Palaeoceanography and Palaeoclimate
Palaeoceanography and Palaeoclimate

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Get to know our researchers and their expertise. Explore their research interests, publications and more.

Emeritus Professor Alan Kemp

Research interests

  • Diatom ecology and palaeoecology and the role of diatoms in biogeochmical cycling
  • High resolution records of palaeoclimatic and environmental change, especially from laminated sediments
  • Interannual to decadal scale climate variability
Connect with Alan

Email: aesk@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2788

Dr Alexandra Auderset

Senior Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Alexandra

Email: A.Auderset@soton.ac.uk

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Mr Alfred Wilson

Research interests

  • The Green Sahara Problem
  • North African monsoon palaeoclimate
  • Biogeochemistry of the Palaeo-Mediterranean
Connect with Alfred

Email: ajw1g19@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Alison Cribb

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Evolution of marine ecosystem engineering
  • Response of ecosystem engineers to climate-related stress
  • Marine ecosystem recovery after mass extinctions
Connect with Alison

Email: A.T.Cribb@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 7761320708

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Dr Anya Crocker

Research Fellow in Palaeoclimatology

Research interests

  • Hydroclimate variability in North Africa and the Middle East through the Neogene.Millennial and orbital-scale variability in ocean circulation.Using radiogenic isotopes to fingerprint dust from source to sink.Exploring climatic influences on evolutionary outcomes of life on land.
Connect with Anya

Email: ajc1g08@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3641

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Dr Chuang Xuan

Associate Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Chuang

Email: C.Xuan@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 6401

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Mr Daniel Howcroft

Research interests

  • Palaeoclimate and geochemistry of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
  • Provenance and transport history of MENA dust.
  • The use of Pb isotopic relationships as a provenance tool.
Connect with Daniel

Email: dch2g19@soton.ac.uk

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Miss Deana Vella

Connect with Deana

Email: dv2g16@soton.ac.uk

Dr Duo Chan

Lecturer in Climate Sciences

Research interests

  • Climate data and statistical climatology
  • Machine learning in climate and environmental studies
  • Climate variability and climate dynamics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Duo

Email: Duo.Chan@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 7480904745

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Mr Fangjingcheng Zhu

Research interests

  • Paleoclimate
  • Paleoceanography 
  • Geochemistry
Connect with Fangjingcheng

Email: F.Zhu@soton.ac.uk

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