CREATES supervisors and their research areas
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Name | Department | Theme | Summary | Keywords |
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Luke Abraham | Department of Chemistry | Climate and Environmental Science |
Earth System Modelling, with a particular interest in atmospheric chemistry and the development of next generation atmospheric models. |
Stratospheric processes, Tropospheric processes, Climate and climate change |
Matthew Adeleye | Department of Geography | Biology and Conservation |
Landscape and conservation palaeoecology |
Palaeoenvironments, Ecosystem-scale processes and land use, Conservation ecology |
David Al-Attar | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Theoretical and computational geophysics with applications to climate and the solid Earth. |
Climate and climate change; Glacial and cryospheric systems; Mantle and core processes |
Alex Archibald | Department of Chemistry | Climate and Environmental Science |
The chemistry of the atmosphere and it’s interactions with the climate crisis |
Climate and climate change, Atmospheric kinetics, Radiative processes and effects, Stratospheric processes, Tropospheric processes, Biogeochemical cycles |
Neil Arnold | Climate and Environmental Science |
Glaciologist with a particular interest in the interactions between ice dynamics, water and climate. |
Climate and climate change, Paleoenvironments, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Quaternary science, Planetary surfaces and geology |
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Robert Asher | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
Comparative anatomy and evolution of vertebrates, particularly mammals. |
Paleobiology, Paleoenvironments, Systematics and taxonomy, Population genetics and evolution |
Madelaine Bartlett | Department of Plant Sciences | Biology and Conservation |
The evolution of plant development |
Systematics and taxonomy, Population genetics and evolution, Environmental physiology |
Thomas Bauska | British Antarctic Survey (BAS) | Climate and Environmental Science |
Carbon cycle dynamics and climate change from ice core gases |
Climate and climate change, Quaternary science, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Ocean-atmosphere interactions, Land-atmosphere interactions |
Emma Boland | British Antarctic Survey (BAS) | Climate and Environmental Science |
Polar Oceanography with an interest in machine learning and advanced modelling techniques |
Climate and climate change, Ocean circulation, Environmental informatics |
Oscar Branson | Department of Earth Sciences |
Shells, oceans and carbon. |
Climate and climate change, Physics and chemistry of earth materials, Biogeochemical cycles, Ecosystem-scale processes and land use, Environmental informatics, Technology for environmental applications |
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Alexander Brearley | British Antarctic Survey (BAS) | Climate and Environmental Science |
Polar physical oceanography with a focus on observations. |
Ocean-atmosphere interactions, Ocean circulation |
Ulf Büntgen | Department of Geography | Climate and Environmental Science |
Dendrochronology and global change ecology with emphasis on high-resolution climate reconstructions and interdisciplinary investigations of the volcano-climate-human nexus. |
Climate and climate change, Paleoenvironments, Population ecology, Quaternary science, Ecosystem-scale processes and land use |
Nick Butterfield | Department of Earth Sciences | Biology and Conservation |
I have broad interests in the field of evolutionary palaeobiology. |
Paleobiology, Ocean-atmosphere interactions, Paleoenvironments, Behavioural ecology, Systematics and taxonomy, Environmental microbiology, Physics and chemistry of earth materials, Sediments and sedimentary processes, Planetary surfaces and geology, Biogeochemical cycles, Ecosystem-scale processes and land use. |
Laura Cimoli | Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) | Climate and Environmental Science |
Physical oceanographer, with a focus on the global-scale ocean circulation and its transport of heat and carbon |
Ocean circulation, Climate and climate change, Ocean-atmosphere interactions |
Erik Clark | Department of Genetics | Biology and Conservation |
Arthropod evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo). |
Population genetics and evolution. |
Matthew Collins | Department of Archaeology | Biology and Conservation |
Persistence of proteins in ancient samples and how and why they degrade |
Paleobiology, Paleoenvironments, Regional weather and extreme events, Quaternary science |
Alex Copley | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Earthquakes, tectonics, and the geological evolution of the continents, using a combination of observational and modelling techniques |
Tectonic processes, Geohazards, Earth resources, Physics and chemistry of earth materials |
Sanne Cottaar | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Uncovering the heterogeneity, flow, and boundaries in the deep Earth using seismology |
Mantle and core processes, Physics and chemistry of earth materials |
Nik Cunniffe | Department of Plant Sciences | Biology and Conservation |
Epidemiological modelling of spread, detection, evolution and control of plant pests and pathogens. |
