My research spans across palaeoclimatology, atmospheric science and palaeopolution. I use stable isotopes and time series analyses to reconstruct past climate changes using cave deposits (speleothems) such as stalagmites and flowstones in places like USA, Iran, Laos, Vietnam and Romania. Using oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in water I investigate atmospheric transport of water vapour and the transmission and preservation of the climate signal from precipitation into cave deposits. More recently I began focusing on detecting past pollution events associated with metal smelting in antiquity and medieval times using peat bog deposits.
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Recent posts
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Fully-funded PhD studentships available for September 2020 entry
21st November 2019
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Northumbria scientist embarks on ambitious mission to Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
15th November 2019
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£4m study to investigate if climate change will drive the Antarctic Ice Sheet towards a tipping point
27th October 2019
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Professor / Associate Professor in Physical Geography and Environmental Science
3rd October 2019
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Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in Physical Geography and Environmental Science
3rd October 2019