Prof Ian Wood

Crystallography, X-ray & Neutron Powder Diffraction, High Pressure & High/Low Temperature Diffraction Experiments, Planetary Ices

Professor of Crystallography

Appointment:	Room:
Professor of Crystallography	Kathleen Lonsdale, G14
Courses Taught:
GEOL0026 Earth and Planetary Materials
GEOL0072 Independent MSci Project

Research Group(s):
Crystallography and Mineral Physics

Email Address:	Telephone Number:
ian.wood@ucl.ac.uk	020 3108 6334 (56334)

Research Summary

Crystallography
X-ray and Neutron Powder Diffraction
High Pressure and High/Low Temperature Diffraction Experiments
Core- and mantle-forming phases
Planetary Ices

Case Study: Rocks in the outer solar system: Normal and Anomalous Properties of Water Ice

Water ice is one of the abundant minerals in the universe. The only form of ice that that we encounter naturally on Earth is that which is called ice Ih. However, by changing the conditions of pressure and temperature, the atoms in the ice can be made to rearrange, and – as of 2021 – 19 different crystalline ice structures are now known; several of these high-pressure ices are thought to occur in the icy bodies of the outer solar system. Continue reading the full case study.