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Department of Earth Sciences
Undergraduate Studies
Department of Earth Sciences 1
Royal Holloway is widely recognised on the world As a cosmopolitan community, with students stage as one of the UK’s leading teaching and from 130 countries, we focus on the support and research universities. One of the larger colleges of development of the individual. Our friendly and safe the University of London, we are strong across the campus, west of central London, provides a unique sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. We environment for university study. We have been were ranked 12th in the UK (102nd in the world) by the voted as one of the 16 most beautiful universities in Times Higher Education World University Rankings the world (Daily Telegraph). 2014, which described us as ‘truly world class’. 2 Department of Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences
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The Department of Earth Sciences
Why study Earth Sciences? 4
at Royal Holloway is internationally
recognised for its teaching and Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway 5
research, offering an ideal environment
for students to engage with all areas of Admissions and entry requirements 6
this fascinating subject. Degree programmes 7
Staff are leading authorities in their Degree structure 8
field and, together with state-of-the-
art facilities, we provide students with Teaching and assessment 10
every opportunity to succeed in their
Other information 12
chosen career.
Your future career 14
Our research 16
Academic staff 17
Contact details
Head of Department
Professor Peter Burgess
peter.burgess@es.rhul.ac.uk
General enquiries
Julie Brown
j.brown@es.rhul.ac.uk
Admissions enquiries
admissions@es.rhul.ac.uk
Department of Earth Sciences
T: +44 (0)1784 443581
F: +44 (0)1784 471780
more information
This brochure is designed to complement
Royal Holloway’s Undergraduate Prospectus
and information on the department’s website at
royalholloway.ac.uk/earthsciences
It is also available as a PDF at
royalholloway.ac.uk/studyhere
Department of Earth Sciences 3
Why study Earth Sciences? The Earth Sciences bring together aspects of physics, chemistry biology, geography, and mathematics to understand the planet we live on, how it came into being and how it may change in the future. Earth Science serves society by providing us with the understanding necessary to locate and utilise natural resources responsibly and sustainably. The principles of Earth Sciences are not only vital to understand our own environment but provide the starting points from which we can go on to explore the origin and evolution of other planets. In an ever-evolving Earth, understanding the history of all earth materials has never been more important. Knowledge is an integral part of being human, and to understand all that surrounds us is exciting. 4 Department of Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway
Welcome • I nternational reputation: the Department of Earth Sciences
at Royal Holloway is internationally-renowned for the quality
Studying Earth Sciences is a fascinating and effective way to equip of its teaching and research activities. In the latest Research
yourself for a wide variety of careers, both inside and outside the Assessment Exercise we were ranked joint 6th in the UK with 70
subject area. percent of our research rated as world-leading or internationally
Coming to Royal Holloway to study will see you working in an excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour. The
intellectually challenging setting, but one that is also extremely Department provides a stimulating and supportive environment
friendly and supportive. Here, you will work closely every day with for students and was ranked 2nd in the UK in the most recent
leading experts in geoscience research. You will also be taught at National Student Survey with an ‘Overall Student Satisfaction’
a number of exciting and stimulating field sites in the UK, Europe rating of 99 percent.
or beyond. Add to this the atmosphere at Royal Holloway, with • C
ompelling courses: our curriculum is underpinned by our
its well-equipped campus in peaceful surroundings close to the cutting-edge research, helping students to keep in touch with
global city of London, and you have all the ingredients for success the very latest developments. Led by a committed team of
studying Earth Sciences. experts, the exciting degree programmes cater for all interests
across the spectrum of Earth Sciences.
But don’t take my word for it! A visit to the Department of Earth
Sciences will certainly help convince you of this. We look forward • F
ield teaching: Our courses are complemented by a high quality
to meeting you at one of our Open Days held throughout the year. fieldwork programme to help bring the syllabus to life.
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utstanding provision for students: students benefit from our
extensive range of modern facilities, including a 3D visualisation
facility, world-leading laboratories for geochemical analysis,
Professor Peter Burgess sedimentology and palaeontology, and specialist modelling
Head of Department laboratories for recreating earth structures as well as IT and
computer facilities.
