Biography
Originally from Glasgow, his interests in Physics and Geology have taken him to degrees and jobs in Cambridge, Paris and Edinburgh. His approach combines robust fieldwork, leading-edge microanalysis and computational techniques to provide a quantitative understanding of magmatic processes. Iceland has provided a natural focus for much of this work and provides a platform for a global view of magmatism at spreading ridges, ocean islands and large igneous provinces.
A recent CV.
Research
Diffusion chronometry of magmatic processes: Tracking pre-eruptive magma ascent and storage timescales
Petrological records of magma storage and transport: Melt inclusions, volatiles and thermobarometry
Carbon and other volatiles in the Earth's mantle: Constraining budgets and understanding volcanism as an environmental agent.
Forcing and feedbacks between magmatism, mantle melting and climate change
Publications
Recent publications can be found in the publications database here or on Google Scholar
Teaching and Supervisions
MSci supervision: 15 as lead supervisor, 3 as co-supervisor. 5 papers directly from student projects. 4 of these students now hold permanent/tenure track positions at leading universities in UK/US.
PhD supervision: 8 as lead supervisor, 11 as co-supervisor. >25 papers from student projects. 5 of these students now hold permanent/tenure-track positions at leading universities in UK/US, 3 hold academic-related roles at UK universities, 3 are post-docs.
