BUFI has proudly been supporting PhD researchers since 1993. Some 130 BUFI researchers have completed their doctoral research with support from BGS and this number grows every year. Listed below, by their year of completion, are most of the researchers we have supported. From 2014 the majority of our researchers were recruited by a Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) or Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT).
In early 2016 we undertook an internet-based investigation to find out what our ex-researchers were doing in 2016. Where we have this information, it is listed thus providing a snapshot of the different types of roles held in both academia and industry. For our recently completed PhDs we try and put what the researcher did after their PhD. For up to date information on what our researchers are doing please follow their LinkedIn or web links (where available).
If you are a past researcher and would like anything adding to your PhD entry such as an abstract, photo, what you are doing post-PhD or any links then please get in touch with the BUFI team.
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Project title: S431 Geochemical controls on the dermal absorption of organic soil contaminants
BGS supervisor: Kathryn Goodenough
University supervisor: Simon Willcock
DTP: ENVISION, Bangor
Project title: S432 Micronutrient and pollution transfer in East Africa lake catchments: impacts on the food-water-energy security nexus
BGS supervisor: Michael Watts
University supervisor: William Blake
DTP: ARIES, Plymouth
Project title: S431 Geochemical controls on the dermal absorption of organic soil contaminants
BGS supervisor: Christopher Vane and Darren Beriro
University supervisor: Matthew Jones
DTP: ENVISION, Nottingham
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-williams-clayson/
After her PhD Alision worked for the Environment Agency.
BUFI alumni 2023
Project title: S419 Understanding soil to plant uranium transfer and plant adaptation to radionuclide stress
BGS supervisor: Lorraine Field
University supervisor: Jon Pittman, Clare Robinson, Sam Shaw and Katie Moore (University of Manchester)
DTP: Manchester and Liverpool (EAO)
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-dinsley-073b84120/
After his PhD James began work as a radiochemist at The National Nuclear Laboratories.
Project title: S303 PRELUDE: PREdictive modelling of lead concentrations using g-base datasets for urban environments
BGS supervisor: Fiona Fordyce
University supervisor: M Graham (Edinburgh)
Project title: S413 The geometry and distribution of thrust-fold related fractures in limestones
BGS supervisor: Richard Ahslam
University supervisor: Stuart Clake, Keele University
After his PhD Mark began work as a Principal Geologist with Shango Solutions.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgrodner/
Project title: S348 Structural glaciological evolution of rapidly receding temperate piedmont glaciers: a case study from southern Iceland
BGS supervisor: Emrys Phillips and Kay Smith
University supervisor: Prof David Evans
Project title: S427 Advancing the development and application of spatial decision support tools for the sustainable reuse of brownfield land
BGS supervisor: Darren Beriro
University supervisor: Frederic Coulon
Project title: S300 Early warning of landslide events using computer vision and geophysical image analysis
BGS supervisor: Jon Chambers
University supervisor: Jon Chambers
Project title: S394 Europe’s cobalt resource potential for supply to low carbon vehicles
BGS supervisor: Evi Petavratzi
University supervisor: Frances Wall
DTP: GW4Plus, University of Exeter Camborne School of Mines
Project title: S369 Fracturing and fluid-flow in an exhumed Jurassic basin: an integrated field, microstructural, geochronological and isotopic study of vein mineralisation within mudstone-dominated successions
BGS supervisor: Nick Roberts and Richard Haslam
University supervisor: Jonathan Imber
DTP: CDT – UK Oil & Gas, Durham University
Project title: S437 Integrated subsurface characterization of a basin scale carbon reservoir target
BGS supervisor: Dr Margaret Stewart
University supervisor: Professor Mads Huuse
DTP: CDT UK Oil & Gas, Manchester
Project title: S373 Palaeoecology of Sirius Passet: and Early Cambrian exceptional fossil fauna
BGS supervisor: Phil Wilby
University supervisor: Jakob Vinther
DTP: GW4Plus, University of Bristol
Project title: S379 Oceanographic and vegetation changes across the Palaecene-Eocene Thermal Maximum in northwest Europe and the Arctic
BGS supervisor: Jim Riding and Melanie Leng
University supervisor: Sev Kender and Stephen Hesselbo
DTP: GW4Plus, University of Exeter, Camborne School of Mines
Project title: S414 Innovative Technologies to tackle grand water challenges: constraining the global CO2 flux between atmospheric and water stores
BGS supervisor: Alan MacDonald
University supervisor: Ryan Pereira, Heriot-Watt University
After her PhD Sevda began working at Heriot-Watt University.
Project title: S364 Assimilation of geophysical data in snow hydrology modelling
BGS supervisor: Oliver Kuras
University supervisor: Richard Essery
DTP: E3, University of Edinburgh
Project title: S409 Quantifying responses to abrupt climate change in the Andes, South America: Empirical data and model synergies
BGS supervisor: Dr Christopher Vane
University supervisor: Dr Stuart Black
DTP: SCENARIO, University of Reading
Project title: S402 Fracking magma: field and experimental investigation of hydrofracture in volcanic systems
BGS supervisor: Emrys Phillips
University supervisor: Hugh Tuffen
DTP: ENVISION, Lancaster University
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollyeunwin/
Project title: S395 Quantifying the role of superficial geology in controlling groundwater recharge in drylands and its sensitivity to environmental change
BGS supervisor: Alan MacDonald
University supervisor: Mark Cuthbert
DTP: GW4Plus, Cardiff University
Manny started working for BGS after completing his PhD.
BUFI alumni 2022
Project title: S374 Turning down the gas: what is the potential for microbial mitigation of methane leakage from soils?
BGS supervisor: Simon Gregory
University supervisor: George Shaw
DTP: CDT – STARS, The University of Nottingham
After his PhD Tom became a Post-Doctoral Researcher Working on Biochar and Soils with the University of Nottingham.
Project title: S360 Anticipating the next very large volcanic eruption: formation and transport of volcanic ash
BGS supervisor: Samantha Engwell
University supervisor: Kathy Cashman and Alison Rust
DTP: GW4Plus, University of Bristol
Project title: S443 Exsolution depth and migration pathways of mineralising fluids in porphyry deposit-forming magmatic systems
BGS supervisor: Simon Tapster
University supervisor: Ben Wiliamson, Exeter Camborne School of Mines
Project title: S392 Post-subduction magmatism and mineralisation: the Tuvatu gold deposit, Fiji
BGS supervisor: Jon Naden
University supervisor: Dan Smith
DTP: CENTA, University of Leicester
After her PhD Rose was employed as a Project Manager at Satarla.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-clarke-0a6737187/
Project title: S321 The influence of halokinesis on shallow-marine sediments in salt basins: The Fulmar Formation, Central North Sea, UK
BGS supervisor: Thomas Randles
University supervisor: Dr Ian Stimpton
DTP: UK Oil and Gas, Keele University
Project title: S406 Using Lake Sediments to Understand Past and Future Changes in Aquatic Systems
BGS supervisor: Dr Jack Lacey
University supervisor: Dr Katherine Selby
DTP: Non-DTP, University of York
After his PhD Blaine took the position of a laboratory technician at the University of York (Department of Environment and Geography).
Project title: S388 The influence of spatial and temporal scales on landslide susceptibility: A case study in the East-Sikkim and Uttarakhand regions of India
BGS supervisor: Christian Arnhardt
University supervisor: Bruce Malamud, London King’s College
After her PhD Renée began work as a Minnig Engineer with Nobian.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ren%C3%A9e-heijenk-01565927/
Project title: S369 Fracturing and fluid-flow in an exhumed Jurassic basin: an integrated field, microstructural, geochronological and isotopic study of vein mineralisation within mudstone-dominated successions
BGS supervisor: Nick Roberts
University supervisor: Jonathan Imber, Durham
After his PhD Jack became a Data Manager for Natural England.
Project title: S391 Enhancing the soil carbon sink: towards defining and quantifying new stabilizing mechanisms
BGS supervisor: Simon Kemp
University supervisor: David Beerling
DTP: ACCE, University of Sheffield
Project title: S425 Modelling landscapes in space and time: geochemical histories of denudation
BGS supervisor: Charles Gowing
University supervisor: Gareth Roberts, London Imperial College
After his PhD Alex was awarded a Junior Research Fellowship at Merton College, University of Oxford to continue research.
ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2130-8576
Project title: S380 Measurement and modelling human dermal bioavailability of potentially harmful organic soil contaminants
BGS supervisor: Christopher Vane and Darren Beriro
University supervisor: Paul Nathanail
Project title: S448 The uses of remote sensing in modelling sand movement in Sudan
BGS supervisor: Alessandro Novellino
University supervisor: Stuart Marsh
DTP: Non-DTP, University of Nottingham
Project title: S379 Oceanographic and vegetation changes across the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum in northwest Europe and the Arctic
BGS supervisor: Jim Riding and Melanie Leng
University supervisor: Sev Kender, Exeter Camborne School of Mines
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DgUTgMQAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Erica-Mariani
Project title: S365 Evolution of a micro-continent during continental break-up; re-evaluating the Falklands Plateau
BGS supervisor: David McCarthy
University supervisor: Douglas Paton, Estelle Mortimer and Dave Hodgson
DTP: SPHERES, University of Leeds
After her PhD Roxana became a Project Marine Geophysicist with Reynolds International Ltd.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxana-stanca-55a67438/
Project title: S376 The resilience of organic matter stored in peat in response to positive and negative feedbacks
BGS supervisor: Christopher Vane
University supervisor: Geoff Abbott
DTP: Non-DTP, Newcastle University
After her PhD Colleen became a Policy Officer for Scottish Marine Energy Research (ScotMER) team at the Scottish Government.
Project title: S410 Long-term drought and water availability in sub-tropical Australia
BGS supervisor: Melanie Leng
University supervisor: Jamie Shulmeister
DTP: Non-DTP, University of Canterbury (New Zealand) and The University of Queensland (Australia)
After his PhD Tom became a Post-Doctoral Researcher Working on Biochar and Soils with the University of Nottingham.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-patton-683a3995/
Project title: S421 Numerical modelling of porous reactive flow: carbon capture and sequestration in the Cheshire Basin
BGS supervisor: Andrew Kingdom
University supervisor: Saswata Hier-Majumder
DTP: London NERC, London Royal Holloway
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlpayton/
Project title: S366 Spherical Slepian function modelling of the magnetic field to probe the outer core
BGS supervisor: Ciaran Beggan
University supervisor: Kathy Whaler
DTP: E3, University of Edinburgh
Project title: S318 Multiscale prediction of groundwater response to extreme events
BGS supervisor: John Bloomfield
University supervisor: Ian Holman, Cranfield
After his PhD Will continued in his role as a Principal Environmental Scientist with Atkins then became a Research Fellow with Cranfield University.
Project title: S404 Will climate change make coastal erosion rates faster? Comparing historic and Holocene cliff retreat rates using cosmogenic isotopes with numerical models
BGS supervisor: Mike Ellis
University supervisor: Dylan Rood
DTP: SCCP, Imperial College London
Afterher PhD Jenny took a role as Coastal Change Analyst with JBA Consulting.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jennifer-shadrick-10857b142/
Project title: S399 Building with nature: the role of bio-physical linkages within coastal wetland restoration
BGS supervisor: Kate Royse
University supervisor: Iris Moeller
DTP: ESS, University of Cambridge
After her PhD Olivia was employed as a Senior Analyst in Adaptation – Flooding and Coastal at the Climate Change Committee.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-shears-5179301b0/
Project title: S372 The nature, consequences and controls of deformation during superimposed rifting: the Inner Moray Firth Basin
BGS supervisor: David McCarthy
University supervisor: R E Holdsworth and John Underhill
DTP: CDT – UK Oil & Gas, Durham University and Heriot Watt University
After her PhD Alexandra became a Structural Geologist/Researcher at Babes-Bolyai University.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-t%C4%83ma%C8%99-8686bb90/
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Project title: S334 Geological resources: perception and impact for enhancing sustainability and resilience in urban settings
BGS supervisor: Steph Bricker
University supervisor: Prof Jon Coaffee
DTP: CENTA, University of Warwick
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-ascott-5867a95b/
Project title: S381 Advancing micro-analytical isotopic and trace-element ICP-MS techniques for future applications to ore genesis and exploration
BGS supervisor: Simon Tapster and Matt Horstwood
University supervisor: Dan Smith
DTP: CENTA, University of Leicester
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-banks-6ba792113/
Project title: S285 Soil moisture estimation: a new approach using multi-temporal satellite and airborne RADAR data
BGS supervisor: Colm Jordan
University supervisor: Daniel Donoghue (Durham University)
DTP: Iapetus
After his PhD Tom took on the role of a Trainee Debt Advisor at Christians Against Poverty.
Project title: S352 Can nature protect us from the coastal impacts of climate change? An analysis of geotechnical properties of salt marshes and implications for salt marsh stability
BGS supervisor: Dr Kate Royse
University supervisor: Dr Iris Moeller
DTP: ESS, University of Cambridge
Project title: S358 Degradation of Malaysia’s tropical peatland ecosystem services through oil palm conversion
BGS supervisor: Luke Bateson
University supervisor: Doreen Boyd (University of Nottingham)
DTP: ENVISION
After her PhD Chloe stayed at the University of Nottingham as a Research Fellow for the Rights Lab (Data and Measurement Programme) specialising in the application of Earth Observation (EO) data and related geospatial techniques to observe activities associated with labour exploitation and modern slavery.
Project title: S346 Finding tsunami-causing landslide deposits in the lakes of New Zealand
BGS supervisor: Dr Dave Tappin
University supervisor: Dr Stuart Dunning
DTP: IAPETUS, Newcastle University
Project title: S315 Dynamics of metal nanoparticles in soil environments
BGS supervisor: Andy Tye
University supervisor: L Bailey, Nottingham
Project title: S344 Magmatic evolution of a gold telluride district – Metaliferi Mountains, Romania
BGS supervisor: Dr Jon Naden
University supervisor: Dr Daniel Smith
DTP: CENTA, University of Leicester
Project title: S385 Building up a numerical code for simulating volcanic granular flows through laboratory experiments and comparison with real cases
BGS supervisor: Fabio Dioguardi
University supervisor: Roberto Sulpizio
DTP: Non-DTP, University of Bari
Project title: S263 The sources, mechanisms and timing of volatile loss accompanying basaltic volcanism
BGS supervisor: Charlotte Vye-Brown
University supervisor: Kevin Burton (Durham University, Earth Sciences)
DTP: Iapetus, Durham University and University of Iceland
Project title: S368 Structural, stratigraphic and geodynamic controls on the evolution of the Carboniferous succession of northern England and southern Scotland
BGS supervisor: Graham Leslie
University supervisor: Stuart Clarke
DTP: UK Oil & Gas, Keele University
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-howell-306885100/
Project title: S384 Geological and oceanographic controls on the variation in concentration of E-tech elements (REE, cobalt and tellurium) in seafloor Fe-Mn crusts
BGS supervisor: Paul Lusty
University supervisor: Rachael James
DTP: SPITFIRE, University of Southampton/ National Oceanography Centre
Project title: S339 Global change during the Jurassic; applying multiproxy studies to outcrop and cores
BGS supervisor: Dr Jim Riding and Dr Dan Condon
University supervisor: Prof Stephen Hesselbo
DTP: GW4Plus, Exeter Camborne School of Mines
Project title: S345 Epithermal paleosurface evolution in emergent volcanoes: implications for shallow submarine mineral deposit exploration and preservation
BGS supervisor: Dr Jon Naden
University supervisor: Dr Frances Cooper
DTP: GW4Plus, University of Bristol
After her PhD Jo began working as a Field Exploration Geologist at LKAB, Sweden.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajomiles/
Project title: S333 When did crustal melting form the soft centre at the heart of the Himalaya?
BGS supervisor: Dr Nick Roberts
University supervisor: Tom Argles (The Open University)
DTP: CENTA
After her PhD Stacy became a lecturer in geology at the University of Hull.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacyphillips/
Twitter: @Shtacy_Phillips
Micro Mountains – biography of a mountain
In this double award winning stop motion video, using some famous bricks, Stacy explains how you can look at a mountain through a microscope.
Project title: S370 Impact of extreme rainfall events on the mobility of potentially toxic elements in floodplains
BGS supervisor: Michael Watts
University supervisor: Tom Sizmur (University of Reading)
DTP: Scenario
Project title: S340 Gold mineralisation and tectonomagmatic evolution of the Yalgoo-Singleton Greenstone Belt, Western Australia
BGS supervisor: Dr Kathryn Goodenough
University supervisor: Dr Andrew Kerr
DTP: GW4Plus, Cardiff University
After his PhD Jamie began working for SRK consulting.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-price-28242483
Project title: S353 Climatic cyclicity and environmental interactions in arid continental basins: The Leman Sandstone, Southern North Sea
BGS supervisor: Thomas Randles
University supervisor: Stuart Clark
CDT: UK Oil and Gas, Keele University
Project title: S327 Fluid flow paths through sedimentary basins: implications for exploration in challenging geological environments
BGS supervisor: Joana Gafeira
University supervisor: Tiago Alves (Cardiff)
DTP: CDT Oil and gas UK
After her PhD Chantelle took a post as an Exploration Geologist at Shell in the Russia Team.
