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The Earth Sciences department is a vibrant, intellectual community of staff, affiliated researchers and students.

The Earth Sciences department is a vibrant, intellectual community of staff, affiliated researchers and students. We have a diverse and international faculty engaged in broad spectrum of research, we promote excellence and strive to inspire through challenging teaching.

Key Contacts:

Name

Phone

Email

Head of DepartmentProf. Paul Upchurch020 3108 6358p.upchurch@ucl.ac.uk
Undergraduate Admissions TutorProf John Brodholt020 3108 6361j.brodholt@ucl.ac.uk
Undergraduate TutorDr  Teh-Ru Alex Song020 3108 6392alex.song@ucl.ac.uk
Graduate Tutor

Dr Phil Mannion
Prof Graham Shields

020 3108 8208es-graduate-tutor@ucl.ac.uk
Director of MSc GeoscienceDr Dominc Papineau020 7679 3404d.papineau@ucl.ac.uk
Director of MSc Geophysical Hazards Prof Christopher Kilburn020 3108 6359c.kilburn@ucl.ac.uk
Study Abroad Tutor, MSci TutorProf Ian Wood020 3108 6334ian.wood@ucl.ac.uk
Affiliate Student Tutor,
IT, Digital & E-Learning Resources Manager
Danuta Kaminski020 3108 6355d.kaminski@ucl.ac.uk
Chair of the Teaching CommitteeProf. Lidunka Vocadlo020 3108 6332l.vocadlo@ucl.ac.uk
Chair of the Syllabus CommitteeProf Ana Ferreira020 3108 6367a.ferreira@ucl.ac.uk
Chair of the Examinations CommitteeProf Nicolas Brantut020 3108 6384n.brantut@ucl.ac.uk
Chair of Space CommitteeDr Michel Tsamados 020 3108 6319m.tsamados@ucl.ac.uk
Fieldwork Co-ordinator and Field Safety OfficerProf Tom Mitchell020 3108 6348tom.mitchell@ucl.ac.uk
Departmental ManagerLeisa Clemente020 3108 6338l.clemente@ucl.ac.uk
Financial AdministratorCeline Ahmed020 3108 6336celine.ahmed@ucl.ac.uk
Senior Teaching and Learning AdministratorSusie Rizvi020 3108 6339d.rizvi@ucl.ac.uk
Careers CoordinatorProf Paul Bown020 3108 6360p.bown@ucl.ac.uk
Inclusion LeadDr Maxim Ballmer020 3108 6830m.ballmer@ucl.ac.uk
MAPS Enterprise Representative Dr Katie McFall020 3108 4333k.mcfall@ucl.ac.uk
Wellbeing ChampionDr Liz Gaunt e.gaunt@ucl.ac.uk
Head of Laboratories, Departmental Estates Manager,
Departmental Safety Officer
John Bowles020 3108 6316j.bowles@ucl.ac.uk
Academic

Name

Phone

Email

Area

Dr Byron Adams emailTectonic Geomorphology
Prof Dario Alfè56352emailCondensed Matter Physics / Mineral Physics
Dr Maxim Ballmer56830emailGeodynamics
Prof Paul Bown56360emailMicropalaeontology 
Prof Nicolas Brantut56384emailRock Physics
Prof John Brodholt56361emailGeophysics and Mineral Physics
Dr Frances J. Cooper emailTectonics
Prof David Dobson56335emailDeep Earth
Prof Ana Ferreira56367emailSeismology 
Dr Matthew Fox56339emailGeomorphology, Thermochronometry
Dr Peter Irvine59872emailClimate Change & Solar Geoengineering
Prof Christopher  Kilburn56325emailVolcanology and Geophysical Hazards
Dr Susan Little56575emailIsotope Geochemistry
Dr Katie McFall54333emailEconomic Geology
Dr Philip Mannion58208emailPalaeobiology
Prof John McArthur56362emailLow Temperature Geochemistry
Prof Tom Mitchell56348emailEarthquake Geology and Rock Physics
Dr Emma Nicholson (Liu)77144emailVolcanology
Dr Dominic Papineau33404emailGeochemistry and Astrobiology
Dr Luke Parry emailInvertebrate Palaeontology
Dr Philip Pogge Von Strandmann emailIsotope Geochemistry
Prof Chris Rapley56320emailClimate Science
Prof Graham Shields56364emailSedimentary Geochemistry / Early Earth Studies
Dr Alex Song56370emailSeismology
Prof Julienne Stroeve56330 emailPolar Observation & Modelling
Dr Brian Thomas emailHydrogeology
Dr Andrew Thomson57952emailExperimental Petrology and Geochemistry
Dr Michel Tsamados56319emailPolar Observation & Modelling / Rheology 
Prof Paul Upchurch56358emailPalaeobiology
Prof Pieter Vermeesch56369emailGeochronology 
Prof Lidunka Vočadlo56332emailMineral Physics
Prof Bridget Wade56359emailMicropalaeontology 
Dr David Wilson78561emailIsotope Geochemistry & Climate
Prof Ian Wood56334emailCrystallography
Research & Lecturer (Teaching)

