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Abdulkadir AbdulkadiremailMagmatic evolution and rare earth element enrichment of the Loch Borralan carbonatite complex in Northwest Highlands, Scotland: An integrated mineralogical, geochemical and isotopic study .Prof Hilary Downes, Dr Sudeshna Basu-Gupta & Dr Andy Beard 
Ry Affleck email Prof Lidunka Vočadlo 
Alex AustinemailCeramic property variation as a function of water corrosion at interfacesKatharina Marquardt (ICL),  Prof David Dobson & Dr Andy ThomsonCDT in Advanced Characterisation of Materials
Nicholas BackhouseemailLab based seismic velocity measurements of antigorite and phase A at upper mantle conditions.Dr Andy Thomson, Craig Wilson (AWE)  & Prof John Brodholt  Impact Studentship 
Alessia BarbieriemailIdentifying controls on the thickness and geometallurgy of the Flatreef PGE deposit, Turfspruit farm, Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa.Dr Katie McFall, Prof Richard Herrington (NHM), Dr Andrew Thomson, Prof Iain McDonald (Cardiff). NERC - DTP
Samantha BeestonemailThe evolution and role of pneumaticity in the development of gigantism in sauropod dinosaurs.Prof Phil Mannion, Prof Paul UpchurchUCL Research Excellence Scholarship
Shambhu Bhandari SharmaemailAccurate prediction of the melting curves of alloys with quantum molecular dynamics.Prof Dario AlfeAWE-EPSRC
Ewan BodenhamemailPhylogenetic Relationships and Ecomorphological Diversification of Early Crocodylomorphs.Prof Phil Mannion, Prof Paul Upchurch, Susannah Maidment (NHM)NERC - DTP
Jasmin BoweremailPaleostress and fluid flow during porphyry copper formation in the western USA.Dr Katie McFall & Dr Francis CooperNERC - TARGET 
Katie BrownemailTesting the interactions between chemical weathering and glaciation cycles using novel isotope tracers.Dr David Wilson & Dr Heather Ford (QMUL)NERC - DTP
Paul BurkeemailUsing computed tomography to investigate gavialoid neuroanatomy to aid crocodylian phylogeny.Prof Phil Mannion & Dr Ryan FeliceSelf-funded
Weibin ChenemailIntegrated Approach to Summer Sea Ice Analysis and Uncertainty Estimation through AI and Advanced Statistical Techniques.Dr M. Tsamados, Prof J. Stroeve, Dr R. Willatt, Prof M. DeisenrothESA funding/Self-funding
Lauren CoxemailUnderstanding melt distribution beneath volcanoes using experimental and seismic techniques.Dr James Hammond, Prof David Dobson & Dr Andy ThomsonNERC - DTP
Alistair DuffeyemailCould high latitude geoengineering refreeze the arctic?Dr Peter Irvine, Prof Jullienne Stroeve & Dr Michel TsamadosNERC - DTP
Matteo DesiderioemailThe Seismic Signals of the Heterogeneous Earth Mantle.Dr Maxim Ballmer & Prof Ana FerreiraNERC - DTP
Yifan DuemailChemical Weathering Response of New Guinea to Orbital Scale Climate Variability.Prof Peter CliftRoyal Society
Lennart Grimm emailSignals of landscape transience in detrital cosmogenic nuclides.Dr Byron AdamsRoyal Society 
Zixiao GuoemailTracing anthropogenic aerosol emissions by Zn and Pb isotopes in south-east England.Dr Susan Littleself - funded
Joel HeathemailThe role of tectonics and environment on the distribution of dinosaur diversity.Prof Phil Mannion & Prof Paul UpchurchNERC - DTP
Yue He (Maisie) emailThe prospect of carbon capture, utilisation and storage in China to reduce CO2 emissions:
Environmental impacts and related risks.
Dr Sudeshna Basu-Gupta & Prof Dominic Papineauself - funded
Katrina HarrisemailHigh Resolution Surface Wave Tomography beneath the Macaronesian Archipelagos.Prof Ana FerreiraERC
Zarina HewettemailNorth Atlantic circulation during past abrupt climate events in the Holocene.Prof. David Thornalley (Geography) and Dr David WilsonNERC - DTP
Ashraf KhanemailtbcDr Susan Little & Dr Daniel Schillereff (KCL) NERC - DTP
Mohamed IsmailemailThe initial condition for the long-term evolution of terrestrial planets.Dr Maxim Ballmer & Dr Andy ThomsonSelf-funded
Sarah Jamison-ToddemailThe influence of large vertebrate nekton falls on marine biodiversity and evolution.Prof Paul Upchurch & Prof Phil Mannionself-funded
Jocelyn Japnanto email Prof Ana FerreiraEPSRC
Thomas JohnsonemailFusion of CryoSat-2, ICESat-2, and MISR remote sensing data for sea ice surface characterisation.Dr Michel Tsamados, Prof Julienne Stroeve & Prof Jan-Peter Muller 
Shumin LiuemailThe external and internal anatomy of the Middle Jurassic Chinese diplodocoid Lingwulong shenqi and its implications for the palaeobiology and palaeoecology of sauropod dinosaursProf Phil MannionProf Paul Upchurch & Prof Xing Xu (IVPP, China)China Council - UCL Scholarship
Sachin LockemailIntegrating past archives of insular crocodylians into diversity baselines and future projections.Prof Phil Mannion & Dr Selina Brace (NHM). NERC - DTP
Jack LovegroweemailEarly evolutionary history of Dinosauria.Dr Paul Barrett and Prof Paul UpchurchNERC - DTP
Keyu LuemailThe importance of micronutrient cycling in glaciated environments for the global carbon cycle – a case study from GreenlandDr Susan Little & Dr David Wilson Prof Tina van de Flierdt (Imperial College)China Council - UCL Scholarship
Ziqi Ma (Maggie)emailNew Insights into Global Plume Buoyancy and Heat Fluxes from Numerical Models of Plume-Lithosphere Interaction.Dr Maxim Ballmer 
Robert ManserghemailDinosaur Biogeography and the Implications of Fossil Record Bias.Prof. Paul Upchurch & Dr. Susannah Maidment (Natural History Museum).NERC - DTP
Becky McGanity-SmithemailReconstructing and Modelling Climate Weathering Interactions in East Australia.Prof Peter Clift Royal Society
Cassius Morrison emailThe palaeoneurology and palaeoecology of British theropod dinosaurs: behavioural and phylogenetic implications.Prof Phil Mannion & Paul Barrett  (NHM)Self-funded
Robyn Mottram email Investigating multiscale characterisation of porosity and permeability of Hellisheiði CO2 reservoir, Iceland to quantify storage capacity.Prof  Tom Mitchell & Dr Robin Armstrong (NHM)NERC - DTP
Wasim MustafaemailImplications of variable initial water content for mobilising magmatic metals in arc volcanoes.Dr Emma Nicholson & Chiara Petrone, NHMNERC - DTP
Connor NelsonemailInvestigating the Arctic sea ice snowpack and modelling its interaction with microwave radiation.Prof Julienne Stroeve & Dr Michel TsamadosNERC - DTP
Cecily NichollemailThe Evolution and Biogeographic History of Notosuchian Crocodylomorphs.Prof Philip MannionRoyal Society
Bethany PittardemailUsing past archives to constrain baselines in avian biodiversity.Prof Philip Mannion and Dr Ryan Felice Royal Society
Billy RayneremailX-ray tomography of geological materials at extreme conditions.Dr Andrew Thomson & Prof John BrodholtImpact:  AWE/UCL
Amara ReedemailReconstructing Plio-Pleistocene mammal migrations in east and southern Africa.Dr Phil Hopley & Dr David WilsonNERC - DTP
Abigail Robinsonemail  Machine Learning for Real Time Volcano Seismic Monitoring.Prof James Hammond  (Birkbeck) & Dr Alexander  SteeleNERC - DTP
Elias RugenemailUnderstanding Earth’s carbon cycle through the ProterozoicProf Graham Shields  Dr Susan Little & Imran Rahman, NHMNERC - DTP
Alex Saoulisemail Prof Ana FerreiraSTFC Data intensive science
Perth SethapanichsakulemailAn Investigation of the Taxonomy, Evolutionary Relationships, and Biogeography of Southeast Asian Sauropod Dinosaurs.Prof Paul Upchurch & Prof Phil Mannion Self-funded
Isaac TaschimowitzemailInvestigating the Density of a Chondritic Melt Under High Pressure, and Implications for Earth FormationProf John Brodholt, Paul Scofield (NHM) & Dr Andy ThomsonNERC - DTP
Maria-Jose Vera Gonzalez
 