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irst-rate career opportunities: students gain a University
of London degree, a qualification recognised the world over.
All of our degrees are also accredited by the Geological Society
towards Chartered Geologist Status and we are one of the few
departments to hold regular networking opportunities with
companies recruiting for geological jobs.
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riendly and welcoming: we offer a vibrant and supportive place
to study. Students have open-door access to all staff and are
allocated a personal adviser to help guide them in their studies.
Department of Earth Sciences 5
Admissions and entry requirements We welcome applications from prospective students who want to Deferred entry study the Earth Sciences in one of the UK’s top departments. Applications from candidates who wish to take a year off between Applicants to the College come from a diverse range of leaving school and entering university are accepted. If we offer you backgrounds and students are admitted on the basis of a place, and you meet the conditions of the offer, your entry into attainment at A-level or equivalent qualifications. the Department the following year is guaranteed. Prospective students are encouraged to visit the Department, Applications are considered on an individual basis. Please talk to members of staff and students and find out more about contact the Admissions Tutor (admissions@es.rhul.ac.uk) studying at Royal Holloway at one of our Open Days (see page 13). for further details. Typical offers • N o previous qualifications in Geology are required, although a science background is encouraged • A 2 Level: normally three subjects, including at least one science from the following list: geology, physics, chemistry, biology, and maths • U sual minimum scores offered – ABB (320 points) for BSc; ABB (320 points) for MSci courses except AAA (360 points) for International MSci Mature applicants and alternative qualifications Applicants only taking two subjects at A2 Level or who are taking other qualifications (i.e., GNVQ Science, BTEC, International or European Baccalaureat) are welcome. Mature applicants are also encouraged to apply. 6 Department of Earth Sciences
Degree programmes
The teaching programme emphasises the interconnectedness of
the Earth System, while allowing students to focus in greater detail
in a range of key areas that interest them.
First and second year core courses consider the Earth as a
dynamic system, the interaction between physical and chemical
processes acting at and below the surface, the environment and
the evolution of life. In the final year(s), students go on to broaden
and deepen their knowledge by choosing from a wide range of
advanced options that reflect the research strengths and interests
of the Department. Independent project work and fieldwork form
a prominent part of all the degree courses.
F600 BSc Geology
A three year degree that gives a thorough grounding in all aspects
of modern Earth Sciences, bringing graduates to the limits of
current textbook knowledge and beyond, and preparing them
for a wide range of employment both inside and outside the
subject area.
F601 MSci Geoscience
A four year degree that equips students with a deep knowledge
based on current research, and provides them with advanced skills
suitable for continuation into the worlds of academic or applied
geosciences.
F602 MSci Geoscience with an International Year or
FP42 MSci Environmental Geoscience with an International Year
A four year degree like F601/F631, but with the third year
spent abroad in the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand;
placing students in new and challenging learning environments
and cultures.
F620 BSc Petroleum Geology
This three year degree is designed to provide a clear and
distinctive pathway leading to a set of skills and knowledge
appropriate to the petroleum industry.
F630 BSc Environmental Geology
A three year degree that prepares students with the knowledge
and skills required to help shape society’s response to the impacts
of natural hazards and of its exploitation of natural resources on
the environment.
F631 MSci Environmental Geoscience
This four year degree extends environmental geology students
with the provision of intensive practical and fieldwork during
the fourth year, equipping them for the worlds of applied and
academic research or employment in environmental geosciences.
