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Dr Jonathan Davidson

Contact

Department: Vice-Chancellors Office

Email: jonathan.davidson@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3694774

Office: Ernest Rutherford 108

Languages: English, French, German, Italian

Recent advances in technologies are allowing us to create stunning and deeply engaging learning materials, enhancing students learning experience.
About
Research / Creative works
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Fields of Research

  • Alternative Lab Delivery
  • Structure of Geothermal Fields
  • Earth Science Education
  • Radon in soil gas
  • Physical properties of rocks
  • Crustal stress

Researcher Summary

My research passion has been exploring and pushing the boundaries on the way we teach and learn, with particular interest in the subject of Earth sciences. I help designs and create innovative teaching tools with the aim of making them easy to use, pleasant to look at and, most of all, fun! I'm very excited about the prospect that new technologies bring that allow of to virtually transport students to exciting location, immersing them in a situation that they might find themselves in during their professional careers.
I've also researched around how rock properties changes in space, especially in areas where rocks have been intensely deformed. I've used investigations at various scales, using satellites and drones to acquire imagery, as well as sampling soil and the gas therein to learn more about the properties of rocks.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Earth Sciences: Tectonics; Volcanology
  • Education: Outdoor Education; Tertiary Education

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

  • Burchardt S., Bazargan M., Bessi Gestsson E., Hieronymus C., Ronchin E., Tuffen H., Heap MJ., Davidson J., Kennedy B. and Hobé A. (2022) Geothermal potential of small sub-volcanic intrusions in a typical Icelandic caldera setting. Volcanica 5(2): 477-507. http://dx.doi.org/10.30909/vol.05.02.477507. (Journal Articles)
  • Harris N., Saha S., Davidson J., Nichols A., Brogt E., Kennedy B. and Hoermann S. (2022) Magma Pop: A tile-matching game to support the understanding of volcanic processes. Designer/Producer: [Video Game]. (Design output)
  • Hoermann S., Saha S., Harris N., Bah C., Davidson J., Nichols A., Kennedy B. and Brogt E. (2022) Evaluating the Expectations and Motivational Drivers in an Undergraduate Geology Classroom Using the Magma Pop Serious Game. : 96-106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22124-8_10. (Chapters)
  • Kennedy BM., Heap MJ., Burchardt S., Villeneuve M., Tuffen H., Gilg HA., Davidson J., Duncan N., Saubin E. and Gestsson EB. (2022) Thermal impact of dykes on ignimbrite and implications for fluid flow compartmentalisation in calderas. Volcanica 5(1): 55-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.30909/vol.05.01.5573. (Journal Articles)
  • Kennedy BM., Heap MJ., Burchardt S., Villeneuve M., Tuffen H., Gilg HA., Davidson J., Duncan N., Saubin E. and Gestsson EB. (2022) Thermal impact of dykes on ignimbrite and implications for fluid flow compartmentalisation in calderas. Volcanica 5(1): 75-93. http://dx.doi.org/10.30909/VOL.05.01.7593. (Journal Articles)
  • Watson A., Kennedy B., Jolley A., Davidson J. and Brogt E. (2022) Design, implementation, and insights from a volcanology Virtual Field Trip to Iceland. Volcanica 5(2): 451-467. http://dx.doi.org/10.30909/vol.05.02.451467. (Journal Articles)
  • Engel K., Kennedy B., Nichols A., Davidson J. and Jolley A. (2020) The emerging educational effectiveness of a virtual microscope and virtual demonstrator during the COVID-19 crisis. Christchurch: Geoscience Society of New Zealand Annual Conference, 22-25 Nov 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Jolley A., Davidson J., Kennedy B. and Stahl T. (2020) Connecting to places near and far in virtual field trips: from Aotearoa New Zealand to Iceland. American Geophysical Union, 1 Dec 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Robertson AG., Ball M., Costaschuk J., Davidson J., Guliyev N., Kennedy B., Leighton C., Nash T. and Nicholson H. (2020) The Clair Field, Blocks 206/7a, 206/8, 206/9a, 206/12a and 206/13a, UK Atlantic Margin. Geological Society Memoir 52(1): 931-951. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/M52-2018-76. (Journal Articles)
  • Saubin E., Kennedy BM., Tuffen H., Villeneuve M., Davidson J. and Burchardt S. (2019) Comparative field study of shallow rhyolite intrusions in Iceland: emplacement mechanisms and impact on country rocks. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 106691: 106691-106691. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.106691. (Journal Articles)
