Research

Research Associate Cardiff University

I am currently working on the NERC funded grant, Mantle Circulation Constrained, lead by Huw Davies at Cardiff University. My role involes code development on TERRA (a 3D mantle convection code), developing post-processing tools, and running mantle circulation models constrained by plate reconstructions. As part of the project I am collaborating with researchers from a range of disciplines to constrain the simulations with seismic tomography, seismic anisotropy, dynamic topography, geochemistry and core observations. We have developed a Python package, terratools to make post-processing and visulaisation of model results more accessible.

PhD

I studied as a PhD student at Cardiff University from 2016-2020 on the NERC funded Deep Volatiles project. My research involded reconicling long-standing geochemical observations in 3D numerical geodynamic models. Specific geochemical constraints considered are:

• The Pb pseudo-isochron age of oceanic basalts
• He and Ar composition of oceanic basalts
• Present day ³He degassing rate
• Atmospheric ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar

My thesis is titled ‘Advances in using three-dimensional mantle convection models to address global geochemical cycles’ and is availble here.