Project title: S382 Hadean mantle evolution
BGS supervisor: Matt Horstwood
University supervisor: Tim Elliott
DTP: GW4Plus, University of Bristol
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-stubbs-42532013b/
Project title: S341 Understanding hydrological drought
BGS supervisor: John Bloomfield
University supervisor: Anne van Loon (University of Birmingham)
DTP: CENTA
After her PhD Doris began working for the University of Birmingham.
Project title: S337 Geophysical indicators of slope stability: towards improved early warning of landslide hazards
BGS supervisor: Dr Jon Chambers
University supervisor: Prof Michael Kendall
DTP: GW4Plus, University of Bristol
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Project title: S297 Geochemical dynamics and bioavailability of iodine and selenium in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
BGS supervisor: Dr Michael Watts
University supervisor: Scott Young and Liz Bailey (University of Nottingham)
DTP: Non-DTP
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saeed-ahmad-723059101/
Project title: S355 Development of a well placement strategy for the Bowland Shale, UK, considering complex basin structure, wireline-derived petrophysical and rock properties, geomechanical models and the impacts of fracture stimulations
BGS supervisor: Dr Xiaoyang Wu
University supervisor: Dr Jingsheng Ma (Heriot-Watt University)
CDT: CDT UK Oil and Gas
After this PhD Iain undertook a Research Associate post at Heriot-Watt University under John R Underhill and Rachel Jamieson. The project, called: ‘Evaluating carbon storage opportunities for decarbonisation of the Teeside and Humber industrial clusters in the Southern North Sea’ is funded by the Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC).
Project title: S330 Subduction and exhumation of the Tso Morari dome, Ladakh, Himalaya
BGS supervisor: Dr Nick Roberts
University supervisor: Mike Searle (University of Oxford)
DTP: Oxford Environmental Research
After her PhD Anna became a Postdoctoral Researcher at iCRAG – Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-bidgood-0b950a56/
Project title: S312 Investigating the role of oceanic plateaux in early continental growth
BGS supervisor: Ian Millar
University supervisor: Alan Hastie (University of Birmingham)
DTP: CENTA
After completing his PhD David took a role as an Environmental Assistant at Balfour Beatty VINCI.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-cavell-96977074/
Project title: S347 Combining geoelectrical imaging and X-ray computed tomography (CT) for improved hydraulic characterisation of soils
BGS supervisor: Oliver Kuras and Jon Chambers
University supervisor: Prof. Sacha Mooney (Nottingham)
DTP: STARS
After his PhD Mihai joined the BGS as a Postdoctoral Researcher – Geophysicist.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihai-cimpoiasu-085aa312a/
Project title: S367 Measuring the pulsatory nature of Bagana volcano, Papua New Guinea
BGS supervisor: Julia Crummy
University supervisor: Geoff Wadge (University of Reading)
DTP: Non-DTP
Project title: S356 Impact of glaciation on Arctic petroleum systems: seismic geomorphology and petroleum systems modelling offshore West Greenland and West Norway
BGS supervisor: Erica Greenhalgh
University supervisor: Prof Mads Huuse (University of Manchester)
CDT: UK Oil and Gas
After his PhD David was employed as a Geophysicist at bp.
Project title: S270 The mid-Pleistocene transition in Asian monsoon variability
BGS supervisor: Professor Melanie Leng
University supervisor: Andrew Henderson (Newcastle University)
DTP: IAPETUS
Project title: S332 Collapse of the British – Irish ice sheet: the role of climate and sea level changes
BGS supervisor: Dayton Dove
University supervisor: Lauren Gregoire (University of Leeds)
DTP: SPHERES
Project title: S383 Application of satellite InSAR data in the assessment of ground motion in areas of historic mining to aid environmental and resource management
BGS supervisor: Luke Bateson
University supervisor: Stuart Marsh and Stephen Grebby (University of Nottingham)
DTP: Non-DTP
After completing his PhD David continued to work as a Senior Technical Officer at Terra Motion Limited.
Project title: S277 Bioavailability of chromium from Zambian soils near mine-waste dumps: implications for staple crops
BGS supervisor: Dr Michael Watts
University supervisor: Scott Young and Liz Bailey (University of Nottingham)
DTP: Non-DTP
After completing his PhD Elliott continued in his role as an environmental chemist at the British Geological Survey.
Project title: S350 Physics-based forecasting of earthquake sequences
BGS supervisor: Margarita Segou
University supervisor: Maximilian Werner (University of Bristol)
DTP: GW4
After his PhD Simone was employed as a Post Doctoral Researcher at the British Geological Survey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-mancini-a5a7b1181/
Project title: S301 Revealing hydrological and bioeochemical heterogeneity at the groundwater-surface water interface using geophysics
BGS supervisor: Dr Jon Chambers
University supervisor: Andrew Binley (Lancaster University)
After his PhD Paul lectured in Hydrology at Beijing Jiaotong University then took a postdoctoral researcher post with Bordeaux INP.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-mclachlan-29b951aa/
Project title: S273 Runoff generation, flooding and flowpaths in the changing environment of upland UK
Researcher: Leo Peskett
BGS supervisor: Alan MacDonald
University supervisor: Kate Heal (University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences)
DTP: E3, Edinburgh
After his PhD Leo was awarded a UKRI Landscapes Decisions Fellowship to work on land management and climate change in Scotland as Senior Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.
Project title: S389 Variability of gas diffusion in soils: what can we learn from a naturally-occurring tracer?
BGS supervisor: Andy Tye
University supervisor: Neil Crout and George Shaw (University of Nottingham)
CDT: STARS
Project title: S336 Are land-use decisions of African elephants based on environmental geochemistry?
BGS supervisor: Dr Michael Watts
University supervisor: Martin Broadley and Lisa Yon (University of Nottingham)
After her PhD Fiona continued working at the Zoological Society of London, but in a new role as Elephant Coordinator.
Project title: S311 BLUE MINING: What drives hydrothermal systems and how does it vary over time?
Area: Minerals and waste
BGS supervisor: Mr Paul Lusty
University supervisor: Bram Murton (University of Southampton)
DTP: SPITFIRE
After his PhD Iain was employed as a Geologist at Oriole Resources PLC.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-stobbs/
Project title S322 Shale gas in the UK – geochemical mapping of critical shale properties across Carboniferous basins
BGS supervisor: Jan Hennissen
University supervisor: Cees van der Land (Newcastle University) and Matthew Jones (University of Nottingham)
After his PhD Jack freelanced as a Geology and Environmental Science Tutor which he continued whilst lecturing full-time in Earth Science at Edge Hill University.
Project title: S342 Application of novel field sensors for tracking pathogens in drinking-water supplies in Africa
BGS supervisor: Daniel Lapworth
University supervisor: Steven Pedley and Katherine (University of Surrey)
During her PhD Jade undertook a three month fellowship with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), an office of both Houses of Parliament, which provides independent and balanced analysis of research evidence related to public policy issues. After her PhD Jade was employed as a hydrogeologist at the British Geological Survey.
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Project title: S249 Evaluating 3D sedimentary architecture as a fundamental control on geotechnical and physical properties (Dogger Bank Round 3 Windfarm Zone)
BGS supervisor: Carol Cotterill
University supervisor: Sarah Davies, Mike Lovell, Richard England and Jenny Inwood (University of Leicester)
DTP: Pre-DTP
After his PhD Kieran was employed as a Project Geophysicist at Cathie, a global offshore geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kieran-blacker-52895646/
Project title: S317 Geochemical modelling of environmental processes in rare earth element mining
BGS supervisor: Dr Barbara Palumbo-Roe and Dr Simon Gregory
University supervisor: Prof Steve Banwart (University of Leeds)
DTP: Non-DTP
Project title: S313 Morphogenesis and development in the Ediacaran macrobiota
BGS supervisor: Dr Phil Wilby
University supervisor: Phil Donoghue (University of Bristol) and Alex Lui University of Cambridge)
DTP: GW4+
Project title: S272 Measuring micro-aggregate bond energy for improved modelling of soil fragmentation
BGS supervisor: Dr Barry Rawlins and Dr Andy Tye
University supervisor: John Quinton (Lancaster University)
DTP: ENVISION
Project title: S338 Provenance of the late Quaternary loess along the middle and lower Danube River, Europe
BGS supervisor: Dr Ian Millar
University supervisor: David Thomas (University of Oxford)
On completion of her PhD Kaja became a Stipendiary Lecturer in Physical Geography at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford.
