Office for Global Engagement

International Activities

International Publications

• Iceland: Montesano, G. & C. Rispoli, P. Petrosino, M. D. Jackson, T. B. Weisenberger, M. T. Gudmundsson, P. Cappelletti (2023). Authigenic mineralization in Surtsey basaltic tuff deposits: new insights at 50 years after eruption. Scientific Reports. Vol. 13, 22855., 12/24/2023
• Global: Elsen, J. & M. D. Jackson, E. Ruiz-Agudo (2022). Historic concrete science: opus caementicium to ‘natural cements’. Elements. Vol. 18, 301-307., 10/01/2022 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Iceland: Weisenberger, T. B. & M. T. Gudmundsson, B. S. Gunnarsson, S. L. Jørgensen, S. L., M. D. Jackson (2022). Inclination measurements of the angled SE-03 borehole on Surtsey volcano. Surtsey Research. Vol. 15, 121-126., 09/01/2022
• Italy: Seymour, L. M. & N. Tamura, M. D. Jackson, A. Masic (2021). Reactive binder and aggregate interfacial zones in the mortar of Tomb of Caecilia Metella concrete, 1C BCE, Rome. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 1-16., 10/07/2021 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Iceland: P. Bergsten, P. Vannier, A. M. Klonowski, S. Knobloch, M. T. Gudmundsson, M. D. Jackson & V. T. Marteinsson (2021). Basalt-hosted microbial communities in the subsurface of the young volcanic island of Surtsey, Iceland. Frontiers of Microbiology. Vol. 12, 728977., 09/29/2021
• Iceland: Moore, J. G. & M. D. Jackson (2021). Observations on the structure of Surtsey. Surtsey Research. Vol. 14, 33-45., 09/01/2021
• Iceland: Jackson, M. D. (2020). Petrographic and material observations of basaltic lapilli tuff, 1979 and 2017 Surtsey drill cores, Iceland. Surtsey Research. Vol. 14, 47-62., 09/01/2020
• Iceland: McPhie, J. & J. D. L. White, C. Gorny, M. Jackson, M. Gudmundsson, S. Couper (2020). Lithofacies from the 1963-1967 Surtsey eruption in SUSTAIN drill cores SE-2a, SE-2b and SE-03. Surtsey Research. Vol. 14, 19-32., 09/01/2020
• Iceland: Kleine, B. & A. Stefánsson, R. Kjartansdóttir, S. Prause, T. B. Weisenberger, H. I. Reynolds, Á. E. Sveinbjörnsdóttir, M. D. Jackson, M. T. Gudmundsson (2020). The Surtsey volcano geothermal system: an analogue for seawater-oceanic crust interaction with implications for the elemental budget of the oceanic crust. Chemical Geology. Vol. 550, 19., 05/31/2020
• Iceland: Pause, S. & T. B. Weisenberger, P. Cappelletti, C. Grimaldi, C. Rispoli, K. Jónasson, M. D. Jackson, M. T. Gudmundsson (2019). Alteration progress within the Surtsey hydrothermal system, SW Iceland – A time-lapse petrographic study of cores drilled in 1979 and 2017. Journal of Volcanological and Geothermal Research. Vol. 392, 18., 12/13/2019
• Iceland: Jackson, M. D. & S. Couper, C. V. Stan, M. Ivarsson, M. W. Czabaj, N. Tamura, D. Parkinson, L. M. Miyagi, J. G. Moore (2019). Authigenic mineral texture in submarine 1979 basalt drill core, Surtsey volcano, Iceland. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. Vol. 20, 23., 06/22/2019
• Iceland: Jackson, M. D., M. T. Gudmundsson, , T. B. Weisenberger, , J. M. Rhodes, , A. Stefánsson,, B. Kleine, & 21 Others (2019). SUSTAIN drilling at Surtsey volcano, Iceland, tracks hydrothermal and microbiological interactions in basalt 50 years after eruption. Scientific Drilling, Copernicus. Vol. 25, 35-46., 06/12/2019
• United States: Marie D. Jackson & Y. Zhang, H. Chen, J. P. Oleson, J. Moon (2018). Extreme Durability in Ancient Roman Concretes. (pp. 22-28). Vol. 97. American Ceramic Society Bulletin., 06/01/2018 ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES CLIMATE CHANGE ENERGY
• Italy: Jackson, M. D. & S. R. Mulcahy, H. Chen, Y. Li, Q. Li, P. Cappelletti, H.-R. Wenk (2017). Phillipsite and Al-tobermorite produced by cementitious water-rock reactions in Roman marine concrete. American Mineralogist. Vol. 102, 1435-1450., 07/03/2017
• China: Zhao, P. & Jackson, M.D., Zhang, Y., Li, G., Monteiro, P.J.M., Yang, L. (2015). Material characteristics of ancient Chinese lime binder and experimental reproductions with organic admixtures. Construction and Building Materials. Vol. 84, 477-488., 03/08/2015
• Italy: Marie D. Jackson, E.N. Landis, P.F. Brune, M. Vitti, H. Chen, Q. Li, M. Kunz, H.-R. Wenk, P.J.M. Monteiro & A.R. Ingraffea (2014). Mechanical resilience and cementitious processes in Imperial Roman architectural mortar. Proceedings National Academy of Sciences. Vol. 111, 18484–18489., 10/27/2014 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Saudi Arabia: Celik, K. & M.D. Jackson, M. Mancio, C. Meral, A.-H. Emwas, P.K. Mehta, P.J.M. Monteiro (2013). High-volume natural volcanic pozzolan and limestone powder as partial replacements for portland cement in self-compacting and sustainable concrete. Cement and Concrete Composites. Vol. 45, 136-147., 09/18/2013
• Global, Italy: Marie D. Jackson & S. R. Chae, S. R. Mulcahy, C. Meral, R. Taylor, P. Li, J. Moon, S. Yoon, A.-H. Emwas, G. Vola, H.-R. Wenk, P. J. M. Monteiro (2013). Unlocking the secrets of Al-­tobermorite in Roman seawater concrete. American Mineralogist. Vol. 98, 1669-1687., 09/05/2013 FOOD SYSTEMS BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Italy: Marie D. Jackson, J. Moon, E. Gotti, R. Taylor, S. Chae, M. Kunz, A.-H. Emwas, C. Meral, P. Guttman, P. Levitz, H.-R. Wenk & P.J.M. Monteiro (2013). Material and elastic properties of Al-tobermorite in ancient Roman seawater concrete. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. Vol. 96, 2598-2606., 08/01/2013 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Italy: Marie D. Jackson & D. Deocampo, F. Marra, and B. E. Scheetz (2010). Mid-Pleistocene volcanic ash in ancient Roman concretes. Geoarchaeology. Vol. 25, 36-74., 11/01/2010

