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Department of Earth Sciences

 
Air pollution

Research

My PhD project involves characterising anthropogenic particulate matter (PM) using magnetism and microscopy, with a focus on iron oxide PM.

Publications

Key publications: 

Sheikh, H.A., Tung, P.Y., Ringe, E. et al. Magnetic and microscopic investigation of airborne iron oxide nanoparticles in the London Underground. Sci Rep 12, 20298 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24679-4

Tung, P.-Y., Sheikh, H. A., Ball, M., Nabiei, F., & Harrison, R. J. (2023). SIGMA: Spectral interpretation using Gaussian mixtures and autoencoder. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 24, e2022GC010530. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GC010530

Sheikh, H.A., Maher, B., Karloukovski, V., Lampronti, G., & Harrison, R. (2022). Biomagnetic characterisation of air pollution particulates in Lahore, Pakistan. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems https://doi.org/10.1029/2021gc010293

Teaching and Supervisions

Teaching: 

Demonstrating Part 1A Earth Sciences (Labs and Fieldwork)

NatSci Physics 1A

 

PhD student
Hassan Aftab Sheikh

Contact Details

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