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Professor Gavin Foster BSc, PhD

Professor of Isotope Geochemistry

Professor Gavin Foster is Professor of Isotope Geochemistry within Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton at the University of Southampton.

BSc Geology, University of Leicester (1996)

PhD Isotope Geochemistry, Open University (2000)

NERC PDRA, Department of Geology, University of Leicester (2000-2003)

NERC PDRA, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol (2003)

NERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol (2003-2006)

NERC Advanced Research Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol (2006-2009)

NERC Advanced Research Fellow, School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton (2009-2011)

Lecturer Ocean and Earth Science (2011-2012)

Flint Visiting Lecturer, Geology and Geophysics, Yale University (2013)

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Specialism: Isotope Geochemistry and Palaeoceanography

My research is primarily concerned with using novel isotopic techniques to better understand the impact of anthropogenic climate and environment change on the Earth System. Much of my research efforts are currently focused on using boron isotopes in the calcareous shells of foraminifera and in the skeletons of tropical and deep sea corals to reconstruct the state of the oceanic carbonate system on a variety of timescales in the past. I am also interested in the impacts of climate change on calcification in corals and foraminifera and in using isotopes and geochemistry to trace the sources of anthropogenic air pollution.

For more information see my personal webpage – www.thefosterlab.org

Research project(s)

PISTON: Does Developmental Plasticity Influence Speciation?

From microns to reefs: mechanistic insights into coral biomineralisation and the fate of coral reefs

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Conference

Johnston, S., Basford, P. J., Bulot, F., Easton, N. H. C., Foster, G., Loxham, M., Apetroaie-Cristea, M., Morris, A., & Cox, S. (2019). Testing Smart City environmental monitoring technology using small scale temporary cities. In IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WF-IoT.2019.8767274

Letter/Editorial

Evans, D., Badger, M. P. S., Foster, G. L., Henehan, M. J., Lear, C. H., & Zachos, J. C. (2018). No substantial long-term bias in the Cenozoic benthic foraminifera oxygen-isotope record. Nature Communications, 9(1), 1-3. [2875]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05303-4

Review

Hollis, C. J., Dunkley Jones, T., Anagnostou, E., Bijl, P. K., Cramwinckel, M. J., Cui, Y., Dickens, G. R., Edgar, K. M., Eley, Y., Evans, D., Foster, G. L., Frieling, J., Inglis, G. N., Kennedy, E. M., Kozdon, R., Lauretano, V., Lear, C. H., Littler, K., Lourens, L., ... Lunt, D. J. (2019). The DeepMIP contribution to PMIP4: methodologies for selection, compilation and analysis of latest Paleocene and early Eocene climate proxy data, incorporating version 0.1 of the DeepMIP database. Geoscientific Model Development, 12(7), 3149-3206. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-3149-2019

SOES3053 - Understanding Coral Reefs

SOES3006 - The Evolving Earth

SOES6047 - Global Climate Cycles

Professor Gavin Foster
Ocean and Earth Science
National Oceanography Centre Southampton
University of Southampton Waterfront Campus
European Way
Southampton SO14 3ZH
UK

Room Number NNN: NOCS/186/10

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