Population ecology; Environmental informatics; Environmental microbiology |
Neil Davies | Department of Earth Sciences |
Sedimentary geology and palaeoenvironments, with an emphasis on deep time co-evolution of life and Earth surface processes and landforms. |
Paleobiology, Paleoenvironments, Sediments and sedimentary processes, Planetary surfaces and geology, Earth surface processes |
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Lynn Dicks | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
Wildlife conservation in agricultural landscapes, with emphasis on farming system transitions and ecosystem services provided by mobile arthropods |
Community ecology, Conservation ecology, Population ecology, Ecotoxicology, Survey and monitoring, Technology for environmental applications |
Marie Edmonds | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Volcanologist and igneous petrologist with broad interests in hazards, volatiles, environmental impacts and ore deposits. |
Paleoenvironments, Geohazards, Volcanic processes, Survey and monitoring |
David Edwards | Department of Plant Sciences | Biology and Conservation |
Tropical forest ecology and conservation, with an emphasis on understanding the impacts of logging, restoration, and wildlife trade on biodiversity |
Climate and climate change, Community ecology, Conservation ecology, Population ecology, Ecosystem-scale processes and land use |
Ben Evans | British Antarctic Survey (BAS) | Climate and Environmental Science |
Icebergs as critical components of coupled ice sheet – ocean – climate systems |
Climate and climate change, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Ocean circulation, Environmental informatics, Survey and monitoring, Technology for environmental applications |
Walter Federle | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
Biomechanics, ecology and evolution of insect-plant interactions |
Climate and climate change, Behavioural ecology, Environmental physiology |
Daniel Field | Department of Earth Sciences | Biology and Conservation |
Vertebrate palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist investigating macroevolutionary transitions and the origins of major vertebrate groups, with a focus on birds |
Paleobiology, Paleoenvironments, Systematics and taxonomy, Population genetics and evolution |
Robert Fletcher | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
Conservation biology with an emphasis on wildlife ecology and landscape conservation |
Conservation ecology, Population ecology, Ecosystem-scale processes and land use, Environmental informatics |
Markus Frey | British Antarctic Survey (BAS) | Climate and Environmental Science |
Cloud interactions and climate impacts of aerosol from sea ice and polar oceans. |
Boundary layer meteorology, Ocean-atmosphere interactions, Tropospheric processes, Water in the atmosphere, Climate and climate change |
Andrew Friend | Department of Geography | Climate and Environmental Science |
The role of terrestrial processes in the climate system with an emphasis on vegetation and the global carbon cycle. |
Environmental physiology, Land-atmosphere interactions, Biogeochemical cycles, Earth surface processes, Ecosystem-scale processes and land use, Climate and climate change |
Sally Gibson | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Evolution of our planet and the interaction of deep Earth and surface systems. |
Earth resources, Mantle and core processes, Physics and chemistry of earth materials, Tectonic processes, Volcanic processes. |
Chiara Giorio | Department of Chemistry | Climate and Environmental Science |
Atmospheric aerosol formation and composition in the present and in the past. |
Land-atmosphere interactions, Ocean-atmosphere interactions, Tropospheric processes, Climate and climate change, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Quaternary science, Ecosystem-scale processes and land use |
Beverley Glover | Department of Plant Sciences | Biology and Conservation |
I am interested in the evolution and development of flowers and the features they have that attract pollinating animals. |
Behavioural ecology, Systematics and taxonomy, Population genetics and evolution |
Adriano Gualandi | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Extreme events in geophysics using data, theory, and numerical models. |
Geohazards, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Hydrological processes, Land-atmosphere interactions, Land-ocean interactions, Physics and chemistry of Earth materials, Regional weather and extreme events, Survey and monitoring, Tectonic processes, Volcanic processes |
Richard Harrison | Department of Earth Sciences |
Experimental and computational approaches to study of the properties and behaviour of magnetic nanoparticles in terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments |
Paleoenvironments, Environment and Health, Physics and chemistry of earth materials, Planetary surfaces and geology, Pollution, Environmental Biotechnology, Environmental informatics, Survey and monitoring, Technology for environmental applications |
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Jason Head | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
Vertebrate palaeontology and herpetology with emphasis on tropical faunal change in relation to climate through time. |
