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I am a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow (2020-2028) and Principal Research Fellow in the School of Ocean and Earth Science. I lead the Organic Geochemistry laboratory and - since 2026 - had served as Head of the Geochemistry Research Group.
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Over the last 150 years, global temperatures have risen by ~1°C. The magnitude of future warming will depend upon: (i) how much carbon dioxide (CO2) we emit and (ii) the sensitivity of the climate system to these emissions. To better constrain future climate predictions, I examine intervals in the geological past (“palaeoclimates”) during which greenhouse gas levels were similar to those predicted under future scenarios. By developing and applying new techniques to reconstruct key features of Earth’s past climate, I provide unique insights into how the Earth system will respond in the future.
My current research largely focuses on rock organic carbon oxidation. This process may contribute additional CO2 to the atmosphere and prolong global warming. However, the lack of empirical data from past warm climates means that our knowledge of how this feedback operates during future warm climates a major gap in our understanding. I am currently leading multiple projects via NERC and the Royal Society to develop and apply new tools to quantify this process in the geological past.
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Biography
Dr Gordon Inglis is a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow and Principal Research Fellow within Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton at the University of Southampton.
2026-ongoing: Head of the Geochemistry Research Group
2025: Policy Assosciate in the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
2023-ongoing: Principal Research Fellow, School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
2020-2028: Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow and Proleptic Lecturer, School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
2019-2020: Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
2015-2018: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Bristol
2011-2015: PhD, Organic Geochemistry, University of Bristol
2007-2011: BSc (Hons), Earth Science, University of Glasgow
Prizes
- Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (2020)
- Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences (FELS) Dean’s Award for Research (2020)
- 2023 Pieter Schenk Award (2023)
- Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (2020)
- Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences (FELS) Dean’s Award for Research (2020)
- 2023 Pieter Schenk Award (2023)
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