Imperial College London

Anna H. Rood

Faculty of EngineeringDepartment of Earth Science & Engineering

Casual - Student demonstrator - lower rate
 
 
 
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Contact

 

anna.rood

 
 
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Location

 

Skempton BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Summary

Department of Earth Science and Engineering (MSci) & Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (PhD) alumna.

Occasional teaching-assistant on Imperial undergraduate taught modules.

PhD Research


Title: Validation and improvement of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis models using precariously balanced rocks

Supervisor: Peter Stafford

Anna Rood explains how the natural balancing acts of rocks can help us estimate the amount of ground shaking caused by large earthquakes. Part of Imperial College London's virtual Science Breaks series.

Education


PhD (October 2017 - September 2022) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London

MSci Geology (October 2013 - June 2017) Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London. Result: 1st

Graduate Teaching Assisstant


Teaching assistant to support lecturers delivering undergraduate modules. Work with undergraduate students to guide them to answer their own questions during practical sessions and provide additional information to enhance and reinforce their learning.

Modules include: Structural Geology, Surface Processes, and Applied Geomorphology.

Also responsible for marking coursework, examinations, and attending fieldtrips.

Cosmic Deputy Laboratory Manager


- Responsible for the training of undergraduate, masters and PhD students to process rock samples for cosmogenic exposure dating, with a focus on safety and compliance with standard operating procedures. Training covers rock crushing, mineral purification, wet chemistry and packing of samples for analysis by accelerator mass spectrometer.

- Trained operator of XRD instruments and ICP-OES machine.

- Day-to-day scheduling of lab users, management and maintenance of the lab space, and purchasing of consumables.

- Key-person in CosmIC Laboratory emergency response plan, to respond to laboratory critical alarm notifications and coordinate with building managers.

Anna Rood in the CosmIC Laboratory