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Geochemistry

We examine the tracing of Earth system processes at both low and high temperature using geochemical methods.

We focus on tracing Earth system processes at both low and high temperature using geochemical methods.

We build upon the varied and highly complementary expertise in geochemistry across the Earth and Environmental Sciences to foster new collaborative projects.

Our group also showcases the unique capacity of the School in analytical geochemistry to the rest of the UK community.

Aims

We aim to tackle some of the most important questions in Earth Sciences.

  • How did Earth's continents form?
  • How did the Earth's surface become oxygen-rich?
  • The nature of mantle compositional heterogeneities.
  • Causes and consequences of Earth's changing climate.
  • Tracing ocean circulation through time.
  • Magmatic and eruptive processes.
  • Weathering and the carbon cycle.

Funding

Millet, M. Titanium stable isotope insights into adakite formation. Royal Society, £14,132

Millet, M. NIIICE: Novel Isotope Insights Into Continent Evolution – Titanium isotope insights into juvenile and reworked crust. NERC. Standard Grant, £515,000

Fru, E. Coevolution of life and Arsenic in Precambrian oceans. ERC Starting grant, £292,092 to Cardiff

Lear, C. A revised record of ice volume change through the Neogene and its impact on carbonate reservoirs offshore Kenya. NERC and BG Group, £117,504

Lear, C. Paleoceanographic records from the NW Pacific. NERC£44,397

Lear, C. Pliocene Palaeoclimate off SE Africa. NERC, £70,694

Bailey and Lear, C. Raising public awareness of Ocean Acidification via a pop-up museum, £16,400

Lear, C. Super-warm Early Eocene Temperatures. NERC, £722,067

Buchs, D. and Kerr, A. Early tectonic evolution of the Panama arc and the inter-American seaway. 2016-2017. National Geographic Society's Global Exploration, €19,000

Buchs, D. International Collaboration Seedcorn Fund to collaborate with the Panama Canal Authority. Cardiff University. 2016, £6,710

Buchs, D. Volcano-stratigraphic evolution of the Panama Canal area. Chinese Scholarship Council for Jian Wang’s PhD studies, CSC and Cardiff University. 2016-2020, £80,913

Buchs, D. Stratigraphy of the Panama Canal. Consultancy for the Panama Canal Authority. 2016-2017, USD $98,085

Buchs, D. and Fagereng, A. Precambrian geological evolution of the Isle of Anglesey (Newborough area) and valorisation of Anglesey UNESCO Global Geopark. Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarship 2 (KESS2) for a PhD student. 2017-2020, £52,020

Sosdian, S. Cardiff Incoming Visiting Fellowship Scheme & International Collaboration Seedcorn Fund to collaborate on boron-based proxies in marine carbonates. Cardiff University. 2017, £6,000

Andersen, M., Millet, M., Fru, E. and Maier, W. Rutherford Strategic Partner Fellowships for Dr Carolina Moreto and Wagner da Silva Amaral, £48,000 each

Selected publications

Academic staff

Dr Marc-Alban Millet

Dr Marc-Alban Millet

Reader

Email
milletm@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 5124
Dr Morten Andersen

Dr Morten Andersen

Senior Lecturer

Email
andersenm1@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 4943
Professor Carrie Lear

Professor Carrie Lear

Professor in Earth Science
Director of Research

Email
learc@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 9004
Dr C. Johan Lissenberg

Dr C. Johan Lissenberg

Reader

Email
lissenbergcj@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 4327
Dr Iain McDonald

Dr Iain McDonald

Reader

Email
mcdonaldi1@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 4295
Professor Stephen Barker

Professor Stephen Barker

Professor in Earth Science

Email
barkers3@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 4328
Dr David Buchs

Dr David Buchs

Senior Lecturer

Email
buchsd@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 5313
Dr Sindia Sosdian

Dr Sindia Sosdian

Senior Lecturer

Email
sosdians@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 4330
Dr Ernest Chi Fru

Dr Ernest Chi Fru

Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences

Email
chifrue@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44(0)29 2087 0058
Professor Andrew C Kerr

Professor Andrew C Kerr

Director of Learning and Teaching
Professor of Petrology

Email
kerra@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 4578

Postgraduate students

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Ellie Pryor

Research student

Email
pryore1@cardiff.ac.uk

Associated staff

Professor Chris MacLeod

Professor Chris MacLeod

Professor

Email
macleod@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 4332
Professor Ian Hall

Professor Ian Hall

Research Professor

Email
hall@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 5612 / +44 (0)29 2087 6689
Dr Duncan Muir

Dr Duncan Muir

Senior Electron Microbeam Specialist

Email
muird1@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 5059
Dr Sandra Nederbragt

Dr Sandra Nederbragt

Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometer Specialist

Email
nederbragta@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 6665