Current Students
2014 Starters

Ruth Amey
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Modelling Earthquake Slip Distribution using Geodesy and Seismology

Michael Cook
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Optimizing enhanced groundwater bioremediation during pump and treat intervention
Partner: Synthetic Industries Group

William Fincham
School of Biology, Leeds
Predicting ecological impact of invasive species using comparative functional responses
Partner: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Oliver Halliday
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Storms, water and atmospheric dynamics
Partner: Met Office (CASE)

Owen King
School of Geography, Leeds
Early detection of Himalayan glacial lake development using remote sensing methods

Lauren Marshall
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Eruption source parameters controlling the climatic and environmental effects of volcanism

Zak Mitchell
School of Biology, Leeds
Dragonflight: Linking the mechanics and energetics of flight to conservation status and responses to climate change in dragonflies
Partner: RECCO

Erietta Moulopoulou
School of Mathematics, Leeds
Benchmark modelling of breaking 1D waves and dynamic shingle beaches

Autumn Pugh
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
The early Toarcian (Early Jurassic) mass extinction event and recovery in the Eastern Tethys
Partner: British Geological Survey (CASE)

Yvonne Smith
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
The impact of icebergs on ocean circulation and climate: past, present and future
Partner: United States Geologial Survey (USGS)

Ben Todd
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Simulating the thermal conduction of Lower Mantle minerals

Robert Woodward-Massey
School of Chemistry, Leeds
Improving understanding of tropospheric oxidation through chamber and field measurements of OH and other radicals and comparison with models


Katherine Doyle
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Chemical evolution of the neoproterozoic-Cambrian biosphere

Shani Garraway
Department of Chemistry, York
Long-term measurement and modelling of biogenic VOCs in a tropical rainforest environment

Thomas Ingleby
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Measuring and modelling the earthquake deformation cycle at continental dip-slip faults


Ilkka Matero
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
North American ice sheet collapse and abrupt climate change

Karen Mullin
School of Geography, Leeds
The benefits of sustainable urban drainage systems and the merit of community engagement in their implementation
Partner: Natural England

Hana Pearce
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Nitrate aerosol: implications for climate and air quality
Partner: Met Office (CASE)


George Taylor
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Multi-scale imaging of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (Turkey) across crust and mantle

Caroline Ward
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Protected area governance and livelihood security