Project title: S357 Using Pb and Zn isotope compositions of crude oils as geological and environmental tracers
BGS supervisor: Professor John Ludden
University supervisor: Janne Blicher (Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon)
DTP: Non-DTP
Project title: S298 Tracking solar nebula evolution with analyses of single chondrules
BGS supervisor: Dr Stephen Nobel
University supervisors: Tim Elliott and Christopher Coath (University of Bristol) and Sara Russell (Natural History Museum)
DTP: GW4+
Personal webpage: https://www.tim-gregory.co.uk/about
Project title: S314 Iodine in soils: geochemical dynamics and availability to plants
BGS supervisor: Louise Ander and Michael Watts
University supervisor: Scott Young and Liz Bailey (University of Nottingham)
DTP: Non-DTP
After his PhD Olivier took a role as an Inorganic Geochemistry Intern at the British Geological Survey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivier-humphrey-827b32124/
Project title: S316 Trust and risk communication format and the nature of uncertainty
BGS supervisor: Hazel Napier
University supervisor: Adam Harris (University College London)
DTP: Non-DTP
Project title: S331 Unravelling the tectonothermal history of the Aegean orogeny
BGS supervisor: Prof Mike Searle
University supervisor: University of Oxford
DTP: Environmental Research Oxford
After his PhD Thomas took up a Postdoctoral Research Fellow post at the University of St Andrews researching the tectonic and metamorphic processes that occur in subduction zones and the deep roots of mountain belts.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-lamont-64404b85
Project title: S307 Glacial sculpting and post-glacial drowning of the Celtic Sea
BGS supervisor: Professor Emrys Phillips
University supervisor: Katrien van Landeghem (Bangor University)
After his PhD Edward worked as a GIS analyst for ABPmer.
Project title: S310 Glacial, hydrological and landscape change in a deglaciating catchment: Virkisjökull, Iceland
BGS supervisor: Chris Jackson
University supervisor: Nicholas Barrand, Stefan Krause and David Hannah (University of Birmingham)
DTP: CENTA
After taking a sabbatical for his PhD Jon returned to his role as a Hydrological Modeller witt the British Geological Survey.
Project title: S279 The effects of climate induced flood events on the mobility and bioaccessibility of potentially harmful elements, biological and radiological contaminants
BGS supervisor: Dr Joanna Wragg
University supervisor: David Copplestone (University of Stirling)
DTP: IAPETUS
After her PhD Diana was employed as a Marine Chemist with the consultancy Fugro.
Project title: S305 Forecasting changes in Earth’s magnetic field
BGS supervisor: Dr Ciaran Beggan
University supervisor: Phil Livermore and Jon Mound (University of Leeds)
DTP: SPHERES
After his PhD Maurits was employed as Data Scientist at Volksbank.
Project title: S269 Death Metal: Characterising the effects of lead pollution on mobility and childhood health within the Roman Empire
BGS supervisor: Professor Jane Evans
University supervisor: J Montgomery (University of Bradford)
DTP: IAPETUS
Project title: S299 Long-term Morphodynamics and sedimentation of the Holderness Coast and Humber Estuary
BGS supervisor: Andrew Barkwith
University supervisor: T Coulthard (University of Hull)
DTP: Non-DTP
After her PhD Chloe started a post doctoral researcher post at Melbourne University, Australia.
Project title: S280 The Bowland Shale of the UK: development of diagenetic models for a major UK hydrocarbon reservoir
BGS supervisor: Edward Hough
University supervisor: Kevin Taylor and Cathy Hollis (University of Manchester) and Richard Worden (University of Liverpool)
DTP: Manchester and Liverpool
After her PhD Sarah was employed as a Portfolio Manager for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Project title: S291 Semantic Information Retrieval for Geological Resources
BGS supervisor: Rachel Heaven
University supervisor: Nirmalie Wiratunga (Robert Gordon University Aberdeen)
DTP: Non-DTP
After his PhD Ike worked as a Research Assistant at Robert Gordan in the School of Computing Science.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ikechukwu-nkisi-orji-2b299547/
Project title: S324 Investigating heat transport by groundwater in fractured aquifers for ground-energy applications
BGS supervisor: Corrina Abesser
University supervisor: Fleur Loveridge, Nick Woodman and William Powrie (University of Southampton)
DTP: Non DTP
After her PhD Oleksandra was employed as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Quebec, Canada.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oleksandra-pedchenko-a8a56142/
Project title: S329 The geological dimension of urban resilience: impact of geohazards in resilient urban design and policy
BGS supervisor: Andrew Hughes
University supervisor: Jon Coaffee (University of Warwick)
DTP: Non-DTP
After his PhD Vagelis was employed as a Post Doctoral Researcher at the University of Warwick.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vangelis-pitidis-38252549/
Project title: S228 Glacitectonics of the Dogger Bank region.
BGS supervisor: Emrys Phillips and Carol Cotterill
University supervisor: Simon Carr (London Queen Mary College)
DTP: Pre DTP
After her PhD Astrid took a lecture post at the University of Amsterdam teaching physical geography with interest in (reconstructing) the glacial and periglacial geomorphology.
Project title: S343 Coastal management and adaptation: an integrated data-driven approach
BGS supervisor: Katy Mee, Anna Harrison and Gareth Jenkins
University supervisor: Dr Stephen Hallett (Cranfield University)
DTP: DREAM
After his PhD Al was employed as an Innovation Lead at Sulmara Subsea, Bergen, Norway.
Project title: S328 Community based, non-structural flood risk management for Malawi
BGS supervisor: Melanie Duncan
University supervisors: Grant Wright and Adeloye Adebayo (Heriot-Watt University)
DTP: Non-DTP
After his PhD Robert worked as a Climate and Resilience Officer for Practical Action followed by a Research Associate post at King’s College London as part of the Tomorrow’s Cities project.
Project title: S274 Chromium speciation, transport and fate in Clyde catchment soils, sediments and waters: understanding Cr mobility in urban-industrial environments
BGS supervisor: Barbara Palumbo-Roe
University supervisor: Margaret Graham (University of Edinburgh)
DTP: E3
Project title: S304 Separating polar ionospheric and lithospheric magnetic signals in satellite data
BGS supervisor: Susan Macmillan
University supervisor: Kathy Whaler (University of Edinburgh)
DTP: E3
After his PhD Ashley took a postdoctoral researcher post at Edinburgh University.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-smith-713b13a0/
Project title: S306 Vestiges of the earliest crust: crustal evolution in the Yilgarn Craton, Australia
BGS supervisor: Dr Matthew Horstwood
University supervisor: Ian Parkinson (University of Bristol)
DTP: GW4Plus
Project title: S323 Enhancing the information content of geophysical data applied to nuclear site characterisation
BGS supervisor: Oliver Kuras
University supervisor: Andrew Binley (Lancaster University)
DTP: Non-DTP
After his PhD Michael was employed as an Environmental Data Scientist (RA) at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmtso/
Project title: S292 Source apportionment of urban contaminants
BGS supervisor: Louise Ander and Simon Chenery
University supervisor: Liz Bailey and Scott Young (University of Nottingham)
DTP: Non-DTP
Project title: S320 Linking rifting history and magmatic cyclicity West of Britain
BGS supervisor: Dr Margaret Stewart
University supervisor: Dr Nick Schofield
CDT: UK Oil and Gas, University of Aberdeen
Project title: S325 The mechanics of active faulting and mountain building
BGS supervisor: Brian Baptie
University supervisor: Alex Copley (University of Cambridge)
DTP: Non-DTP
After his PhD Sam was employed as a Denman Baynes Junior Research Fellow at University of Cambridge.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-wimpenny-686356209/
Project title: S308 Crust – mantle exchange in orogenic lower crust: the record in high temperature eclogites
BGS supervisor: Nick Roberts
University supervisor: Clare Warren (Open University)
DTP: CENTA
After her PhD Eleni was employed by Wild Space Productions working on a new Natural History production for Netflix, from early development through to current production.
