Fluid dynamicist with an interest in subglacial hydrology, groundwater flows and river erosion, magma ocean solidification and magnetic field generation, and geological carbon storage.
Research Area
The research the Earth and Planetary Fluid Dynamics group focuses on using mathematical models, laboratory experiments and field observations to understand the fluid dynamical behaviour of the Earth and other planetary bodies. Current research interests include subglacial hydrology, the solidification of magma oceans and the early generation of magnetic fields on planetary bodies, the erosive dynamics of idealised river systems and the fluid dynamics of geological carbon storage.
Project Interests
There are opportunities to develop projects on (i) transient subglacial hydrology in the grounding zone, including mobilisation of subglacial sediment and stabilisation of the grounding zone, (ii) laboratory experiments and numerical simulations of erosion driven by groundwater seepage in rivers, (iii) the coupling between crystallisation and rheology in determining magma ocean solidification and crystal dichotomy,(iv) the transient cooling of underpressured CO2 reservoirs on injection of CO2 for long-term storage and (v) experiments on wet aerosol deposition.