International Presentations

• Iceland: Jackson, M. D., M. J. Heap, J. McPhie, J. D. L. White, M. T. Gudmundsson, 2023, Physical Properties of 50-Year-Old Oceanic Island Submarine and Subseafloor Basaltic Tuff Deposits: Surtsey volcano, Iceland: Oceanic Volcanism Workshop, 11-15 September, Kiel, Germany. , 09/15/2023
• Iceland: Sayyadi, S., M. T. Gudmundsson, T. Högnadóttir, J. D. L. White, J. M. C. Belart, M. D. Jackson, 2023, Geological characteristics of Surtsey volcanic island studied with a gravity survey: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, IUGG Abstract JG07p-057, 11-20 July, Berlin, Germany. doi:10.57757/IUGG23-4525, 07/18/2023
• Iceland: Jackson, M. D., M. Heap, G. Vola, M. Ardit, J. M. Rhodes, J. G. Peterson, N. Tamura, M. T. Gudmundsson, 2023, Material and Mechanical Properties of Young Oceanic Basalt, Surtsey Volcano, Iceland: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics IAVAEI Session V12 Toward Realistic Modelling of Volcano Deformation, IUGG Abstract 23-2096, 11-20 July, Berlin. Germany., 07/17/2023
• Italy: Jackson, M. D., L. M. Seymour, N. Tamura, A. Masic, G. Vola, 2022, Binder and Volcanic Aggregate Transformations in the Mortar of Tomb of Caecilia Metella Concrete, 1C BCE, Rome: Materials Science & Technology 2022, Art and Cultural Heritage: Discoveries during the Pandemic Year, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 9-12 October, 2022. , 10/12/2022
• United States: Jackson, M. D., C. Bisulca, 2022, Anna O. Shepard (1903–1973): Materials Science Methods in Archaeological Ceramic Analysis: PACC-FMAs Conference, PACC11: Materials Approach to Art, Architecture, and Archaeology in The Americas: Petrography & Technology, Abstract # 3720987, Panama City, Panama, 26 July 2022 (remote)., 07/26/2022
• Global: Self-sustaining cementitious systems in archaeological, geological and laboratory analogs of ancient Roman concretes: Gordon Research Conference, Scientific Methods in Cultural Heritage Research, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 07/15/2022 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Iceland: Sayyadi, S., M. T. Gudmundsson, J. D. L. White, Th. Jónsson, M. D. Jackson, 2022, An aeromagnetic survey over the volcanic island of Surtsey off the south coast of Iceland (abs.): NH2.1–Living with volcanoes, EGU22-11029, EGU General Assembly 2022, 23–27 May 2022., 05/24/2022
• Global: Reactive Volcanic Tephra and Cementing Processes: From Young Surtsey Tuff to Ancient Roman Concrete: Advanced Light Source Colloquium, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, 04/27/2022 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Israel, Italy, Spain: Hambleton, J. A., J. G. Peterson, N. Tamura, A. G. Sinner, M. D. Jackson, 2021, Volcanic and authigenic fabrics in tephra from the ‘Ses Llumetes’ shipwreck and Roman marine concretes: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, T105. Reading the Record of Volcanic Tephra and Tuff in Geoarchaeological Site Studies and Drill Core Records, 12 October 2021. , 10/12/2021