Name

Phone

Email

Position

Area

Dr Alex Clarke emailLecturer (Teaching)Fieldwork 
Dr Anna Joy Drury56382emailMarie Curie Research FellowPalaeoceanography, Geochemistry
Dr Liz Gaunt56382email NERC Research Fellow Volcanology
Dr Alexander Steele emailLecturer (Teaching)Volcanology and Natural Hazards
Dr David Wilson emailNERC Research Fellow Isotope Geochemistry & Climate
     
Research Staff

Name

Phone

Email

Area

 
Dr Yasmine Al-Hamdani emailMineral Physics 
Dr Sudeshna Basu-Gupta emailShale Gas Geochemistry 
Dr Sean Chen emailGeochemistry 
Dr Antonio Manjón-Cabeza Córdoba emailGeodynamics 
Dr Chris Dean email Palaeontology 
Dr Jac van Driel  Mineral Physics 
Dr Ado Farsi email Rock Physics 
Dr Sebastian Groh emailVertebrate Palaeontology 
Dr. Zixiao Guo emailBiogeology and Geochemistry 
Dr James Hansford emailPalaeobiology 
Dr Stephen Hicks emailSeismology 
Dr Rong Huang emailRock Physics 
Dr David King emailMicropalaeontology 
Dr Alex Krause56349emailGeochemistry 
Dr Dong Liu emailRock Physics 
Dr Kris De Meyer emailClimate Action Unit 
Dr Tom Newman emailPolar Observation & Modelling 
Dr Monica Pozzo56313emailCondensed Matter Physics 
Dr Tongzhang Qu emailRock Physics 
Dr Andrew Ridout emailRemote Sensing - Sea Ice 
Dr Maria Tsekhmistrenko emailSeismology  
Dr Ashley Stanton-Yonge emailStructural Geology & Rock Physics 
Dr William Sturgeon emailSeismology  
Dr Gaelle Veyssiere emailPolar Observation & Modelling 
Dr Rosemary Willatt emailPolar Observation & Modelling 
Dr Jesse R. Zondervan   emailEarth Surface Processes  
Dr Ying Zhou56349email Geochemistry 
Professional Services Staff

Name

Phone

Email

Role

Jen Amery56337emailFinancial Administrator
Lillian Anyadi emailTeaching and Learning Support
Celine Ahmed56336emailSenior Departmental/Research Finance Manager
Tim Band emailSenior Research Software Engineer
John Bowles56316 emailHead of Laboratories, Engineering Design & Mechanical Instrumentation & Development
Leisa Clemente56338emailDepartmental Manager
Jim Davy56376 / 56379emailMicropalaeontology & S.E.M
Dr Amy Edgington emailOutreach & Impact
Neil Hughes56317emailMechanical Design Engineer
Danuta Kaminski56355emailAffiliate Student Tutor, IT, Digital & E- Learning Resources Manager
Charlotte Lee emailStudent Support.
Dr Paul Minton emailResearch Technician in Micropalaeontology
Alan Muir56322email IT Systems Manager & Software Engineer
Susie Rizvi56339emailSenior Teaching and Learning Administrator
Dr Freya Roberts56337emailProject Manger, Climate Action Unit
Ernest Samuel56318emailInstrumentation and Electronics
Gary Tarbuck56375emailGeochemistry
 
Affiliate & Emeritus

Name

Email

Position

Prof Tim AtkinsonemailEmeritus Professor 
Dr Geoff Baronemail Honorary appointment  - teaching support
Prof Willy Burgess Emeritus Professor : Hydrogeology
Prof Jonathan CraigemailHonorary Professor
Prof Paul HendersonemailHonorary Professor
Prof Julian Hunt Emeritus Professor of Climate Modelling
Prof Anthony HurfordemailEmeritus Professor of Geology
Prof Adrian P. Jones Emeritus Professor: Igneous Petrology
Dr John JonesemailEmeritus Reader; Honorary Senior Research Associate
Prof Michael KaminskiemailEmeritus Reader; Honorary Senior Research Associate
Dr Wendy KirkemailEmeritus
Dr Robbie Mallett (personal page)emailHonorary Research Associate
Prof Phillip MeredithemailEmeritus Professor in Rock & Ice Physics
Prof Dan Osbornemail Human Ecology 
Prof Kevin PickeringemailEmeritus Professor in Sedimentology & Stratigraphy
Prof Peter RawsonemailEmeritus Professor in Geology
Dr Harvey Rodda Honorary Senior Lecturer
Dr Indrani RoyemailHonorary Associate Professor
Dr David TappinemailVisiting Professor
Dr Bindra ThusuemailSenior Research Fellow
Prof Juergen ThurowemailEmeritus Professor  Palaeoceanography & Sedimentology
Dr Shahab VarkouhiemailHonorary Research Associate
Prof Duncan Wingham  email     Honorary Professor
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