Department of Earth Sciences 7
Degree structure
F600 BSc Geology and F601 MSci Geoscience (F602 with a year of International Study)
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 (F601 and F602 only)
Global Tectonics Stratigraphy and the History of Life Advanced Concepts and Independent Geoscience Project
Techniques in Geology
Sedimentology Regional Geology Plus three options (see below)
Independent Geological Field
Environmental Issues OR Igneous and Metamorphic Geology Mapping
Introduction to Petroleum Geology
Geochemistry Applied Geology (optional 9–12
Igneous and Metamorphic Geology month industrial placement)
Applied Geophysics
Mathematics for Geology Plus four options (see below)
Structural Analysis and Remote
Earth Structures Sensing (For F602 students, only the
Independent Field Mapping is
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Applied Geology (optional 9–12
compulsory. Other options are
month industrial placement)
Palaeontology chosen at the university abroad)
Field Methods in Geology
F620 BSc Petroleum Geology
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Global Tectonics Stratigraphy and the History of Life Advanced Concepts and
Techniques in Geology
Sedimentology Regional Geology
Mapping Sedimentary Basins
Introduction to Petroleum Geology Igneous and Metamorphic Geology
Advanced Topics in Sedimentology
Igneous and Metamorphic Geology Geochemistry
Sedimentary Basin Analysis
Mathematics for Geology Applied Geophysics
Advanced Techniques in Tectonic
Earth structures Structural Analysis and Remote and Structural Interpretation
Sensing
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth The Geology of Petroleum
Field Methods in Geology
Palaeontology
F630 BSc Environmental Geology and F631 MSci Environmental Geoscience
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 (F631 only)
Global Tectonics Stratigraphy and the History of Life Advanced Concepts and Independent Environmental
Techniques in Geology Geoscience Project
Sedimentology Regional Geology
GIS and Remote Sensing Environmental Field Investigations
Environmental Issues Geohazards
Environmental Geoscience Report Plus five options (see below)
Igneous and Metamorphic Geology Geochemistry (F631 only)
Mathematics for Geology Field Methods in Geology Methods of Environmental
Investigation
Earth Structures Other Geology or Geography
options Environmental Geology Project
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
(F630 only)
Applied Geology (optional 9–12
Palaeontology month industrial placement) Applied Geology (optional 9–12
month industrial placement)
Plus three options (see below)
Year 3 options Year 4 options
Course name Degree programme
• Seismic Processing and • Contaminated Land
Interpretation • Petroleum Geology
Advanced Topics in Sedimentology F600 F601 F630 F631
• Modern Climates • Environmental Inorganic
GIS and Remote Sensing F630 F631
• Geodynamics and Plate Analysis
Volcanology F600 F601 F630 F631 Tectonics • Reservoir Characterisation
Advanced Techniques in Tectonic F600 F601 • Water Quality • Air Pollution
and Structural Interpretation
• Interpretation of Structural • Terrestrial Palaeoecology
Mineral Resources F600 F601 F630
Settings
• Advanced Igneous
Advanced Palaeontology F600 F601 • Oceans and Atmospheres Petrogenesis
Aqueous Geology F600 F601 • Earth Surface processes • Palaeoclimates
Planetary Geology and Geophysics F600 F601
8 Department of Earth Sciences
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Jacob Longridge, 2nd Year BSc Geology
“I have found my time at Royal Holloway enjoyable and rewarding. The Department has a positive, open-door attitude
that encourages personal growth and understanding. The level of feedback and support allows you to excel academically. The
Lyell Society, for earth science students, provides numerous social events which make you feel a part of the Department
from the first pizza night!”
Department of Earth Sciences 9
Teaching and assessment As in any science degree programme, lectures primarily define the learning agenda, and knowledge and understanding are supplemented through private reading and research. Learning materials such as lecture notes, presentations, quizzes and interactive exercises are all made available to students online through a ‘Virtual Learning Environment’. However, in the study of Earth Sciences there is also a strong practical element and the acquisition of key practical skills is developed through exercises in the classroom, laboratory and field. All of the courses are assessed and the marks from the assessments after the first year will count towards the final degree classification. Styles of assessment vary according to the nature of the course and include: • w ritten exam papers held during the Summer Term (for a typical lecture-based course the exams may count for 60 percent of the total assessment) • practical classes carried out in the classroom, laboratory or field • written reports on selected topics • individual, independent projects which may be laboratory or field based (for example field mapping) • presentations based on team or individual exercises 10 Department of Earth Sciences
Fieldwork and Study Abroad
Fieldwork is regarded as an important part of a geologist’s training student and Department, and preliminary course selections made
and the modern geologist must have knowledge and skills that can in consultation with Department staff who are familiar with USA,
be used internationally. The Department organises a variety of trips, Canadian, New Zealand and Australian universities. The choices,
both in the UK and abroad, lasting from one day to several weeks. however, depend solely on the student and the area of study they
wish to pursue in their degree.