• Greece: Ntoutsi, I., N. Meimaroglou, P. Koustalos, C. Paptrechas, M. D. Jackson, 2021, The use of ‘Theran Tephra’ in Aegean traditional building techniques (abs.): A case-study from Therasia Island, Greece: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, T105. Reading the Record of Volcanic Tephra and Tuff in Geoarchaeological Site Studies and Drill Core Records, 12 October 2021., 10/12/2021 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Iceland: Peterson, J. G., M. D. Jackson, J. M. Marquardt, P. C. Lippert, N. Tamura, P. Bergsten, P. Vannier, A. M. Klonowski, S. Knobloch, M.T. Gudmundsson, V. T. Marteinsson, 2021, Material, Magnetic, and Microbial Features of a Submarine Inflow Zone Traversed by SUSTAIN Drill Cores, Surtsey Volcano, Iceland (abs.): SSP1.3 Achievements and perspectives in scientific ocean and continental drilling, EGU General Assembly 2021 "EGU 21: Gather Online", April 19-30, 2021, virtual., 04/27/2021
• Iceland: Moore, J. G., M. D. Jackson, 2020, Observations on the Structure of Surtsey, Iceland, and its Basaltic Lapilli Tuff (abs.): Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 22, EGU2020-21018, General Assembly 2020, 3-7 May, 2020. , 05/04/2020
• Iceland: Sayyadi, S., M. T. Gudmundsson, J. D. L. White, M. D. Jackson, 2020, Gravity modeling of the volcanic island of Surtsey, Iceland (abs.): Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 22, EGU2020-13580, General Assembly 2020, 3-7 May, 2020., 05/04/2020
• Iceland: Gorny, C., J. D. L. White, M. T. Gudmundsson, M. T., J. McPhie., B. I. Kleine, T. B. Weisenberger, M. D. Jackson, 2019, The Lithology of the 2017 Surtsey Volcano Drill Cores (abs.): Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 21, EGU2019-19140, General Assembly 2018, 7-15 April, 2019. , 01/24/2019
• Iceland: Reynolds, H. I., M. T. Gudmundsson, M. J. Heap, M. D. Jackson, T. B. Weisenberger, 2019, The thermal history of Surtsey, explored using HYDROTHERM numerical simulations (abs.): Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 21, EGU2019-14945, General Assembly 2018, 7-15 April, 2019. , 01/24/2019
• Iceland: Jackson, M. D., M. J. Heap, S. C. Couper, and M. T. Gudmundsson,2019, Rapid evolution of material characteristics in subaerial and submarine basaltic tuff 50 years after eruption, Surtsey volcano, Iceland (abs.): Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 21, EGU2019-11482, General Assembly 2018, 7-15 April, 2019. , 01/24/2019
• Iceland: Türke, A., M. D. Jackson, W. Bach, W.-A. Kahl, S. L. Jørgensen, M. T. Gudmundsson, 2019, Design and implementation of a submarine borehole observatory at Surtsey volcano, Iceland (abs.): Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 21, EGU2019-18812, General Assembly 2018, 7-15 April, 2019. , 01/24/2019

International External Service

• Global: Materialism Podcast, Episode 11. The Ultimate Construction Material: How we are reinventing concrete with inspiration from ancient Rome, 10/29/2019
• Iceland: https://surtsey50years.utah.edu/ Surtsey@50Years is a blogspace dedicated to sharing the logistics of the 2017 SUSTAIN drilling project at Surtsey Volcano, Iceland and the research emanating from those drill cores (and borehole fluids) with the general public., 08/01/2017 NATURE & CULTURE