Paleobiology, Climate and climate change, Paleoenvironments, Conservation ecology, Systematics and taxonomy, Quaternary science, Ecosystem-scale processes and land use |
Ian Henderson | Department of Plant Sciences | Biology and Conservation |
How does somatic evolution in long-lived oak trees facilitate environmental adaptation. |
Climate and climate change, Population ecology, Population genetics and evolution |
James Herbert-Read | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
Animal behaviour and its causes and consequences – integrating sensory ecology, predator-prey interactions, and social behaviour. |
Behavioural Ecology |
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand | Climate and Environmental Science |
Reconstructing Antarctic Ice Sheet and Southern Ocean changes from marine sediments. |
Climate and climate change, Paleoenvironments, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Quaternary science, Sediments and sedimentary processes, Land-ocean interactions |
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David Hodell | Department of Earth Sciences | Climate and Environmental Science |
Geochemist who studies Earth’s past climate using marine and lake sediment cores and speleothems. |
Science-based archaeology, Climate and climate change, Paleoenvironments, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Quaternary science, Sediments and sedimentary processes, Biogeochemical cycles, Ocean circulation, Earth surface processes |
Marian Holness | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Microstructural controls on the physical and chemical processes which occur during solidification of magma |
Earth resources, Physics and chemistry of earth materials, Volcanic processes |
Jack Humby | Climate and Environmental Science |
Development of ice core analytical methods and proxies for palaeoclimate and climate change research. |
Climate and climate change, Palaeoenvironments, Quaternary science, Glacial and cryospheric systems |
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Guy Jacobs | Department of Archaeology | Biology and Conservation |
Evolutionary genetics of people and microbiomes |
Population genetics and evolution; behavioural ecology; science-based archaeology; environment and health |
Chris Jiggins | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
The genomic study of insect evolution and diversification |
Population Genetics and Evolution, Environmental genomics |
Alastair Key | Department of Archaeology | Biology and Conservation |
Palaeolithic archaeology and human origins, with interests in biomechanical and mechanical experiments, modelling, fieldwork, and morphometric investigations of artefacts. |
Archaeology, Science-Based Archaeology, Paleobiology, Behavioural Ecology, Quaternary Science |
Rebecca Kilner | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
Evolutionary biologist, particularly interested in how social behaviour is adaptive and how adaptive social behaviour contributes to further evolution |
Community ecology, Population ecology, Population genetics and evolution |
Johannes Kromdijk | Department of Plant Sciences | Biology and Conservation |
Physiology of photosynthesis and its interactions with environmental drivers such as light, water, temperature and CO₂ |
Plant & crop science, Environmental physiology |
Christine Lane | Department of Geography | Climate and Environmental Science |
Tephrochronologist studying Quaternary environmental change and explosive volcanism. |
Quaternary science, Paleoenvironments, Science-based archaeology, Volcanic processes, Geohazards |
Sergei Lebedev | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Seismologist and geophysicist with interests in seismic tomography, earthquakes and seismic hazard, origins of intraplate volcanism and geothermal resource exploration. |
Earth resources, Geohazards, Mantle and core processes, Physics and chemistry of earth materials, Tectonic processes, Volcanic processes |
Adria LeBoeuf | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
The evolution and impacts of socially transferred materials |
Climate and climate change, Paleoenvironments, Behavioural ecology, Community ecology, Population genetics and evolution, Environment and Health, Environmental physiology |
Adrien Lefauve | Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) | Climate and Environmental Science |
Environmental fluid dynamics with a focus on turbulent mixing and its implications for coastal oceanography |
Climate and climate change, Pollution, Ocean circulation, Water quality |
Emily Lines | Department of Geography | Biology and Conservation |
Forest ecology, remote sensing and environmental data science. |
Climate and climate change, Community ecology, Population ecology, Environment and Health, Ecosystem-scale processes and land use, Environmental informatics, Survey and monitoring, Technology for environmental applications |
Alex Liu | Department of Earth Sciences | Biology and Conservation |
The Neoproterozoic–Cambrian origin and early evolution of animals, and the interaction of animals with the Earth System. |
Paleobiology, Paleoenvironments, Behavioural ecology, Community ecology, Systematics and taxonomy, Sediments and sedimentary processes, Biogeochemical cycles, Earth surface processes |
