-1pm EST
Please email [email protected] for meeting links to the class or office hours.
Lecture Recordings and Resources:
- Introduction to VICTOR (1/30/26)
- DEMS/Raster Tools (2/6/26)
- Ordinary Differential Equations (2/13/26)
- Tephra Fallout (2/20/26)
- Lava Flows (2/27/26)
- Pyroclastic Density Currents (3/06/26)
- Lahars (3/13/26)
- Thermodynamic Calculations w/ PetThermoTools (3/27/26)
- Magma Ascent w/ Confort (4/3/26)
- Magma Degassing w/ Sulfur_X (4/17/26)
- Remote Sensing (4/24/26)
- Thermobar (5/1/26)