The fieldwork programme emphasises techniques and provides
training in the field interpretation of stratigraphy, sedimentology, Some of our exchange universities:
tectonics and igneous processes. Mapping courses include a • Duke University, North Carolina
number of small projects and a major field mapping exercise is
conducted in the third term of the second year. • Mcgill University, Montreal
• University of Alberta
Local trips have included:
• University of California
• Southwest England • Hartland • Pembrokeshire • Mull • University of Canterbury, Christchurch
• Skye • North Somerset • Lake District • South Devon
• Victoria University, Wellington
International trips have included:
• University of Arizona, Tucson
• Almeria, Spain • Cyprus • Digne, France, • Florida, USA • University of Sydney, Australia
• Pyrenees, Spain • Tenerife, Canary Islands • Iceland
• University of Western Australia
Study Abroad The student is normally resident at the overseas institution for
two semesters. In addition to academic and pastoral support at
MSci Geoscience/Environmental Geoscience with a year of the overseas institution, a Royal Holloway Earth Sciences tutor
International Study will maintain regular contact with students while they are abroad.
During the second year, preparations are made for a year of study To ensure eligibility, students must maintain high standards of
overseas: contact is made with partner institutions selected by the performance during the first two years of their degree.
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Lorna Greig, MSci in Geoscience
“Royal Holloway has a friendly feel and you are always made to feel welcome and part of the Department. I was always
interested in a career in the oil and gas industry and to broaden my experience I opted to study for a year at the University
of Adelaide in Australia. I am now employed as a geologist with a leading oil and gas exploration company, Tullow Oil.”
Department of Earth Sciences 11Other information
Facilities
One of the many benefits of the Department of Earth Sciences
at Royal Holloway is the vast array of in-house research
equipment supporting teaching and research into atmospheric
sciences, geochemistry, geophysics, mineralisation, magmatism,
sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology, palaeobiology, and
volcanology.
All students undertake lectures and practicals in well-equipped
lecture theatres and teaching laboratories within the Department.
In the third and fourth years students undertake research
projects in many of the research laboratories. These include
laboratories for measuring stable and radiogenic isotopes, mineral
identification and trace elemental analyses.
In addition there are fully equipped sedimentological and
palaeontological laboratories as well as two analogue modelling
laboratories for scaled structural modelling projects. The
Department has a large 2D and 3D seismic database generously
donated by our industrial sponsors and this is used for both
undergraduate and postgraduate training and research. The Lyell Geoscience Society
Major computing and workstation facilities underpin many Sir Charles Lyell (1797–1875), was one of the founders of modern
aspects of our research and provide the basis for international geology and the first Professor of geology at King’s College
communications. The Department is fully networked with London, one of our founding constituent departments. The Lyell
teaching and research computer laboratories, as well as a large Society is organised by undergraduate students under guidance
seismic interpretation workstation laboratory. We have Mac of postgraduate students and a member of staff. It coordinates a
and PC workstations for student and staff use. Undergraduate number of events throughout the academic year.
students are offered training opportunities in all of these facilities. Bi-weekly guest lectures are held in the department during term
Students have access to many library resources from the time on a wide range of cutting edge topics; these culminate
Department including electronic journals. Students can also use in the annual Lyell Symposium during which talks are given by
the libraries on campus as well as in central London, including the internationally-recognised specialists from industry as well as
British Library and Senate House Library. visiting academics. The student–organised field trip is a particular
highlight of the year and has visited locations such as Snowdonia
As well as the libraries, we encourage students to utilise IT and the Isle of Wight. In addition a range of social events takes
facilities in support of their learning and research. The Computer place throughout the academic year ensuring a friendly social
Centre has a wide range of computing facilities, and is open atmosphere between students of all years and members of staff.