Marc Macias-Fauria | Biology and Conservation |
Coupling between the biotic and abiotic components of the Earth System, with a focus on cold regions, and over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. |
Land-atmosphere interactions, Climate and climate change, Regional weather and extreme events, Behavioural ecology, Community ecology, Conservation ecology, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Quaternary science, Biogeochemical cycles, Ecosystem-scale processes and land use, Soil science, Survey and monitoring, Technology for environmental applications |
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John Maclennan | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Magmatic processes, quantitative approaches to igneous petrology. |
Volcanic Processes, Tectonic Processes, Mantle and core processes |
Andrea Manica | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
Understanding the response of animals to past environmental change. |
Population genetics and evolution, population biology, Climate and climate change |
Ali Mashayek | Department of Earth Sciences | Climate and Environmental Science | Climate dynamics, physical and biochemical oceanography, geophysical fluid dynamics, climate interventions, data-driven methods (HPC, AI, data assimilation) |
Large scale atmospheric dynamics and transport, Climate and climate change, Regional weather and extreme events, Earth Engineering, Geohazards, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Mantle and core processes, Quaternary science, Tectonic processes, Biogeochemical cycles, Land-ocean interactions, Ocean circulation, Earth surface processes, Technology for environmental applications |
Alison McLaren | Climate and Environmental Science |
The hydrological cycle over polar regions |
Climate and climate change, Water in the atmosphere, Glacial and cryospheric systems |
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Andrew Meijers | Climate and Environmental Science |
Southern Ocean circulation and properties, and their impact on the Antarctic and global climate. |
Climate and climate change, Ocean circulation, Ocean-atmosphere interactions, Glacial and cryospheric systems |
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Christine Miller | Biology and Conservation |
The evolutionary interplay between animal behaviour and morphology, with particular interest in sexual selection |
Climate and climate change, Behavioural ecology, Conservation ecology, Environmental physiology |
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Alison Ming | Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) | Climate and Environmental Science |
Atmospheric dynamicist interested in understanding mechanisms. |
Large scale atmospheric dynamics and transport, Radiative processes and effects, Stratospheric processes, Climate and climate change |
Emily Mitchell | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
Role of ecological processes on evolution through deep-time, from the first animal communities of the Ediacaran to the present. |
Paleobiology, community ecology, marine ecology. |
David Munday | Climate and Environmental Science |
Ocean circulation and ocean carbon storage with an emphasis on the Southern Ocean and long-term climate change from the Eocene to present day |
Ocean circulation, Biogeochemical cycles, Paleoenvironments |
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Francesco Muschitiello | Department of Geography | Climate and Environmental Science |
Rapid climate change and ocean dynamics: past, present and future |
Climate and Climate Change; Quaternary science; Glacial and cryosphere systems; Arctic; Antarctic; Oceanography |
Clive Oppenheimer | Department of Geography | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
I am interested in all aspects of volcanology |
Science-based archaeology, Tropospheric processes, Climate and climate change, Paleoenvironments, Regional weather and extreme events, Environment and Health, Geohazards, Quaternary science, Sediments and sedimentary processes, Volcanic processes, Survey and monitoring, Technology for environmental applications |
Andrew Orr | British Antarctic Survey (BAS) | Climate and Environmental Science |
The processes responsible for climate change and variability in the Antarctic, Arctic and Himalayan region. |
Climate and climate change, Boundary layer meteorology, Large scale atmospheric dynamics and transport, Stratospheric processes, Tropospheric processes, Regional weather and extreme events. |
Matthew Osman | Department of Geography | Climate and Environmental Science |
Combining climate proxies, observations, and models to refine future climate projections. |
Climate and climate change, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Quaternary science, Ocean-atmosphere interactions |
Adam Pellegrini | Department of Plant Sciences | Climate and Environmental Science |
Ecosystem ecology, global change and carbon cycling |
Climate and climate change, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Quaternary science |
Cameron Petrie | Department of Archaeology | Biology and Conservation |
Landscape archaeologist with interests in palaeoclimate, palaeoenvironment, hydrology, settlement archaeology, material culture analysis and absolute dating. |