  • Hornney B., Villeneuve M. and Davidson J. (2018) ROCK MASS STRENGTH IN RELATION TO LANDSLIDE PROGRESSION. Indianapolis, Indiana, USA: GSA Annual Meeting, 4-7 Nov 2018. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Jolley A., Kennedy B., Sommerville P., Reyna N., Stahl T., Hampton S., Wilson T., Brogt E., Pedley K. and Davidson J. (2018) Virtual field trips in tertiary science. In Virtual field trips in tertiary science, Ako Aotearoa. Commissioned by Ako Aotearoa. 17. (Reports)
  • Kennedy BM., Holohan E., Stix J., Gravley D., Davidson J., Cole J. and Burchardt S. (2018) Volcanic and Igneous Plumbing Systems of Caldera Volcanoes. In Burchardt S (Ed.), Volcanic and Igneous Plumbing Systems: Understanding Magma Transport, Storage, and Evolution in the Earth's Crust: 259-284. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809749-6.00010-8. (Chapters)
  • Kennedy BM., Holohan EP., Stix J., Gravley DM., Davidson JRJ. and Cole JW. (2018) Magma plumbing beneath collapse caldera volcanic systems. Earth-Science Reviews 177: 404-424. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.12.002. (Journal Articles)
  • Massey C., Townsend D., Rathje E., Allstadt KE., Lukovic B., Kaneko Y., Bradley B., Wartman J., Jibson RW. and Petley DN. (2018) Landslides Triggered by the 14 November 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake, New Zealand. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 108(3B): 1630-1648. http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120170305. (Journal Articles)
  • Saubin E., Watson T., Kennedy B., Villeneuve M., Tuffen H., Davidson J., Nichols ARL., Burchardt S., Von Aulock F. and Schipper CI. (2018) Drilling into magma: application for New Zealand geothermal energy. Napier: Geoscience Society of New Zealand Annual Conference, 27-30 Nov 2018. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Dellow S., Massey C., Cox S., Archibald G., Begg J., Bruce Z., Carey J., Davidson J., Della Pasqua F. and Glassey P. (2017) LANDSLIDES CAUSED BY THE MW7.8 KAIKŌURA EARTHQUAKE AND THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2): 106-116. (Journal Articles)
  • Davidson J., Fairley J., Nicol A., Gravley DM. and Ring U. (2016) The Origin of Radon anomalies along normal faults in an active rift and georthermal area. Geosphere 12(5): 1656-1669. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES01321. (Journal Articles)
  • Siratovich PA., Heap MJ., Villeneuve MC., Cole JW., Kennedy BM., Davidson J. and Reuschlé T. (2016) Mechanical behaviour of the Rotokawa Andesites (New Zealand): Insight into permeability evolution and stress-induced behaviour in an actively utilised geothermal reservoir. Geothermics 64: 163-179. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2016.05.005. (Journal Articles)
  • Davidson J. (2014) The Effect of Fractures on Fluid-flow in Geothermal Systems, TV2, NZ. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury. (Theses / Dissertations)
  • Davidson J., Gravley D., Nicol A. and Fairley J. (2013) Radon activity around active faults in a geothermal environment. In Geoscience Society of New Zealand. Geoscience Society of New Zealand miscellaneous publication 136A: 24. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Davidson J., Gravley D., Nicol A. and Fairley J. (2013) Radon activity around active faults in a geothermal environment. In Twickenham, UK: Mineralogical Society of Great Britain. Mineralogical magazine 77(5): 950. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Siratovich PA., Villeneuve M., Kennedy B., Gravley D., Cole J. and Davidson J. (2013) The Geothermal Stimulator: A high-temperature, high pressure device for inducing thermal fracture in rocks. In 35th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop 2013 Proceedings: 6pp. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Davidson J., McNamara D., Gravley D., Ring U., Nicol A., Price L. and Wallis I. (2012) Stress distribution at the Rotokawa Geothermal Field. In United States / New Zealand Joint Geothermal Workshop [2012 : abstracts]: 18. (Other)

Future Research

  • Effectiveness of alternative lab delivery options

Key Methodologies

  • 3D modeling - Leapfrog 3D, Move, Blender
  • Photogrammetry- particularly structure from motion
  • GIS systems
  • CNC routing
  • Front end web development - HTML, javascript
  • Data manipulation and management (python)
  • Small electronics (Arduino)
  • Soil gas measurements (CO2, Radon)
  • AMS measurements
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