24-hours a day. There are numerous computer rooms across
the campus and the growing wireless network enables access Here are just some examples of activities held:
throughout many parts of the College, such as in lecture theatres. • Bi-weekly guest lectures
The Computer Centre also runs a number of useful IT courses. • Courtyard barbecues
• Halloween party
Student welfare and support
• Pizza quiz nights
When you join us, you are immediately assigned to a member
of staff who is your Personal Adviser. They help you choose Famous annual events:
your courses and offer personal support during your degree, • Annual Lyell Symposium and black tie dinner
referring you to the wider range of College welfare services where
• Ceilidh and whisky tasting
necessary. Department staff are renowned for being friendly
and approachable. • The Student Fieldtrip
The College has excellent provision for helping students with
queries and problems through the Student Advisory Services,
which include the Student Administration Centre, the Student
Counselling Service, the Students’ Union welfare officers, the
Chaplains and the Residential Support Assistants in the halls
of residence.
Royal Holloway is committed to supporting students with
disabilities or special educational needs. This support is offered
primarily through the Educational Support Office (ESO).
12 Department of Earth SciencesVisit us
College and Departmental Open Days
Our College and Departmental Open Days offer you a unique
opportunity to come and find out more about us and get a taste
of what university life is really like. Parents and friends are very
welcome to come with you.
For dates of College and Departmental Open Days and to book
please visit our website: royalholloway.ac.uk/opendays
Department of Earth Sciences 13Your future career
A degree in Earth Sciences leads to a diversity of career Internships and Industry Links
opportunities – mostly in industry and the private sector, but also Many of the Department’s students undertake internships which
in universities and the public sector. Geologists have a role to play helps prepare them to move into the career of their choice upon
in global exploration for whate ver raw materials we need – water, graduation. Recent internships have included:
minerals, oil and gas.
• Research experiences at the University of Kiel in Germany
Geologists understand the environment and can provide answers
• W
ork experience at a gold and silver mining company in Eastern
to global problems like climate change and waste disposal and
Kazakhstan
the Department’s graduates have gone on to work in a wide
variety of areas, such as oil and gas industries, water authorities, • A field project in Shetland Isles
environmental agencies, media organisations and news agencies, • A placement at Caledonia Mining in Zambia and Zimbabwe
banking, insurance and consultancy. • A
research project at the University of New South Wales,
Sydney
Graduate Destinations
• A
n internship at EGI Utah Universities institute in Bratislava,
The Department’s graduates work for well known employers, Slovakia
such as:
The Department prides itself on its excellent links with
• BG Group industry. Many organisations the Department has a relationship
• BHP Billiton with – such as BP, Centrica, Conoco Phillips, Environment
• Environment Agency Agency,ExxonMobil, HESS, Nexen and local Government
authorities – embark on recruitment visits to the Department,
• Oxford University Press
providing opportunities for current students in the job market.
• Thames Water
For further information, please visit
• Shell
www.royalholloway.ac.uk/earthsciences/awards
Graduates undertake a wide variety of roles, as illustrated in the
graphic below.
The highly varied degree structure and specialities of the
academic staff in the Department of Earth Sciences also
encourages many students to continue with further study of the
earth and pursue an MSc and/or PhD programme.
Further geology training – 32% Non-geology – 43%
MSc Petroleum Geology
Communications Officer
MSc Environmental Geology
Financial Consultant
MSc Engineering Geology Software Developer
MSc Mining Geology Credit Risk Analyst
PhD Research Programmes Royal Air Force
Web Designer
Consultant
Oil, gas & mining – 11%
Fund Raiser
Exploration Geologist
Town Planner
Seismic Interpreter
Journalist
Reservoir Geologist
Mining Geologist
Geophysicist
Teacher training – 5%
Environmental – 8% Other geology careers – 1%
Environmental Officer Geographic Analyst
Environmental Engineer & Consultant Map Editor
14 Department of Earth SciencesCareers Support Graduate profile
Employers are interested in the skills students develop through
student life as well as the academic knowledge gained through
studies. The Department of Earth Sciences, in partnership with Alumna: Katherine Joy
the Careers Service, provides opportunities for its students to
develop transferrable skills and market themselves effectively Subject: BSc in Geology
for graduate jobs. The Careers Service is part of The Careers Graduated: 2003
Group, University of London, the largest university careers service
in Europe. Place of Work: School of Earth, Atmospheric
and Environmental Sciences.