email Multiscale characterisation of seismic scattering, diffraction and anisotropy in the lithosphere/asthenosphere system.Dr Alex Song CONICYT Becas-Chile
Li WangemailTemporal variations of magma movement beneath Axial Seamount.Dr Alex Song China Scholarship Council
Zhiquan Yin emailStable Isotope Records of Neoproterozoic Cap Carbonates and the Reconstruction of Post-Glacial Environments.Prof Graham ShieldsChina Scholarship Council
Lin Yuan emailInvestigating the history of Neoproterozoic ocean redox states: Implications for early animal evolution.Prof Graham ShieldsChina Council -UCL
Elena ZahariaemailExploring Tectonic Regimes on Diverse Rocky Exoplanets: Effects of Planet Mass and Magmatism.

Dr Maxim BallmerProf Lidunka Vočadlo

STFC (Science and Technology Facilities Council) – UKRI.
Alexander ZarebskiemailInvestigating the Role of Basal Magma Oceans in the Formation of Exoplanetary Magnetic FieldsDr Maxim BallmerSelf-Funded
Handan Zhang emailMapping Core-mantle boundary anisotropy with core-reflected P waves.Dr Alex Song 
Yu ZhangemailThe potential influence of marine sulphate deposition on long-term climate.Prof Graham ShieldsUCL Overseas Research Scholarship & UCL Graduate Research Scholarship.