Dr Rex Taylor BSc (Hons), PhD
Associate Professor in Geochemistry and Volcanology
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Rex Taylor is a volcanic geochemist within the School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton at the University of Southampton.
He is actively researching the chemical and isotopic changes in volcanoes and volcanic systems in a range of different tectonic settings: mantle plumes, island arcs and mid-ocean ridges. In particular, his research uses high-resolution studies of Pb isotopes to investigate the evolution of magmas and the causes of catastrophic volcanic eruptions. Research has taken him on fieldwork and research cruises across the globe – and in May 2019 to dive in a submersible to a depth of 5700m in the Philippine Sea to explore the earliest volcanoes of the Western Pacific.
During the last 20 years he has developed undergraduate and postgraduate courses in geology and environmental geoscience, educating students in volcanology, igneous systems and analytical geochemistry. Rex has also designed and created a Virtual Fieldwork portal that provides a visualisation of field localities on a range of scales: from satellite image, through field exposure, to microscopic view.
Career History
Associate Professor - University of Southampton (2007)
Principal Research Fellow - University of Southampton (1997)
NERC Research Fellow - Royal Holloway University of London (1994)
Research Fellow - University of Southampton (1987)
PhD Geochemistry - University of Southampton (1987)
BSc (Hons) Geology - University of Leicester (1983)
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) University of Leicester
PhD University of Southampton