Students can benefit from one-to-one advice from a Careers University of Manchester
Consultant with appointments available in each term. Students
also access a wide range of facilities from the Careers Service. Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
In the first weeks of term the Careers Service runs part-time jobs “I chose to do Geology at Royal Holloway because you can
fair, providing students with access to local employers, and a wide study a wide variety of topics ranging from volcanology
variety of skills workshops throughout the academic year. to paleontology to planetary science all within one
The Department endeavours to help students to recognise their degree programme. I especially liked the friendly working
own strengths, skills and abilities so that they can make strong environment, the social events and the opportunity to visit
applications for their chosen job or training course. Advice on other countries on field classes.
careers – including CV writing, completing application forms After graduating I went on to study for a PhD in lunar
and preparing for an interview – is provided by the Department’s geology at University College London. Since then I have
teaching staff, as well as by the College Careers Service. continued academic research working on the geology
The Department also maintains strong link with its alumni, of lunar meteorite samples and analysing satellite data
who are often able to provide advice, contacts and networking from the European Space Agency’s SMART-1 and India’s
opportunities to students. Chandrayaan-1 missions.”
Department of Earth Sciences 15Our research
All of our teaching staff are actively involved in research and have
published many books and articles in specialist or popular science
journals. Undergraduate students experience the importance of
being in a very strong research environment in two ways:
• T
he material taught in lectures and practical work is not
recycled from text books but is presented by experts in the field
who can teach students about the very latest advances in the
subject, sometimes before it is widely published.
• T
he independent project work that students carry out in their
third and fourth years can involve participation in research
programmes which are at the cutting-edge of the science,
providing excellent first-hand training for those who wish to
pursue a career in the geosciences.
Research topics currently underway in the Department include:
• active faults and earthquake hazards in Myanmar and Indonesia
• ancient glaciers: hunting for the global record of snowball earth
• mapping the geology of remote tropical regions in Southeast
Asia
• creating 3D models of subduction zones
• the role of methane in climate change and greenhouse events
• use of lead isotopes to understand formation of oceanic crust
• tectonic evolution of delta systems using 3-D seismic data
• the impact of glacial unloading on Icelandic volcanism
• climatic variation as a fundamental control on sediment supply
to basins
• ancient wildfires and the shaping of ecosystems and
evolutionary changes
• analysis of mantle-derived rocks
• the origin of gold deposits in Europe
• Cenozoic biogeography of the West Pacific
• numerical modelling of stratigraphic successions
16 Department of Earth SciencesAcademic staff
Dr Jürgen Adam Professor Ken McClay
Senior Lecturer in Structural Geology Director of Fault Dynamics Research Group
Coupled tectonic, climate and surface processes. Analogue modelling; extensional, strike-slip and thrust tectonics.
Deformation of sulphides and clastic-hosted stratiform Pb–Zn
Dr David Alderton
deposits.
Senior Lecturer in Mineral Deposits
Environmental effects of mining; ore deposits associated Professor Jason Morgan
with igneous rocks. Professor of Geophysics
Geodynamics, computational geodynamics; marine geophysics;
Professor Pete Burgess
deep earth carbon and water cycles.
Professor of Petroleum Geology
Carbonate sedimentology and petroleum systems. Dr Wolfgang Müller
Reader in Isotope Geochemistry
Dr Kevin Clemitshaw
Isotope geochemistry in Earth Sciences, archaeology and
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geosciences
anthropology (including “Ötzi”); In-situ analysis by laser-ablation-
Outdoor and indoor air pollution in urban, rural and remote
(MC)-ICPMS.
environments.
