2017 Starters
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James Cant
School of Biology, Leeds
Biodiversity in the extreme world of PangeaDifferences in life history strategies in corals in tropical and sub-tropical reefs
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Jamie Carr
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Investigating the impact of livelihood-focused interventions on forest ecosystems, deforestation and associated environmental processes
Partner: United Bank of Carbon (CASE)
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Bart Crezee
School of Geography, Leeds
Spatial distribution, carbon stocks and diversity of tropical African peatlands
Partner: Wildlife Conservation Society (CASE)
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Dorothy Drayton
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Impact of faults on fluid flow in microbial and hydrothermal carbonates
Partner: Badley Geoscience Ltd. (CASE)
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Hugh Graham
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
The evolution of porphyry-epithermal gold systems using trace element mobility and concentration
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Thirze Hermans
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Conservation Agriculture and Climate Resilience in sub-Saharan Africa
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Peter Joyce
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
How will Northern Ecosystems respond to Global Environmental Change?
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Freya Lumb
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Exploration of the melting layer using multiple frequency doppler dual-polarimetric radar techniques
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Leonardo Miele
School of Mathematics, Leeds
Modelling general mechanisms driving evolution in natural populations
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David Orr
School of Biology, Leeds
The ecological genomics of seals in relation to environmental variation and the evolution of lactation strategies
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Ryan Pound
Department of Chemistry, York
Developing a next generation representation of the ocean for atmospheric chemistry transport models
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Rebecca Robertson
School of Biology, Leeds
Biodiversity and green space interventions for health and wellbeing in urban populations
Partner: Better Start Bradford (CASE)
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James Shaw
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Structural controls of orogenic gold in Northern Ireland and implications for orogenic gold genetic models
Partners: GSNI (CASE) and Dalradian Resources (CASE)
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Gareth Stewart
Department of Chemistry, York
Investigating the impact of combustion sources to air pollution in Delhi, India
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James Ward
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Seismic detection of hidden primordial regions in the Earth’s lowermost mantle
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Louise Brown
School of Geography, Leeds
Response of marine benthic ecosystem function to global change
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Luca Cantarello
School of Mathematics, Leeds
Investigating satellite radiance data assimilation at different scales in an idealised convective modelling framework
Partner: Met Office (CASE)
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Joshua Chambers
School of Geography, Leeds
Surface melting of mountain glaciers: the effect of ice surface properties on melt rates
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Martin Daily
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
From clouds to cells: fundamental studies of ice nucleation applied to the atmospheric sciences and cryopreservation
Partner: Asymptote Ltd (CASE)
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Itahisa Gonzalez Alvarez
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Towards an understanding of Earth’s structure – The development of adaptive optics approaches for Seismology
Partner: AWE Blacknest (CASE)
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Joshua Hampton
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Novel Ways to See More: Using Dual-Polarisation Doppler Weather Radar Observations to Improve Our Understanding of Winter Weather
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Iain Johnston
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
The role of flooding on the activation of landslides on UK rail infrastructure
Partner: Network Rail (CASE)
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Andrew Mair
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Signals of the Ice Age in the tropics – new records from the Uruguayan Margin
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Rachael Osguthorpe
School of Geography, Leeds
Upland soil functions under organic grazing systems
Partner: Natural England (CASE)
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Luis Rees-Hughes
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
The buried coast: developing novel geophysical techniques to reconstruct coastal landscapes
Partner: RSK Geophysics (CASE)
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Grace Ronnie
School of Chemistry, Leeds
Flux measurements of formaldehyde and OH reactivity in the atmosphere
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Roxana Stanca
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Evolution of a micro-continent during continental break-up; re-evaluating the Falklands Plateau
Partner: British Geological Survey (CASE)
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William Torgerson
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
The role of diabatic processes during the intensification of tropical cyclones
Partner: Met Office (CASE)
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Rachel Whitty
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Tracking and measuring volcanic plumes using drones
Partner: Icelandic Met Office (CASE)