Here is a selection of scientific experts of the Virunga volcanoes, sorted by field of expertise and alphabetical order. Please, click on their name to access their personal page and contact info. GVO scientists are in bold.

Historical and recent eruptive activity

• Célestin Kasereka, Goma Volcano Observatory
• Dr. Benoît Smets, Royal Museum for Central Africa (Belgium)

Volcano Seismology and infrasound

• Dr. Julien Barrière, European Center for Geodynamics ans Seismology (Luxembourg)
• Dr. Georges T. Mavonga, Goma Volcano Observatory
• Dr. Adrien Oth, European Center for Geodynamics ans Seismology (Luxembourg)

Ground Deformation

• Prof. Valérie Cayol, University Blaise Pascal of Clermont-Ferrand (France)
• Dr. Nicolas d’Oreye, National Museum of Natural History, Luxembourg
• Prof. Halldor Geirsson, University of Iceland (Iceland)
• Dr. François Kervyn, Royal Museum for Central Africa (Belgium)
• Dr. Adriano Nobile, Royal Museum for Central Africa (Belgium)
• Dr. Sergey Samsonov, Natural Resources Canada (Canada)
• Prof. Christelle Wauthier, PennState University (USA)

Volcanic degassing

• Dr. Santiago Arellano, Chalmers University (Sweden)
• Dr. Nicole Bobrowski, University of Mainz (Germany)
• Dr. Hugues Brenot, Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (Belgium)
• Prof. Simon Carn, Michigan Tech (USA)
• Prof. Bo Galle, Chalmers University (Sweden)
• Mathieu Yalire Mapendano, Goma Volcano Observatory
• Dr. Nicolas Theys, Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (Belgium)

Passive CO₂ Degassing (mazuku)

• Marcellin Kasereka, Goma Volcano Observatory
• Honor. Prof. Antoine Kies, European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology (Luxembourg)
• Mathieu Yalire Mapendano, Goma Volcano Observatory
• Dr. Benoît Smets, Royal Museum for Central Africa (Belgium)
• Prof. Dario Tedesco, University of Naples II (Italy)
• Prof. Orlando Vaselli, University of Florence (Italy)

Igneous Petrology

• Prof. Luc André, Royal Museum for Central Africa (Belgium)
• Prof. Tanya Furman, PennState University (USA)

Water/Gas Geochemistry (incl. Lake Kivu)

• Dr. Charles Balagizi, Goma Volcano Observatory
• Dr. Martin Schmid, EAWAG (Switzerland)
• Prof. Franco Tassi, University of Florance (Italy)
• Prof. Dario Tedesco, University of Naples II (Italy)
• Augusta M.C. Umutoni, Lake Kivu Monitoring Program (Rwanda)
• Prof. Orlando Vaselli, University of Florence (Italy)

Volcanic Hazard Assessment

• Dr. François Kervyn, Royal Museum for Central Africa (Belgium)
• Prof. Matthieu Kervyn, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium)
• Dr. Benoît Smets, Royal Museum for Central Africa (Belgium)
• Dr. Adalbert Muhindo Syavulisembo, Goma Volcano Observatory

Vulnerability, Risk Assessment

• Caroline Michellier, Royal Museum for Central Africa (Belgium)