Palaeoceanography and Palaeoclimate

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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…
  • Interannual to decadal scale climate variability
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Dr Alexandra Auderset

Senior Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mr Alfred Wilson

Research interests

  • The Green Sahara Problem
  • North African monsoon palaeoclimate
  • Biogeochemistry of the Palaeo-Mediterranean
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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
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Dr Chuang Xuan

Associate Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

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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.
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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

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Mr Fangjingcheng Zhu

Research interests

  • Paleoclimate
  • Paleoceanography 
  • Geochemistry
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