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Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 LAST REPORTED AT 21/1706Z EST VA DTG: 21/2220Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Published: 21 May 2025
Categories: Global Volcano Activity

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<!–div style="font-size:14px;text-align:center;border:3px solid blue;border-radius:5px;padding:3px;margin:5px;background:#eee"><a href="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/volcano-report.php?volcanoId=44" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Share a volcano (activity) report, submit a photo or other interesting news!” onclick=”window.open(this.href,’Volcano Report’,’status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=500,width=450′);return false”>Send Volcano Report</div–> Stratovolcano 3676 m (12,060 ft)
East Java, Indonesia, -8.11°S / 112.92°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Semeru volcano eruptions:
1818, 1829, 1830, 1832, 1836, 1838, 1842, 1844, 1845, 1848, 1849(?), 1851, 1856, 1857, 1865, 1866(?), 1887, 1887, 1888, 1889-91, 1892, 1893, 1893-94, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1941-42, 1945, 1946, 1946-47, 1950-64, 1967-ongoing
Typical eruption style
Explosive. Near constant strombolian activity, occasionally stronger explosions, lava flows and pyroclastic flows.

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Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Thermal Science

Published: 21 May 2025
Categories: Eng Jobs Academic Keys

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Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Thermal Science

Position location: Kingston

The position is full time, academic year, tenure-track, permanent.

BASIC FUNCTION:

The Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Systems Engineering at the University of Rhode Island (URI) invites applications at the Assistant Professor level from outstanding individuals with demonstrated expertise or research potential in the broad area of Thermal Sciences and Energy Systems.

Applicable areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Chemically reactive energy systems
Low carbon fuels
Carbon storage and sequestration
Hydrogen economy
Energy storage
Thermal radiation and its applications
Multi-phase heat transfer
Shipboard and undersea vehicle energy systems, power and propulsion
Low carbon shipping
Generative AI-assisted thermal system simulation or management
Nuclear energy.

We expect to fill this tenure-track, academic-year position in the Spring of 2025 or later. Interested applicants can learn more about the department by visiting its website (https://web.uri.edu/engineering/).

The successful candidate will be expected to establish a nationally and internationally recognized research program and

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Disaster Recovery Centers to Permanently Close May 31; Resources Transitioning to New Locations

Published: 21 May 2025
Categories: FEMA News

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LOS ANGELES – The two Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) for the Los Angeles Wildfires are permanently closing Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 4 p.m. and federal resources will be transitioning to new locations.

Current DRC Locations and Hours

UCLA Research Park West 
10850 West Pico Blvd. 
Los Angeles, CA 90064 
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Altadena Disaster Recovery Center
540 West Woodbury Rd. 
Altadena, CA 91001 
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Small Business Administration (SBA) will be transitioning from the current DRC locations to county and city run facilities. Federal resources will be available at their new locations beginning Monday, June 2, 2025.

Services Will Continue at:

One Stop Rebuilding Center
1828 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025 
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed weekends.

Altadena Community Center
730 E. Altadena Dr.
Altadena, CA 91001
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed weekends.

If you applied for FEMA assistance, it’s important to stay in touch with FEMA to track and update your application should you receive an insurance settlement or denial and as your situation changes to work through any approval processes. FEMA representatives can explain available assistance programs and help you with resources for your recovery needs.

Rental Assistance is available for eligible individuals and families who were displaced by the wildfires. If you were displaced and need assistance covering housing

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Physics advance details new way to control solid objects in liquid

Published: 21 May 2025
Categories: Engineering News

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Researchers have detailed the physics behind a phenomenon that allows them to create spin in liquid droplets using ultrasound waves, which concentrates solid particles suspended in the liquid. The discovery will allow researchers to engineer technologies that make use of the technique to develop applications in fields such as biomedical testing and drug development.

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