Project title: S302 Investigating Bering Sea oceanographic controls on the Milankovitch orbital cycle climatic shift during the middle Pleistocene
BGS supervisor: Jim Riding
University supervisor: Sev Kender (Exeter Camborne School of Mines), George Swann and Sarah Metcalf (University of Nottingham) and Zuzanna Stroynowski (Portuguese supervisor)
DTP: ENVISION
After her PhD Savannah was employed as a Stable Isotope Research Assistant at British Geological Survey
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/savannah-worne-6361b371/
Project title: S271 Understanding the interactions between adited groundwater sources and the chalk aquifer under drought conditions, using the example of the River Colne Catchment and its groundwater sources
BGS supervisor: Chris Jackson
University supervisor: Adrian Butler (London Imperial College)
DTP: SCCP: GW4Plus
After her PhD Azucena worked for the British Geological Survey as a Groundwater Modeller before moving to HR Wallingford as Water Resources Scientist.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azucena-rodriguez-yebra-2390a0a8/
Project title: S267 Earth observation for advanced geoscience modelling – the Tellus South West airborne high resolution geophysical, multispectral and LiDAR survey
BGS supervisor: Paul Lusty
University supervisor: Robin Shail (University of Exeter Camborne School of Mines, Mining Geology)
DTP: GW4Plus
After his PhD Chris was employed as Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-yeomans-33a23498/
BUFI alumni 2018
Project title: S253 Palaeobiology of phosphatized Ediacaran microfossils from Norway
BGS supervisor: Phil Wilby
University supervisor: Nicholas Butterfield (University of Cambridge)
DTP: Pre-DTP
Project title: S243 Seasonally resolved climate variability since the last Glacial Maximum from the laminated sediments of Windermere
BGS supervisor: Carol Cotterill
University supervisor: Alan Kemp (University of Southampton and National Oceanography Centre)
DTP: Pre-DTP
Project title: S240 Stable isotope biogeochemistry of methane in UK groundwater prior to shale gas development
BGS supervisor: Daren Gooddy and George Darling
University supervisor: Edward Hornibrook (University of British Columbia) Ian Parkinson (University of Bristol)
Project title: S281 Basin-scale mineral and fluid processes at a palaeo-platform margin, Lower Carboniferous, UK
BGS supervisor: Jim Riding
University supervisor: Cathy Hollis (University of Manchester)
DTP: Manchester and Liverpool
Project title: S235 Tracing pollution and sea water intrusion in groundwater systems of the Pearl River Basin, China
BGS supervisor: Daren Gooddy
University supervisor: Andrew Binley (University of Lancaster)
Project title: S260 Understanding groundwater controls on microbial metabolic activity, biogeochemical cycling and associated greenhouse gas production in streambed sediments
BGS supervisor: Daren Gooddy
University supervisor: Stefan Krause (University of Birmingham)
DTP: CENTA
Project title: S254 Seismic Imaging and Fluid Dynamic Modelling of Sequestered Carbon Dioxide in the North Sea, UK
BGS supervisor: Andy Chadwick
University supervisor: Jerome Neufeld (University of Cambridge)
After his PhD Laurence was employed as Post Doctoral Researcher at the University of Cambridge.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cowton/
Project title: S265 Speleothem climate capture of the Neanderthal demise
BGS supervisor: Melanie Leng
University supervisor: Peter Wynn (Lancaster University)
DTP: ENVISION
After her PhD Laura was employed as a Programme Manager for the Natural Environment Research Council.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-deeprose-2886b0100/
Project title: S259 Variations in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and its impact on South Georgia ice sheet extent over the Holocene
BGS supervisor: Melanie Leng and Sev Kender
University supervisor: George Swann (University of Nottingham), Alistair Graham (University of Exeter) and Victoria Peck (British Antarctic Survey)
DTP: Non-DTP
Project title: S268 Deep sea temperature and ice volume change across the mid-Pleistocene climate transition: Insights from the Bering Sea
BGS supervisor: Sev Kender
University supervisor: Sindia Sosdian (Cardiff University)
DTP: GW4Plus
Project title: S296 Controls on UK lower Namurian shale-gas prospectivity: understanding the temporal and spatial distribution of organic matter in siliciclastic mudstones
BGS supervisor: Mike Stephenson, Melanie Leng and Christopher Vane
University supervisor: Sarah Davies (University of Leicester)
DTP: CENTA
After his PhD Joe took a post doctoral post with the British Geological Survey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeemmings/
Project title: S250 High resolution environmental change from Holocene sediments of Windermere
BGS supervisor: Carol Cotterill
University supervisor: Alan Kemp and Jon Bull, (University of Southampton and National Oceanography Centre) and Justin Dix (University of Southampton)
After his PhD James was employed as a Research Scientist with the Natural Environment Research Council.
Project title: S264 Formation and age of the Arran central ring complex
BGS supervisor: Kathryn Goodenough
University supervisor: Andrew Kerr (Cardiff University)
DTP: GW4Plus
Project title: S287 Unravelling the structural controls and consequent feedbacks on Permian and Mesozoic depositional systems in the Southern North Sea
BGS supervisor: Tom Randles and Bob Gatlif
University supervisor: John Underhill and Rachel Jamieson (Heriot-Watt University)
DTP: Non-DTP, NERC Centre for Doctoral Training (UK Oil and Gas)
After his PhD Ross was employed by Equinor as an Exploration Geologist.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-grant/
Project title: S283 Laboratory earthquakes
BGS supervisor: Sergio Vinciguerra
University supervisor: Stefan Neilsen (Durham University)
DTP: IAPETUS
After his PhD Christopher was employed as a Postdoctoral Researcher with Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy developing new techniques to measure seismic attenuation in simulated fault zones.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-harbord-16a61b60/
Project title: S266 Constraining the marine environment of the Cambrian metazoan adaptive radiation
BGS supervisor: Phil Wilby
University supervisor: Mark Williams (University of Leicester)
DTP: CENTA
After his PhD Tom began working at the University of Leicester as a Reserch Assistant.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhearing/
Project title: S258 Growth and fecundity of the whelk Buccinum undtum in coastal-shelf seas
BGS supervisor: Simon Chenery
University supervisor: Chris Richardson (Bangor University)
DTP: Pre DTP
After his PhD Phillip was employed as an Antarctic research fellow at Bangor University in the School of Ocean Sciences.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-hollyman-1b1b9538/
Project title: S262 Fissures and fountains: magma dynamics in basaltic conduits
BGS supervisor: Charlotte Vye-Brown
University supervisor: Ed Llewellin and Richard Brown (Durham University)
DTP: IAPETUS
After his PhD Thomas lectured at the University of Tuebingin, Germany.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-j-jones-9a863990/
Project title: S252 Using geospatial approaches to determine the phosphorus dynamics in soil-crop systems in Malaysia
BGS supervisor: Louise Ander
University supervisor: Martin Broadley (University of Nottingham)
DTP: Pre-DTP
After his PhD Diriba was employed as a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham in the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences department.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbkumssa/
Project title: S261 Toward a universal model for lava emplacement
BGS supervisor: Charlotte Vye-Brown
University supervisor: Mike James (Lancaster University)
DTP: ENVISION
After his PhD Nathan was employed as an InSAR Scientist – Satellite Mapping with CGG.
Processing of radar satellite data for InSAR. Analysis of ground stability and motion applied to geohazards, mining, engineering, and oil and gas. Utilise GAMMA and GIS software.
Project title: S278 Sulfate reducing bacteria in CO2
BGS supervisor: Simon Gregory and Keith Bateman
University supervisor: David Large (University of Nottingham)
DTP: Non-DTP
After his PhD Hayden was employed as an Applied Biologist at Future Biogas Ltd.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayden-morgan-7b53b485/
Project title: S284 The hidden hazard of melting ground-ice in Northern Iceland
BGS supervisor: Colm Jordan
University supervisor: Matt Balme (The Open University)
DTP: CENTA
Project title: S276 Timing of Cu-Au-Te-PGE porphyry-style mineralisation in northern Greece and Bulgaria and its relationship to metamorphic core complex exhumation
BGS supervisor: Dr Jon Naden
University supervisor: Frances Cooper (University of Bristol)
DTP: GW4Plus
After her PhD Rebecca was self employed as a Consultant Exploration Geologist.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-perkins-0520aba9/
Project title: S275 The early Toarcian (Early Jurassic) mass extinction event and recovery in the eastern Tethys: integrating palaeontological and geochemical data from Bulgaria
BGS supervisor: Jim Riding
University supervisor: Chris Little and Ivan Savov (University of Leeds)
DTP: SPHERES
Project title: S286 Effects of changing climate on an northern peatland: greenhouse gas sink or source
BGS supervisor: Christpher Vane
University supervisor: Geoffrey Abbott (Newcastle University)
DTP: IAPETUS
After her PhD Kerry was employed as Senior Scientist at Scottish Water.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-simcock-b8171a69/
Project title: S248 Evaluating trade-offs between health benefits and risks associated with grow your own in (peri-)urban areas
BGS supervisor: Louise Ander
University supervisor: Neil Crout (University of Nottingham)
DTP: Pre-DTP
Project title: S290 Ultrasound spectrometry of the aggregation of asphaltenes during the formation of water-in-oil emulsions
BGS supervisor: Christopher Vane
University supervisor: Geoff Abbott (Newcastle University)
DTP: Non-DTP NERC Centre for Doctoral Training (UK Oil and Gas)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-svalova-467779124/
Project title: S288 Environmental assessment of deep-water sponge fields in relation to oil and gas activity: a west of Shetland case study
BGS supervisor: Sophie Green
University supervisor: Murray Roberts (Heriot-Watt University)
After her PhD Johanne started a post-doctoral associate position at the University of Edinburgh.