Archaeology, Science-based archaeology, Climate and climate change, Palaeoenvironments, Regional weather and extreme events, Geosciences, Sediments and sedimentary processes, Earth surface processes |
Richard Phillips | British Antarctic Survey (BAS) | Biology and Conservation |
The ecology, life history and conservation of seabirds |
Regional weather and extreme events, Behavioural ecology, Community ecology, Conservation ecology, Population ecology, Ecotoxicology, Pollution |
Alex Piotrowski | Department of Earth Sciences | Climate and Environmental Science | Past changes in ocean circulation and climate using geochemical proxies. |
Climate and climate change, Ocean Circulation, Palaeoenvironments, Quaternary science, Glacial and cryospheric systems |
Emma Pomeroy | Department of Archaeology |
Biological anthropologist specialising in palaeoanthropology and human osteology with interests in the evolutionary biology and palaeoecology of Neanderthals and modern humans. |
Paleobiology, Science-based archaeology |
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Nicholas Rawlinson | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Seismic imaging of the Earth’s interior, volcano seismology and earthquake hazard, with applications in Iceland and southeast Asia |
Geohazards, Earth resources, Tectonic processes, Volcanic processes |
Rachael Rhodes | Department of Earth Sciences | Climate and Environmental Science |
How Earth’s climate and greenhouses gases changed in the past, using polar ice cores. |
Climate and climate change, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Quaternary science |
Emilie Ringe | Department of Earth Sciences | Climate and Environmental Science |
Sunlight-driven carbon dioxide reduction to solar fuels. |
Climate and climate change, Physics and chemistry of earth materials |
John Rudge | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Geodynamicist with broad interests in mantle and magma dynamics, theoretical geophysics and geochemistry. |
Mantle and core processes, Physics and chemistry of earth materials, Volcanic processes |
Emília Santos | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
Understanding the mechanisms underlying the evolution of organismal diversity (eco-evo-devo) using East African cichlid fishes as a model system |
Climate and climate change, Population genetics and evolution, Environmental Genomics |
Aylwyn Scally | Department of Genetics | Biology and Conservation |
Human evolutionary genetics and ancestry. |
Population genetics and evolution, Paleobiology, Environmental genomics |
Nicole Shibley |
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) |
Climate and Environmental Science |
Fluid physics of climate, environmental, and planetary systems, especially ice-covered and polar regions |
Climate and climate change; Glacial and cryospheric systems; Planetary Surfaces and Geology; Ocean Circulation; Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions |
Oliver Shorttle | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Planetary geochemistry, how the mantle, atmosphere, and oceans of Earth co-evolve |
Mantle and core processes, Physics and chemistry of Earth materials, Sediments and sedimentary processes, Volcanic processes, Paleoenvironments, Planetary surfaces and geology |
Louise Sime | Climate and Environmental Science |
Earth system dynamics during current and past warm climates. |
Land-atmosphere interactions, Large scale atmospheric dynamics and transport, Ocean-atmosphere interactions, Water in the atmosphere, Climate and climate change, Paleoenvironments, Glacial and cryospheric systems |
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Luke Skinner | Department of Earth Sciences | Climate and Environmental Science |
Past climate and carbon cycle change; using proxy data and numerical methods to understand the Earth System. |
Climate and climate change, Paleoenvironments, Ocean-atmosphere interactions, Regional weather and extreme events, Science-based archaeology |
Lydia Smith | Department of Plant Sciences | Biology and Conservation |
Crop Plant – Soil microbial Ecology; with broad interests in soil health improvements through plant soil interactions and rotational choices |
Climate and climate change, Community Ecology, Ecosystem scale processes and land use, Soil Science, Environmental physiology |
Dieter Tetzner | British Antarctic Survey (BAS) | Climate and Environmental Science |
Antarctic ice cores, using records preserved in Antarctic ice to reconstruct past environmental changes |
Land-atmosphere interactions, Large scale atmospheric dynamics and transport, Stratospheric processes, Tropospheric processes, Climate and climate change, Paleoenvironments, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Quaternary science, Volcanic processes, Earth surface processes |
Liz Thomas | British Antarctic Survey (BAS) | Climate and Environmental Science |
Reconstructing past climate and environmental change over decadal to millennial time scales using chemical, isotopic and particulate material from ice cores. |
Land-atmosphere interactions, Large scale atmospheric dynamics and transport, Ocean-atmosphere interactions, Stratospheric processes, Tropospheric processes, Climate and climate change, Paleoenvironments, Regional weather and extreme events, Quaternary science, Volcanic processes, Pollution, Land-ocean interactions, Ocean circulation |