Professor Euan Nisbet
Professor Margaret Collinson
Professor of Geology
Professor of Palaeobotany
Komatiites and mantle evolution; the global carbon cycle both
Tertiary and Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary floras, vegetation and
past and present; global environmental change, greenhouse gases.
climate, wetlands, mammal/plant interactions, heterosporous
plant evolution and palynofacies; Kerogen formation. Dr Marta Pérez-Gussinyé
Senior Lecturer in Geosciences
Dr Howard Falcon-Lang
Continental margins, deep structure of ocean-continent
Reader in Palaeobotany
transition, modelling of continental extension, seismic processing.
Diversity, ecology and climatic significance of terrestrial
ecosystems through time. Dr Steve Smith
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geosciences
Professor Agust Gudmundsson
Chemical characteristics of airborne particles; organic
Professor of Structural Geology
contaminants in soil.
Volcanotectonics, seismotectonics, fluid reservoirs, rock fractures.
Professor Matthew Thirlwall
Professor Robert Hall
Professor of Isotope Geochemistry
Director of the SE Asia Research Group
Sr-Nd-Pb isotope studies of subduction related magmas, ocean
Alpine-Himalayan geology; island arcs and marginal basins,
island magmatism. Caledonian geochronology and magmatism.
ophiolites; SE Asian and W Pacific plate tectonics, paleoclimate
High precision analytical techniques.
and paleobiogeography.
Dr Paola Vannucchi
Dr Javier Hernández-Molina
Senior Lecturer
Reader in Sedimentology
Marine geology; field study of subduction zone tectonics;
Basin analysis; continental margins; deep water sedimentary
earthquake geology.
processes.
Dr David Waltham
Professor Martin King
Reader in Geophysics
Professor of Environmental Geoscience
Numerical modelling of seismic data, hanging wall and footwall
Snow and atmospheric chemistry and physics; radiation transfer;
deformation; carbonate platforms; evaporites; simple clastic
organic atmospheric aerosols; computational studies of silica-
systems.
organic molecule complexes.
Dr Ian Watkinson
Dr Dan Le Heron
Lecturer in Regional Tectonic Analysis
Reader in Sedimentary Geology
Major faults of SE Asia, neotectonics and palaeoseismology,
Evolution of Palaeozoic Saharan basins; soft sediment
strike-slip tectonics, ductile shear zones, thermochronology.
deformation; glacial geology; petroleum systems and petroleum
geology; north African geology.
Professor David Mattey
Professor of Geochemistry
Stable isotopes, instrumentation, and techniques; climate
reconstruction; cave processes; planetary sciences.
Department of Earth Sciences 17Laboratory staff Technical and administrative staff
Dr Nathalie Grassineau Ms Julie Brown
Geochemistry Lab Manager Senior Faculty Administrator
Stable isotopes and geochemical analysis.
Mr Kevin D’Souza
Dr David Lowry Deputy Technical Operations Manager, photographer
Stable Isotope and Atmospheric Lab Manager
Ms Sharon Gibbons
Stable isotopes applied to studies of atmospheric greenhouse
Palaeontology
gases, mineral deposits, the Scottish Neoproterozoic; Greenhouse
gas measurement instrumentation. Mrs Susan Woods
Geochemistry
Dr Christina Manning
Radiogenic Isotope Research Officer Ms Lynne White
Geochemistry; petrogenesis of Icelandic lavas; combined Postgraduate Programmes Co-ordinator
radiogenic and oxygen isotopic studies to distinguish between
Mr Neil Holloway
mantle and crustal processes.
Thin sections
Mr Frank Lehane
Computing, electronics
Mr Mark Longbottom
IT Manager
Mr Jerry Morris
Mechanical Engineer
Ms Diane Serpant
Financial Administrator
Mr Dan Parsonage
Technical Operations Manager
The terms and conditions on which Royal Holloway, University of London
makes offers of admission to its programmes of study, including those covered
in this booklet, may be found in the Undergraduate Prospectus or Postgraduate
Prospectus, copies of which are available on request from:
royalholloway.ac.uk/studyhere
The information contained in this brochure is correct at the time of publication but
is subject to change as part of the department’s policy of continuous improvement
and development.
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