Project title: S256 Development and application of machine learning techniques for characterisation and quantification of change in time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography monitoring
BGS supervisor: Paul Wilkinson and Jon Chambers
University supervisor: Li Bai (University of Nottingham)
DTP: Pre-DTP
BUFI alumni 2017
Project title: S236 Assessing the efficacy of mitigation options for diffuse water pollution from agriculture
BGS supervisor: Sean Burke
University supervisor: Ian Foster and Naomi Holmes (University of Northampton)
After her PhD Matilda worked as a Geomorphologist for the Environment Agency.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matilda-biddulph-1734ba84/
Project title: S233 Adaptive large-scale mantle convection simulations
BGS supervisor: John Ludden
University supervisor: Tiffany Barry and Emmanuil Georgoulis (University of Leicester)
After his PhD Samuel worked for the University of Leicester as a Research Software Engineering Specialist.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-cox/
Project title: S231 Novel approaches for speciating and tracing the metabolism of phosphorus in groundwater and surface water
BGS supervisor: Daren Gooddy
University supervisor: Ben Surridge, Peter Wynn and Andrew Folkard (University of Lancaster)
Project title: S282 Petrological constraints on the structure of Icelandic volcanic systems
BGS supervisor: Evgenia Ilyinskaya
University supervisor: John Maclennan, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Project title: S247 Equatorial sea surface temperature seasonality in the Mississippian (Carboniferous) derived from brachiopod shell carbonate
BGS supervisor: Mike Stephenson, Melanie Leng and Vanessa Banks
University supervisor: Sarah Davies and Sarah Gabbott, University of Leicester, Geology
Project title: S241 Development of a UAV-based landslide monitoring system
BGS supervisor: Jonathan Chambers
University supervisor: Pauline Miller, Newcastle, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Project title: S244 U-Series constraints on the evolution of the Green River (Utah) natural analogue for geological carbon storage
BGS supervisor: Dan Condon
University supervisor: Mike Bickle, Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Project title: S145.2 Novel X-ray Diffraction and the Remote Analysis of Mars
BGS supervisor: Dr Stephen Grebby (moved to University of Nottingham during Stuart’s PhD)
University supervisor: Prof. John Bridges and Dr Graeme Hansford, Space Research Centre, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester.
What were they doing in 2017? After his PhD Stuart worked as a Research Assistant, Space Research Centre, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-turner-08842a5a
Project title: S239 The rock record of the British Cretaceous
BGS supervisor: Andrew Newell and Mark Woods
University supervisor: Michael Benton, Bristol.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-walker-4231b5122/
Project title: S246 The Mid Jurassic plankton explosion
BGS supervisor: Jim Riding
University supervisor: Professor Nick Butterfield, University of Cambridge
BUFI alumni 2016
Project title: S227 Antarctic climate and vegetation during the Neogene: a geochemical and modelling approach
BGS supervisor: Jim Riding
University supervisor: Alan Haywood, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Project title: S209 Understanding the evolution of the Syrtis Major volcanic complex (Mars) and comparison with volcanoes in the Afar Rift system (Earth)
BGS supervisor: Charlotte Vye-Brown
University supervisor: Matt Balme, Open University, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Project title: S224 Glacier-to-foreland hydrological coupling at a maritime glacier
BGS supervisor: Jez Everest
University supervisor: Martin Kirkbride, University of Dundee, Urban Water Technology
Project title: 214.2 Micro-structural analysis of time-variant evolution in pore geometry of cement materials during carbonation
BGS supervisor: Chris Rochelle
University supervisor: A Hall, University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences
Project title: S223 Development and application of geophysical proxies for imaging geotechnical property changes during development of near surface shear zones
BGS supervisor: Dave Gunn
University supervisor: John Hughes, University of Newcastle, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Project title: S206 Early Ediacaran biotas of Charnwood Forest (UK): assembly of the first macroscopic marine communities
BGS supervisor: Phil Wilby
University supervisor: Nick Butterfield, Cambridge
Project title: S237 Public perception of shale gas extraction technology
BGS supervisor: Mike Stephenson
University supervisor: Sarah O’Hara, University of Nottingham, School of Geography
Project title: S218.2 Late quaternary palaeoenvironmental reconstruction from Lake Ohrid (Macedonia/Albania) using stable isotopes
BGS supervisor: Melanie Leng
University supervisor: Dr Matt Jones, University of Nottingham
What were they doing in 2016? Isotope Geochemist with BGS at the NERC Isotope Geoscience Laboratory.
Project title: S198 Late Quaternary volcanism and climate of southern Patagonia
BGS supervisor: Katy Mee
University supervisor: Prof David Pyle and Dr Tasmin Mather, Oxford, Earth Sciences and Environment
Project title: S210 Mineralogy and geochemistry of ultramafic rocks for mineral CO2 sequestration
BGS supervisor: Mike Styles, Jon Naden and Simon Kemp
University supervisor: Matther Hall, Nottingham
What were they doing in 2016? Environmental Mineralogist at the British geological Survey.
After completing her PhD Alicia continued in her role at the British Geological Survey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-lacinska-4384238
Project title: S229 Glaciation of the North Sea Basin: integrating evidence from basin-scale 3D seismic geomorphology, site surveys, boreholes and adjacent land areas
BGS supervisor: Carol Cotterill
University supervisor: Mads Huuse, University of Manchester, School of Earth Sciences and Geography
Project title: S219 Investigating the Controls on Critical Metal Distribution within Intrusion-Centred Mineralization: Chalkidiki Peninsula, N. Greece
BGS supervisor: Paul Lusty
University supervisor: Steve Roberts, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre
Project title: S204.2 Geogenic arsenic attributable health risks in UK and the European Union
BGS supervisor: Michael Watts
University supervisor: David Polya, Manchester
Project title: S234 The last forests on Antarctica: Neogene (~12Ma) plant fossils and climates from Antarctica
BGS supervisor: Jim Riding
University supervisor: Jane Frances, University of Leeds, School of Environment and Technology
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhian-rees-owen-32655664
Project title: S221 Millennial-scale variability in ice-ocean-climate interaction in the sub-Antarctic south west Atlantic – a multi-proxy study of intermediate water production and Patagonian ice-sheet variability over the last glacial
BGS supervisor: Sev Kender
University supervisor: David A Hodell, Cambridge
Project title: S232 Seismological insights into the building of the Lesser Antilles Arc
BGS supervisor: Brian Baptie
University supervisor: M Kendall, Bristol
Project title: S226 Using earthquake seismology to track transient convective circulation beneath the British Isles
University supervisor: Nicky White, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Project title: S220 Peat’s secret archive: reconstructing the North Atlantic storm frequency and volcanic eruption history of the last 10,000 years
BGS supervisor: Tom Bradwell (moved to University of Stirling during Helena’s PhD)
University supervisor: Tom Bradwell and Robert McCulloch, University of Stirling, Natural Sciences
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helena-stewart-00a0ba111
Project title: S213 Dissolution processes at the CO2/brine interface change challenge
BGS supervisor: Chris Rochelle
University supervisor: Henry Power University of Nottingham
Project title: S225 Geological controls on the distribution and abundance of invertebrate groundwater
BGS supervisor: Louise Maurice
University supervisor: Roehampton, Life Sciences
BUFI alumni 2015
Project title: S211 Carbon capture and storage: Factors influencing public attitudes
BGS supervisor: John Rees
University supervisor: Professor David Clarke, Professor Brigitte Nerlich and Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, University of Nottingham
Project title: S208 Targeting elevated concentrations of mid and heavy rare earth elements in alkaline provinces
BGS supervisor: Gus Gunn
University supervisor: Frances Wall, University of Exeter Camborne School of Mines, Mining Geology
What were they doing in 2016? Part of the SoS RARE research project at Exeter University which is part of the NERC Security of Supply of Minerals (SoS) Programme.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-broom-fendley-b03b1073
Project title: S200 From Castle to Quarry – The Characterisation of Historic Mortars with a Focus on Provenance
BGS supervisor: A Leslie
University supervisor: John Hughes, Paisley
Project title: S205 Investigating organo-mineral suspended sediment dynamics as controls on phosphorus export from instrumented agricultural test catchments
BGS supervisor: Barry Rawlins
University supervisor: Kevin Hiscock, University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences
After his PhD Richard began working as a Senior Research Associate at UEA on the DEFRA funded River Wensum Demonstration Test Catchment project
University of East Anglia staff profile
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/richard-cooper/67/462/955
Project title: S216 Improving the utility of LA-ICP-MS for isotope ratio environmentals1
BGS supervisor: Matt Horstwood
University supervisor: Barry Sharp, University of Loughborough, Chemistry
After his PhD Grant took a postdoctoral research post through Marie-Curie Initial Training Network based at ThermoScientific, Bremen, Germany.