Edward Tipper | Department of Earth Sciences |
Isotope geochemist with an interest in the terrestrial carbon cycle, Earth surface processes, chemical weathering and enhanced chemical weathering. |
Hydrogeology, Hydrological processes, Quaternary science, Sediments and sedimentary processes, Pollution, Biogeochemical cycles, Land-ocean interactions, Earth surface processes, Soil science, Water quality, Survey and monitoring |
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Nicholas Tosca | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Geochemist and mineralogist broadly interested in the relationships between natural fluids, minerals, and environmental conditions. |
Paleoenvironments, Physics and chemistry of earth materials, Sediments and sedimentary processes, Planetary surfaces and geology, Biogeochemical cycles, Earth surface processes, Water quality |
Alexandra (Sasha) Turchyn | Department of Earth Sciences | Climate and Environmental Science |
I use isotope geochemistry to understand the carbon cycle and other biogeochemical cycles. |
Hydrogeology, Biogeochemical Cycles, Earth surface processes, Paleoenvironments, Environmental microbiology |
Edgar Turner | Department of Zoology | Biology and Conservation |
How human-dominated landscapes can be managed for biodiversity, and associated ecosystem processes, with a particular focus on insects. |
Climate and climate change, Regional weather and extreme events, Behavioural ecology, Conservation ecology, Earth surface processes, Survey and monitoring |
Maximillian Van Wyk de Vries | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Hazard, risk, and disaster research with a particular focus on multihazard and the impact of human activity on hazards. |
Climate and climate change, Environment and Health, Geohazards, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Tectonic processes, Volcanic processes, Environmental informatics, Survey and monitoring |
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David Wallis | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Mechanics and microstructures of deforming rocks to decipher the microphysical controls on geodynamic processes. |
Geohazards, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Mantle and core processes, Physics and chemistry of earth materials, Tectonic processes, Volcanic processes, Planetary surfaces and geology |
Alexander Weide | Department of Archaeology | Biology and Conservation |
Environmental Archaeology with a focus on past agro-ecology and the development of agricultural systems |
Paleobiology, Science-based archaeology, Paleoenvironments, Community ecology |
Owen Weller | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Metamorphic petrologist with broad interests spanning from the evolution of plate tectonics to the formation of critical metal deposits essential to the green transition. |
Earth resources, Physics and chemistry of earth materials, Tectonic processes, Volcanic processes |
Nicky White | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Investigating how mantle convection influences Earth’s surface and palaeoclimate. |
Tectonic processes, Mantle and core processes, Paleoenvironments |
Helen Williams | Department of Earth Sciences | Solid Earth and Natural Hazards |
Isotope geochemist and planetary scientist. Interests in the chemistry of planetary mantles, interactions between Earth’s mantle, surface and atmosphere, formation of ‘critical metal’ ore deposits, subglacial weathering processes and the export of metal nutrients to the deep ocean |
Climate and climate change, Earth resources, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Mantle and core processes, Planetary surfaces and geology, Earth surface processes |
Ian Willis | Climate and Environmental Science |
Glaciology, with particular emphasis on climate, hydrology, and dynamics of glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets, and their changes through time. |
Land-atmosphere interactions, Ocean-atmosphere interactions, Climate and climate change, Regional weather and extreme events, Glacial and cryospheric systems, Hydrological processes, Land-ocean interactions, Earth surface processes, Survey and monitoring |
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Xin Yang | British Antarctic Survey (BAS) | Climate and Environmental Science |
Constraining the climate impact of a newly identified polar aerosol source using the UK Earth System Model |
Boundary layer meteorology, tropospheric processes, Climate and climate change |
Xu Zhang | Climate and Environmental Science |
Climatologist and numerical modeler with broad interests in abrupt climate changes and earth system dynamics. |
Abrupt climate change, Tipping points, Atlantic meridional overturn circulation, Antarctic, Arctic, Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Earth System – ice sheet modelling, Quaternary science |
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Jenny Zhang | Department of Chemistry | Biology and Conservation |
Developing wholistic methodologies for studying the microbial-material/environment interactions, particularly in the contexts of coral bleaching, photosynthesis and biofouling. |
Environmental microbiology, Environmental physiology, Biogeochemical cycles, Environmental Biotechnology |