Dr Tom Pering

BSc, MSc, PhD

School of Geography and Planning

Senior Lecturer in Volcanology

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T.Pering@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7968
Geography and Planning Building

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Dr Tom Pering
School of Geography and Planning
Geography and Planning Building
Winter Street
Sheffield
S3 7ND
Profile

Tom Pering joined the department as a Teaching Associate in July 2016. He obtained his BSc in Physical Geography at the University of Reading in 2010.

Following this he moved to Lancaster University where he completed a MSc course in Volcanology and Geological Hazards.

He undertook his PhD at the University of Sheffield with thesis titled "Bubbles in Basalts: Measuring and Modelling Basaltic Degassing", completed in 2015.

Research interests

My research revolves around the measurement of sulphur dioxide, using ultra violet cameras, and modelling via computational fluid dynamics and laboratory analogues of a variety of degassing modes from basaltic magmas, including: passive, strombolian, and lava fountaining.

Within this I am particularly interested in applying low-cost alternatives to previously expensive methods. In particular, I use low-cost computing platforms such as the Raspberry Pi.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Pering TD, Wilkes TC, Layana S, Aguilera F & Aguilera M (2024) . Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 449.
  • McCormick Kilbride BT, Nicholson EJ, Wood KT, Wilkes TC, Schipper CI, Mulina K, Itikarai I, Richardson T, Werner C, Hayer CSL , Esse B et al (2023) . Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 24(6).
  • Layana S, Aguilera F, Inostroza M, Tassi F, Wilkes TC, Bredemeyer S, González C, Pering TD & McGonigle AJS (2023) . Frontiers in Earth Science, 11.
  • Wilkes TC, Pering TD, Aguilera F, Layana S, Nadeau P, Kern C, McGonigle AJS, Aguilera M & Zhu C (2023) . Frontiers in Earth Science, 11.
  • Pering TD & Temple L (2023) . Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 47(4), 613-636.
  • Wilkes TC, Pering TD & McGonigle AJS (2022) . Computers & Geosciences, 168.
  • Stuart M, Davies M, Hobbs M, Pering T, McGonigle A & Willmott J (2022) . Sensors, 22(12).
  • Stuart MB, McGonigle AJS, Davies M, Hobbs MJ, Boone NA, Stanger LR, Zhu C, Pering TD & Willmott JR (2021) . Journal of Imaging, 7(8).
  • Calleja H & Pering T (2021) .
  • Mason E, Wieser PE, Liu EJ, Edmonds M, Ilyinskaya E, Whitty RCW, Mather TA, Elias T, Nadeau PA, Wilkes TC , McGonigle AJS et al (2021) . Communications Earth & Environment, 2.
  • Pering TD (2020) .
  • Diaz-Moreno A, Roca A, Lamur A, Munkli BH, Ilanko T, Pering TD, Pineda A & De Angelis S (2020) . Frontiers in Earth Science, 8.
  • Ilanko T, Pering TD, Wilkes TC, Woitischek J, D’Aleo R, Aiuppa A, McGonigle AJS, Edmonds M & Garaebiti E (2020) . Remote Sensing, 12(17).
  • Pering TD, Liu EJ, Wood K, Wilkes TC, Aiuppa A, Tamburello G, Bitetto M, Richardson T & McGonigle AJS (2020) . Nature Communications, 11(1), ---.
  • Stuart MB, Stanger LR, Hobbs MJ, Pering TD, Thio D, McGonigle AJS & Willmott JR (2020) . Sensors, 20(11).
  • Woitischek J, Woods AW, Edmonds M, Oppenheimer C, Aiuppa A, Pering TD, Ilanko T, D'Aleo R & Garaebiti E (2020) . Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 398, 106869-106869.
  • Ilanko T, Pering T, Wilkes T, Woitischek J, D'Aleo R, Aiuppa A, McGonigle A, Edmonds M & Garaebiti E (2020) .
  • Liu E, Wood K, Aiuppa A, Giudice G, Bitetto M, Pering T, Wilkes T, McGonigle A, McCormick Kilbride B, Fischer T , Nowicki S et al (2020) .
  • Pering TD, Ilanko T, Wilkes TC, Stanger L, Willmott JR & McGonigle AJS (2020) .
  • McCormick Kilbride B, Liu E, Wood K, Wilkes T, Schipper I, Mulina K, Richardson T, Werner C, McGonigle A, Pering T , Aiuppa A et al (2020) .
  • Ilanko T, Pering T, Wilkes T, Apaza Choquehuayta F, Kern C, Díaz Moreno A, De Angelis S, Layana S, Rojas F, Aguilera F , Vasconez F et al (2019) . Volcanica, 2(2), 239-252.
  • Pering T, Ilanko T & Liu EJ (2019) . Geosciences, 9(9).
  • Wilkes TC, Pering TD, McGonigle AJS, Willmott JR, Bryant R, Smalley AL, Mims FM, Parisi AV & England RA (2019) . Frontiers in Earth Science, 7.
  • Mims III MF, McGonigle AJS, Wilkes TC, Parisi AV, Grant WB, Cook JM & Pering TD (2019) . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(6).
  • Pering TD, Ilanko T, Wilkes TC, England RA, Silcock SR, Stanger LR, Willmott JR, Bryant RG & McGonigle AJS (2019) . Frontiers in Earth Science, 6.
  • Liu EJ, Wood K, Mason E, Edmonds M, Aiuppa A, Giudice G, Bitetto M, Francofonte V, Burrow S, Richardson T , Watson M et al (2019) . Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20(2), 730-750.
  • Wilkes TC, Stanger LR, Willmott JR, Pering TD, McGonigle AJS & England RA (2018) . Remote Sensing, 10(3).
  • Pering TD & McGonigle AJS (2018) . Geosciences, 8(2).
  • McGonigle AJS, Wilkes TC, Pering TD, Willmott JR, Cook JM, Mims FM & Parisi AV (2018) . Sensors, 18(1).
  • Wilkes TC, McGonigle AJS, Willmott JR, Pering TD & Cook JM (2017) . Optics Letters, 42(21), 4323-4326.
  • McGonigle AJS, Pering TD, Wilkes TC, Tamburello G, D Aleo R, Bitetto M, Aiuppa A & Willmott JR (2017) . Geosciences, 7(3).
  • Pering TD, McGonigle AJS, Tamburello G, Aiuppa A, Bitetto M, Rubino C & Wilkes TC (2017) . Remote Sensing, 9(2).
  • Pering TD, McGonigle AJS, James MR, Capponi A, Lane SJ, Tamburello G & Aiuppa A (2017) . Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 348, 26-35.
  • Wilkes T, Pering T, McGonigle A, Tamburello G & Willmott J (2017) . Remote Sensing, 9(1).
  • Wilkes TC, McGonigle AJS, Pering TD, Taggart AJ, White BS, Bryant RG & Willmott JR (2016) . Sensors, 16(10).
  • Pering TD, McGonigle AJS, James MR, Tamburello G, Aiuppa A, Delle Donne D & Ripepe M (2016) . Geophysical Research Letters, 43(10), 5009-5016.
  • Pering TD, Tamburello G, McGonigle AJS, Aiuppa A, James MR, Lane SJ, Sciotto M, Cannata A & Patane D (2015) . Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 300, 103-111.
  • Pering TD, Tamburello G, McGonigle AS, Hanna E & Aiuppa A (2014) . Computers & Geosciences, 70, 206-212.
  • Pering TD, Tamburello G, McGonigle AJS, Aiuppa A, Cannata A, Giudice G & Patane D (2014) . Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 270, 115-121.
  • Tamburello G, Aiuppa A, McGonigle AJS, Allard P, Cannata A, Giudice G, Kantzas EP & Pering TD (2013) . Geophysical Research Letters, 40(18), 4818-4822.
  • Calleja H & Pering T () . Volcanica, 6(1), 147-160.
  • Mason E, Wieser PE, Liu EJ, Edmonds M, Ilyinskaya E, Whitty RCW, Mather TA, Elias T, Nadeau PA, Wilkes TC , McGonigle AJS et al () . Communications Earth & Environment, 2(1).
  • Pering TD, Liu EJ, Wood K, Wilkes TC, Aiuppa A, Tamburello G, Bitetto M, Richardson T & McGonigle AJS () . Nature Communications, 11(1).
  • Aguilera F, Layana S, Rojas F, Arratia P, Wilkes TC, González C, Inostroza M, McGonigle AJS, Pering TD & Ureta G () . Remote Sensing, 12(13), 2122-2122.