Project title: S207 Climatic cyclicity and environmental interactions in proximal continental basins: Implications for ground water flow
BGS supervisor: Tony Milodowski
University supervisor: Stu Clark, University of Keele, School of Earth Sciences and Geography
Project title: S167.2 Engaging communities on geohazards: seeking community-centred approaches to reducing vulnerability to geohazards in the Solomon Islands
BGS supervisor: Susanne Sargeant
University supervisor: Melissa Butcher, Open University, Social Sciences
Project title: S186 Hydrogeophysics of a restless volcano
BGS supervisor: Alan Hughes
University supervisor: Jo Gottsmann, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
After his PhD Brioch started as a Post Doctorate Research Associate in Computational Volcanology on the VUELCO (Volcanic unrest in Europe and Latin America) project.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brioch-hemmings-28a83a77
Project title: S202 Dietary mineral deficiencies in Sub-Saharan Africa
BGS supervisor: Louise Ander, Michael Watts
University supervisor: Scott Young, Martin Broadley, University of Nottingham, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Project title: S215 Rock Alteration in the Chemically Disturbed Zone of a Geological Disposal Facility for Radioactive Waste
BGS supervisor: Tony Milodowski
University supervisor: G Shaw, University of Nottingham, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Project title: S190 The effects of gas stream impurities and reservoir mineralogy on in-situ carbonation for long-term geological storage of carbon dioxide
BGS supervisor: Keith Bateman
University supervisor: David Large, University of Nottingham, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Project title: S203 The impact of hyper-alkaline fluids from a geological radioactive waste repository on the biological and physical characteristics of the host rock environment
BGS supervisor: Julie West
University supervisor: John Lloyd, University of Manchester, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Science
After her PhD Sarah joined the CoG3 research project at Bangor University which is part of the NERC Security of Supply of Minerals (SoS) Programme.
Project title: S173.2 Active & ancient geothermal systems in Tethyan ophiolites as examples of novel solutions for natural CO2 sequestration
BGS supervisor: Mike Styles and Jon Naden
University supervisor: Gawen Jenkins, University of Leicester
After her PhD Amy took a post with Fleet Oil Ltd contracted to Baker Hughes Upstream Chemicals.
Project title: S199 Evaluating the role of community-based monitoring in improving the mitigation of natural hazards: a case study on Montserrat, West Indies
BGS supervisor: Sue Loughlin
University supervisor: East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences
Project title: S111 Current mechanisms and future patterns of stone decay in cleaned sandstone and granite buildings
BGS supervisor: Martin Gillespie
University supervisor: John Hughes, University of Paisley
What were they doing in 2016? After her PhD Marta became Director at UK Stone Doctor.
BUFI alumni 2014
Project title: S193 Microbial response to soil chemistry defined by the Tellus dataset, Northern Ireland
BGS supervisor: Andy Tye
University supervisor: Richard Pattrick, University of Manchester, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Science
LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/nicola-ashton/85/775/206
Project title: S101 3D geological and geodynamic evolution of the Northumberland Trough Region
BGS supervisor: Gary Kirby
University supervisor: Stuart Clark and Stuart Egan (Keele University)
Project title: S194 Glacio-eustatic controls on sedimentary sequences: a field and physical modelling based study
BGS supervisor: Colin Waters
University supervisor: I Maltman, University of Leeds and Utrecht. Paul Wignall and University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
What were they doing in 2016? Exploration Geologist at Shell, Netherlands.
Project title: S188 The geomicrobiology of coal mine drainage – microbes, green rust and the factors controlling iron mineralogy in coal mine drainage
BGS supervisor: Jenny Bearcock and Barbara Palumbo-Roe
University supervisor: William Perkins, University of Aberystwyth, Institute of Biological Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Analytical Chemist in the Space Technology Department with Qioptiq UK.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/nia-blackwell/52/902/a27
Project title: S169 The fate of contaminants in urban soils and road dusts: novel assessments and implications for risks (A case study from urban Manchester)
BGS supervisor: Neil Breward
University supervisor: Kevin Taylor, Manchester Metropolitan University, Environmental and Geographical Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Research Assistant at University of Lisbon.
Project title: S151 Nature, timing and geodynamic context of polymetallic mineralisation in the Kassandra mining district, North Greece
BGS supervisor: Jon Naden and Simon Chenery
University supervisor: Andy Rankin and Peter Treolar, Kingston University London
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-hahn-70331847/
Project title: S196 Development of a genetic model for targeting gold mineralisation in the Scottish Dalradian
BGS supervisor: Gus Gunn and Jon Naden
University supervisor: Gawen Jenkin, University of Leicester, Geology
What were they doing in 2016? Project Geologist at Scotgold Resources Ltd.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/nyree-hill/69/a47/120
Project title: S195 Quantifying crustal strain due to rifting in Afar, Ethiopia
BGS supervisor: Charlotte Vye-Brown
University supervisor: Tim Wright, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
What were they doing in 2016? Postdoctorate at Leeds University.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/barbara-hofmann/74/8aa/363
Project title: S181 Lateral variations and linkages in thrust geometry in fold and thrust belts
BGS supervisor: Graham Leslie
University supervisor: Graham Williams, University of School of Earth Sciences and Geography, Keele university, School of Earth Sciences and Geography
What were they doing in 2016? Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Keele University, Basin Dynamics Group.
Project title: S160 Holocene sea-level change from the Thames Estuary: implications for geophysical modelling and ocean climate interactions
BGS supervisor: Christopher Vane
University supervisor: B P Horton, University of Pennsylvania, Earth and Environmental Science
What were they doing in 2016? Postdoctoral Associate at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, USA.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolekhan
ResearchGate: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nicole_Khan
Project title: S106 British Ice Sheet Dynamics: Constraining ice-sheet thickness and ice-stream collapse in NW Scotland using Cosmogenic isotope analysis
BGS supervisor: Tom Bradwell
University supervisor: Derek Fabel, University of Glasgow, Geographical and Earth Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? University Teacher of Geography and Earth Science at the University of Glasgow (not a postdoctoral researcher).
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-mathers-199034b0
Project title: S192 4D Hydrogeophysical Monitoring of Landslide Processes
BGS supervisor: Jon Chambers
University supervisor: William Murphy, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
What were they doing in 2016? Engineering Geology Lecturer at Plymouth University.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/andy-merritt/55/a67/53b
Project title: S177 Determination of Late Glacial and Post Glacial processes using sediments from within Lake Windermere
BGS supervisor: Carol Cotterill
University supervisor: Jonathan Bull, University of Southampton, National Oceanography
What were they doing in 2016? Postdoctoral Research Fellow with NERC Impact Acceleration project at Southampton University.
Project title: S191 The role of the North Atlantic Oscillation in driving climatic variability during the Late
BGS supervisor: Andrew Barkwith and Mike Ellis
University supervisor: Richard Jones, University of Exeter, Geography
What were they doing in 2016? Honary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter.
Project title: S185 Development of geochemical and mineralogical methods for targeting lower environmental impact secondary copper deposits in the Troodos Massif, Cyprus
BGS supervisor: Jon Naden
University supervisor: B Williamson and Richard Herrington, Natural History Museum
What were they doing in 2016? Mining Applications Specialist, SELFRAG AG, Switzerland.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-parvaz-56101730/
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel_Parvaz
Project title: S158 Quantification of the impact of climate change on landscape evolution as mediated by plant community dynamics
BGS supervisor: Mike Ellis
University supervisor: Richard Jones, University of Exeter, Geography
What were they doing in 2016? GIS Technician at Atkins, Renewables and Environment.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sarah-jane-phelan-ph-d/7b/a45/34b
Project title: S180 A comparison of the geological, geodynamic and rheological evolution of the northern and southern Rockall Basin using a 3D modelling approach
BGS supervisor: Geoffrey Kimbell and Chris Johnson.
University supervisor: S M Clark, Keele University, School of Earth Sciences and Geography
What were they doing in 2016? Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bergen, Earth Sciences Department.