International Professional Service

• Global: Co-Convenor of Oral and Poster Sessions with Jamie Weaver, Art and Cultural Heritage: Discoveries during the Pandemic Year, MS&T 2022, Pittsburgh, PA, Materials Science & Technology , 10/09/2022-10/13/2022
• Global: GSA Annual Meeting Oral Session: Reading the record of volcanic tephra and tuff in geoarchaeological site studies and drill core records, Portland, OR, with Jayde Hirniak , Geological Society of America, 10/10/2021-10/13/2021
• Global: Volcanic Islands: Eruptions, Stability, Hazards, Glass, Minerals, and Microbial Life , European Geophysical Union, 05/04/2020-05/08/2020
• Global: Submarine Volcanic Activity and Associated Hazards: Recent and ancient perspectives https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/session/32569, European Geophysical Union, 04/10/2019 NATURE & CULTURE ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES

International Media

• Italy: Miracle Materials, Von Beton zu Lem, ARTE TV documentary, 2023, Features on site filming of Roman concrete research at the University of Utah, the Advanced Light Source, Berkeley, California, and the Tomb of Caecilia Metella, Rome. See, also, a feature article through the Advanced Light Source: https://als.lbl.gov/als-work-on-roman-concrete-highlighted-in-german-french-documentary/, 06/01/2024 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Italy: Ars Technica, Noblewoman’s tomb reveals new secrets of ancient Rome’s highly durable concrete. 1/2/2022 , 01/02/2022
• Global: Fortune Magazine, This ancient Roman material could unlock the secret to building greener and longer-lasting buildings, 02/15/2021 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES CLIMATE CHANGE
• Israel: This village fought sea-level rise 7,000 years ago. The sea won., 12/20/2019 NATURE & CULTURE BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• United States: STEM Talk, 05/14/2018 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Global, United States: The Washington Post Ancient Roman concrete has lasted for centuries. Ours? Not so much., 05/14/2018
• France: Le Monde, Paléo-inspiration Le passé invente le futur, 11/22/2017 NATURE & CULTURE BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Global: Nature, news article Iceland drilling project aims to unearth how islands form, 07/24/2017 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Australia and New Zealand: Blueprint for Living The Secret behind the world's most durable concrete, 07/21/2017 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• United States: Science Friday Drilling into the Secrets of Roman Concrete, 07/07/2017 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• United Kingdom: Nature, news article, 07/03/2017 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Global: Media Response to American Mineralogist article: Phillipsite and Al-tobermorite mineral cements produced through low-temperature water-rock reactions in Roman marine concrete, 07/03/2017 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• United Kingdom: BBC News: Swansea lagoon should use 'Roman-style' concrete: Expert, 01/13/2017 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES

International Awards

• Italy: Science Highlight, Advanced Light Source: Unexpected Transformations Reinforce Roman Architectural Concrete: ALS, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, https://als.lbl.gov/unexpected-transformations-reinforce-roman-architectural-concrete/ Also recognized as a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Science Highlight, 06/01/2022 , Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 07/12/2021
• Global: Fellow, American Ceramic Society, 03/26/2020 NATURE & CULTURE BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Global: Science Brief: Advanced Light Source Phillipsite and Al-tobermorite mineral cements produced through low-temperature water-rock reactions in Roman marine concrete https://als.lbl.gov/ancient-roman-secret-self-healing-concrete/ , Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, 07/24/2017 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES
• Global: Notable Article: Jackson, M. D., S. R. Chae, S. R. Mulcahy, C. Meral, R. Taylor, P. Li, J. Moon, S. Yoon, A.-H. Emwas, G. Vola, H.-R. Wenk, P. J. M. Monteiro, 2013, Unlocking the secrets of Al-tobermorite in Roman seawater concrete: American Mineralogist, 98, 1669-1687. American Mineralogist, 05/2013, American Mineralogist, 07/24/2017 BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES

International Grants

• Iceland: SUSTAIN: A New Drill Core at Surtsey Volcano: A Natural Laboratory for Time-Lapse Characterization of Hydrothermal Seawater and Microbial Interactions with Basaltic Tephra. PI: Marie D Jackson. Co-PI(s): M. T. Gudmundsson, A. Stefanson, V. Marteinsson, S. Jorgensen, W. Bach, B. Zimanowski, P. Cappelletti, 06/01/2014-12/31/2018 WATER NATURE & CULTURE BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES

Countries and Regions of Interest

• Iceland
• Italy