Frankie / Francesca Butler
“Unlocking the dynamics of bimodal magmatism and its implications for the development of critical raw materials in the Slieve Gullion Complex of Northern Ireland"- NERC CASE studentship
Main supervisor: Prof. Marian Holness (University of Cambridge) and co-supervisory team, Prof. Mark Cooper (Geological Survey of Northern Ireland and BGS) and Prof. Mike Stock (Trinity College Dublin)
Funding: Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC), Department for the Economy for Northern Ireland (DfE), University of Cambridge Vice Chancellors Research Scholarship.
Partnerships: Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI) and British Geological Survey (BGS) and Trinity College Dublin.
Previous research experience
MSc Volcanology - University of Bristol
- 'Quantifying crystal textures to assess ascent rate of wet felsic magmas'-
- Supervisor: Prof. Alison Rust, Funded externally by BHP
BSc Geology and Petroleum Geology - University of Aberdeen
- 'The rheological feasibility of magma mixing and mingling at Drumadoon Sill Isle of Arran'
- Supervisor: Prof. Malcolm Hole
NERC internship - University of Leeds
- 'Improving building exposure datasets using high resolution imagery and deep learning'
- Part of the COMET research team
- Supervisor: Dr Scott Watson
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