2015 Starters
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Jed Atkinson
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Recovery from the end-Triassic mass extinction and the role of temperature and anoxia in European shelf seas
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Alessandro Balata
School of Mathematics, Leeds
Optimal utilization and sustainability of reneewable electricity generation
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Graham Boustead
School of Chemistry, Leeds
Laboratory studies probing gas-phase production of HONO on aerosol surfaces
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Timothy Dixon
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Geogenic N as a nutrient source of subglacial microbial ecosystem
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Daniel Ellis
Department of Chemistry, York
Novel generation and visualisation tools for future air quality prediction
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Solene Guenat
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Urban ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-scale, cross city comparison
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Maurits Metman
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Forecasting changes in Earth's magnetic field
Partner: British Geological Survey (CASE)
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Adam Saint
Department of Chemistry, York
Atmospheric chemistry in the ocean surface: using novel detectors to probe air-sea exchange
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Katie Smith
Department of Chemistry, York
Development of low cost networks of sensors for the detection of fracking gas emissions
Partner: National Physical Laboratory
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Robert WIlliams
School of Biology, Leeds
An evidence-based approach to quarry restoration and ecological management
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Bethany Woodhams
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Severe weather over East Africa
Partner: Met Office (CASE)
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Louise Beveridge
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Crop yield prediction for enhanced food security in Central America
Partner: Bioversity International (CASE)
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Alexander Brennan
School of Chemistry, Leeds
Novel detection methods to study the chemistry of atmospheric peroxy radicals
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Jennifer Dentith
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Abrupt climate transitions using geological tracers of ocean circulation
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Will Dixon
Department of Chemistry, York
Development of ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry to study atmospheric aerosol pollution
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Claire Harnett
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
The mechanics of lava domes - developing new predictive models from dome collapse
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Joana Melo
School of Geography, Leeds
Protecting the Peruvian rainforest in the face of land use and climate change
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Eleanor Morris
Department of Chemistry, York
Human impacts on atmospheric composition over West Africa. Pollution, projections and policy
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Caitriona Shannon
School of Biology, Leeds
Slowing the spread of invasive alien species: biosecurity best practice stakeholder engagement
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Thomas Speak
School of Chemistry, Leeds
Laboratory studies of Amines and related compounds in the troposphere
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Joshua Williams
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Examining how earthquakes work: the properties of small earthquakes, their fault zones, and their triggering
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Jamie Wilson
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Impacts of deforestation on atmospheric composition and climate
Partner: United Bank of Carbon (CASE)