Book chapters

  • Pering TD, Jones B & McElearney G (2025) , Routledge Handbook of Field Research (pp. 493-507).
  • Hammett D & Pering TD (2025) , The Routledge Handbook of Field Research (pp. 139-148). Routledge
  • Pering TD, Jones B & McElearney G (2025) , The Routledge Handbook of Field Research (pp. 493-507). Routledge

Other

  • Pering T, Wilkes T, Nadeau P, Hidalgo S, Aguilera F, Layana S, Aisyah N, Humaida H, Sakti A & Kern C (2025) .
  • Wilkes TC, Hidalgo S, Battaglia J, Pering TD, Almeida M, Vásconez F, Macías C & García D (2025) .

Preprints

  • McCormick Kilbride B, Liu EJ, Wood KT, Wilkes TC, Schipper CI, Mulina K, Itikarai I, Richardson TS, Werner C, Hayer CSL , Esse B et al (2022) , Wiley.
Teaching activities

Tom currently teaches on:

  • GEO113 – Earth, Wind, Ice and Fire 
  • GEO118  – Geographical Skills 
  • GEO248 – Research Design for Geography and Environmental Science
  • GEO275 – Geographical Data in the World
  • GEO356 – Geographical Research Project
  • GEO3004 â€“ Applied Volcanology
  • GEO3007 – Lake District Fieldclass

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