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NERC-funded PhD studentships: Department of Earth Science and Engineering

NERC-funded PhD studentships: Department of Earth Science and Engineering

The Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet (SSCP) Doctoral Training Partnership integrates six host partners and several business and policy sector partners, to offer an exciting programme that trains and inspires the next generation of environmental experts and leaders to address some of the toughest challenges of our time. The SSCP DTP is funded by the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) and is based at the Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London.

Projects for an October 2024 start are listed below. Some projects listed are led by a core partner and co-supervised by an Imperial supervisor - these are listed both under the department as well as the core partner and are marked with an asterisk*. For a full list of these and other projects, further details on the studentships, information on eligibility and instructions on how to apply, go to: www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/education/science-and-solutions-for-a-changing-planet-dtp/studentship-opportunities/

For project-related queries, contact individual supervisors. For general enquiries about the SSCP DTP, contact Christiane Morgan, Doctoral Training Coordinator.

Closing date for applications Monday 8 January 2024, midday (12pm GMT).

List of supervisors and projects in Earth Science and Engineering in 2024

Project Title Lead Supervisor
Structure and tsunamigenic potential of the Lesser Antilles fore-arc Prof Jenny Collier
Exploring origin and composition of the lowermost mantle structures with machine learning methods and seismology Dr Doyeon Kim
Monitoring Global Groundwater Change Using Seismic Methods Dr Doyeon Kim
Geological and geophysical investigation of the environmental evolution of the southern North Sea for offshore wind applications Dr Rebecca Bell
Cadmium Enrichment in Cocoa Beans – A Stable Isotope Investigation of Cd Sources and Mitigation Strategies Prof Mark Rehkämper
Understanding modern biogeochemical cycles in the context of the international GEOTRACES project – Lead, zinc, cadmium and neodymium isotopes Prof Mark Rehkämper
Sources and climate impacts of Indian Ocean aerosols – constraints from trace metal concentrations and isotope compositions Prof Mark Rehkämper
The transition metal isotope signatures of metalloproteins Dr Rebekah Moore
Machine learning for subsurface multiphase flow in the energy transition Dr Gege Wen
An evaluation of the feasibility of the global scaleup of CO2 storage for climate change mitigation Dr Sam Krevor
Artificial Intelligence and geoelectrical imaging – can AI replace conventional resistivity inversion? Prof Christopher Pain
Hot rocks in cold places: Quantifying mantle dynamic impacts on Antarctic Ice Sheet evolution Dr Fred Richards
Reconstructing erosion and sediment supply from the continents: palaeo-topography, climate models and palaeo-hydrology Dr Alexander Whittaker
Landscape, seismic hazard and fault growth: Normal faulting in the Gulf of Evia and Apennines compared Dr Alexander Whittaker
Using Advanced Multi-Scale Numerics and Machine Learning to Assess Coastal Flood Risk Prof Matthew Piggott
Teleseismic full-waveform imaging of active volcanoes with massive arrays of seismic nodes Dr Michele Paulatto
Megathrust Earthquake Hazards and Coastal Erosion of the Cascadia Subduction Zone (Pacific Northwest, USA) Dr Dylan Rood
Advanced imaging techniques to enhance energy efficiency in the processing of critical raw materials Dr Pablo Brito-Parada
The role of aquifer hydrodynamics on CO2 storage: quantifying impact on fresh water resources Prof Ann Muggeridge
Crust and mantle seismic structure of the East African rift system: implications for magmatism, seismic hazard, and geothermal energy potential Dr Ian Bastow
Deciphering the influence of mantle dynamics on Cenozoic records of sea-level change Dr Fred Richards
Mapping the Mantle Zoo: Integrating geodynamics, seismology and mineral physics to characterize Earth’s internal chemical reservoirs Dr Fred Richards
Assessing the sustainability of lithium brine extraction in high Andean salars Dr Andrew Hughes (British Geological Survey)/ Prof Adrian Butler*
Reconstructing vertebrate faunal dynamics in Central Asia through the last mass extinction Prof Anjali Goswami (Natural History Museum)/ Dr Mark Sutton*
Detrital mineral records of magmatism and fertility in porphyry copper districts Prof Jamie Wilkinson (Natural History Museum and Department of Earth Science and Engineering)*
Developing a chemical audit approach for characterisation of mine site material: implications for magmatic and hydrothermal transport, critical element recovery, environmental impacts and waste repurposing Prof Jamie Wilkinson (Natural History Museum)/ Dr Pablo Brito-Parada*