Geophysics
The department conducts research in a wide range of geophysics problems from pure Earth and Planetary Science to applied geophysics. If you are interested in one of the projects listed below please feel free to contact the associated staff.
Projects
FULLY FUNDED LEVERHULME PhD SCHOLARSHIP
What controls seismic behaviour at subduction zones? Resolving the physical properties of slowly slipping fault zones [Info Sheet - Seismic behaviour at subduction zones]
Rebecca Bell, Joanna Morgan, Mike Warner
Apply by 15 August 2019.
Global CO2 storage capacity: Modeling limitations of geography and injectivity [Info Sheet]
Fluid dynamics of magma reservoirs at mid-ocean ridges [Info Sheet]
Prof. Matthew Jackson and Dr C. Johan Lissenberg (School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University)
Water, magma and faults interaction at submarine hydrothermal systems [Info sheet]
Understanding how serpentinisation affects marine magnetic anomalies [Info Sheet]
Adrian Muxworthy, Jenny Collier,
Local earthquake analysis to reveal mud-volcano plumbing systems and slow slip mechanisms along the Hikurangi subduction zone, New Zealand [Info sheet]
Rifting and Hotspot Tectonism in East Africa: imaging crust and upper mantle structure beneath the Turkana Depression of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia [Info sheet]
Ian Bastow (Imperial College, London, UK), Cynthia Ebinger (Tulane, New Orleans, USA), Rebecca Bendick (Montana, USA), Atalay Ayele and Elias Lewi (University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) and Gladys Kianji (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
Determining the magnetic signature of hydrocarbon-rich environments: A numerical approach [Info Sheet]
Adrian Muxworthy & Prof. Wyn Williams (University of Edinburgh)
Determining paleointensities from chemical remanent magnetisations in rocks and meteorites [Info Sheet]
Adrian Muxworthy & David Heslop (ANU, Canberra)
Biomagnetic monitoring for urban air quality assessment [Info Sheet]
Adrian Muxworthy and Gregg McIntosh (Canterbury Christ Church University)
Fluid dynamics of magma reservoirs at mid-ocean ridges [Info Sheet]
Plastic deformation in particulate systems [Info Sheet]
Impact-generated seismic signals on Mars [Info Sheet]
Simulating submarine slide tsunami inundation of the Shetland Islands [Info Sheet]
Gareth Collins, Matt Piggott, Sue Dawson (Dundee)
Histories of mantle convection: Constraints from Arabia's landscape [details]
Gareth Roberts, Alex Whittaker , Dylan Rood
Modeling landscape evolution through space and time [Landscape_PhD_2016]
Continental Uplift and Erosion From Drainage Patterns: Predicting Sedimentary Flux to Passive Margins [Info Sheet]
Gareth Roberts and Matt Piggott
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS ON THE FIDELITY OF MAGNETIC RECORDING IN NATURAL SYSTEMS [Info Sheet]
Adrian Muxworthy and Wyn Williams (University of Edinburgh)
Redundancy, retiming and data flow in compiling finite-difference applications for many core architectures [Info Sheet]
Gerard Gorman, Paul Kelly and Fabio Luporini
Magmatism and Continental Breakup in the South Atlantic [Info Sheet]
Jenny Collier, Gareth Roberts and Lidia Lonergan