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rosie-smithells-86933840
Project title: S176 Magmatic, structural and tectonic controls on Cu-Au mineralisation in the Solomon arc SW Pacific
BGS supervisor: Jon Naden and Gus Gunn
University supervisor: Mike Petterson and Dan Smith, University of Leicester, Geology Department
What were they doing in 2016? Postdoctorate Research Fellow (PDRF) NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/simon-tapster/55/8a3/60
Project title: S157 Investigation of Pliocene climate and Oceanography of the North Atlantic region through bivalve sclerochonology: an approach to predicting future conditions
BGS supervisor: Peter Balson
University supervisor: Andrew Johnson, University of Derby, School of Science
What were they doing in 2016? Faculty Member, University of Derby, Education, Health and Science.
BUFI alumni 2013
Project title: S161 The origin and nature of Cenozoic faulting in north-east Ireland
BGS supervisor: M Cooper
University supervisor: John Walsh, University of Dublin – University College, School of Geological Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Structural Geologist with Midland Valley.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/hugh-anderson/29/8b7/587
Project title: S178 Iodine dynamics in the terrestrial environment
BGS supervisor: Dr Mike Watts and Dr Louise Ander
University supervisor: Dr Scott Young, Dr Liz Bailey, Prof Neil Crout, University of Nottingham, School of Life and Environmental Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Crop researcher and data analyst at Crop Management Information (CMI) Ltd.
Project title: S171 Holocene Evolution of the Colima Volcanic Complex, Mexico
BGS supervisor: Sue Loughlin
University supervisor: Ivan Savov, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
What were they doing in 2016? Volcanologist at the British Geological Survey.
Project title: S138 Structure, biogeography and palaeoclimate reconstruction from Mingulay Reef Complex Sediment Cores
BGS supervisor: Dave Long
University supervisor: M Elliot, University of Edinburgh
What were they doing in 2016? Postdoctoral researcher at Université de Nantes.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/melanie-douarin/51/52b/a97
Project title: S170 Sampling and knowledge of the palaeontology of the British Triassic and Jurassic
BGS supervisor: Andrew Newell
University supervisor: Mike Benton, University of Bristol
What were they doing in 2016? Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellow, School of Environment, University of Leeds.
Project title: S168 Resolving conflicting models for the tectonic assembly of the Eastern Himalaya
BGS supervisor: Randy Parrish
University supervisor: Tom Argles, The Open University, Earth and Environmental Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Research Analyst at Savills, London (real estate).
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lucy-greenwood/41/92/27a
Project title: S149 The impact of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum on the distribution of sediments in the Central North Sea
BGS supervisor: Mike Stephenson and Bob Gatliff
University supervisor: John Underhill, University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences
What were they doing in 2016? Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot Watt university, Shell Centre for Exploration.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/rachel-jamieson/a4/b22/418
Project title: S142 Polar Geomagnetism: Developing models of high-latitude geomagnetic fields
BGS supervisor: Alan Thomson
University supervisor: Richard Holme, University of Liverpool, Earth and Ocean Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Geomagnetic Hazard Specialist with the British Geological Survey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/gemma-kelly/33/795/510
Project title: S183 Primary biological controls on UK lower Namurian shale gas prospectivity: understanding a major potential UK unconventional gas resource
BGS supervisor: Mike Stephenson, Christopher Vane and Melanie Leng
University supervisor: Sarah Davies, University of Leicester, Geology
Project title: S150 Robust earth observation assessment of geohazards and environmental change in challenging environments
BGS supervisor: Stuart Marsh
University supervisor: Jon Mills, University of Newcastle, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
What were they doing in 2016? Visiting researcher, Newcastle University, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences.
Academia profile: http://newcastle.academia.edu/matthiaskunz
Project title: S152 Bacterial growth and influence on trace element geochemistry at abandoned lead-zinc mines
BGS supervisor: Barbara Palumbo-Roe
University supervisor: George Shaw, University of Nottingham, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Project title: S148 The effects of overprinting on rock fabrics and isotopic ages: the Lewisian Complex as a case study
BGS supervisor: Kathryn Goodenough
University supervisor: John Wheeler, University of Liverpool, Earth and Ocean Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Lecturer in Earth Science at the University of Glasgow.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-macdonald/33/b72/b35
Imperial College London profile: http://www.carbonateresearch.com/people/johnmacdonald
Project title: S144 Granite genesis and crustal evolution across the Iapetus suture zone
BGS supervisor: Martin Gillespie
University supervisor: Colin Graham, University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences
What were they doing in 2016? Lecturer in Igneous Petrology, Kingston University London.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-miles/71/585/140
Project title: S139 The dynamic instability of the British Ice Sheet: Timescales and Thresholds
BGS supervisor: Tom Bradwell and Nick Golledge
University supervisor: Alun Hubbard, Aberystwyth University, Institute of Geography and Earth Studies
What were they doing in 2016? Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Tromsø, The Artic University of Norway.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/henry-patton/4b/392/620
Project title: S174 Satellite magnetometry and the new ESA SWARM constellation
BGS supervisor: Susan Macmillan and Ciaran Beggan
University supervisor: Kathryn Whaler, University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences
What were they doing in 2016? Geomagnetic Field Researcher at British Antarctic Survey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-shore/84/43a/bb5
Project title: S163 The role of the erosion of continental biomass on the Earth’s thermostat
BGS supervisor: Andy Tye and Christopher Vane
University supervisor: A Galy, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Consultant at Galson Sciences, Leicester (nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management services).
Project title: S187 Evaluating impacts on community infrastructure following recent volcanic eruptions in Chaiten (Chile) and Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)
BGS supervisor: Susanne Sargeant
University supervisor: Tiziana Rosetto, University College London, Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
What were they doing in 2016? Research Fellow at UCL, Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science.
BUFI alumni 2012
Project title: S159 Integrated seismic, analytical and numerical modelling of CO2 injection into saline aquifers
BGS supervisor: Andy Chadwick
University supervisor: Mike Bickle, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Executive Director at Positive Money (a movement to democratise money and banking).
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/frances-boait/45/706/7bb
Positive Money Profile: https://positivemoney.org/about/who-we-are/fran-boait/
Project title: S172 An interdisciplinary approach to volcanic risk reduction under conditions of uncertainty: a case study on Tristan da Cunha
BGS supervisor: Sue Loughlin
University supervisor: Jenni Barclay, University of East Anglia
What were they doing in 2016? Volcanologist/Post-doctoral Research Associate working at BGS Edinburgh.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/anna-hicks/13/2a3/b97
Project title: S130 Defining the geological evolution of the Tyrone Igneous Complex in the context of its metallogenic potential – correlation and comparison with world-class VMS terrains
BGS supervisor: Garth Cooper
University supervisor: Steve Roberts, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre
What were they doing in 2016? Postdoctoral Fellow Ore Geology CESRE, CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/steven-hollis/48/911/84a
Project title: S184 Postglacial fjordic landscape evolution: the onshore and offshore limits of the Younger Dryas ice sheet, western Scotland
BGS supervisor: Tom Bradwell
University supervisor: John Howe, Scottish Association for Marine Science
What were they doing in 2016? Environmental Team Leader for Scottish Sea Farms.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-mcintyre-b49b5a106
Project title: S156 Land cover in a warmer world: reconstructing global late miocene and pliocene vegetation and climate
BGS supervisor: Jim Riding
University supervisor: Alan Haywood, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
What were they doing in 2016? Research Fellow in Physical Geography at Northumbria University.
BUFI alumni 2011
Project title: S131 The impact of climate change on weathering in urban environments: prediction and mitigation
BGS supervisor: Ewan Gillespie
University supervisor: Martin Lee, University of Glasgow, Geographical and Earth Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Waitress at Café 71 Leeds.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/laura-duthie/41/414/783
Project title: S122 A novel cosmogenic isotope-based approach to assessing Holocene soil erosion
BGS supervisor: Jez Everest
University supervisor: Paul Bishop, University of Glasgow, Geographical and Earth Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Honary Fellow UOW University of Wollongong, Australia.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/r%C3%A9ka-hajnalka-f%C3%BCl%C3%B6p/b0/a29/559
Project title: S120 Application of airborne LiDAR to fault mapping, structural analysis, and identification of fracture controlled mineralisation, Slovenia and Cyprus
BGS supervisor: Jon Naden
University supervisor: W D Cunningham, University of Leicester, Geology
Project title: S127 Integrated 3D modelling of shallow ground conditions at a nuclear site undergoing decommissioning
BGS supervisor: Clive Auton
University supervisor: Stu Clark, Keele University, School of Earth Sciences and Geography
What were they doing in 2016? Structural Geologist with the British Geological Survey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/richard-haslam/49/248/14a
Project title: Response of the British Ice Sheets to climate forcing over the last 250,000 years
BGS supervisor: Clive Gatliff and Melanie Leng
University supervisor: William Austin, St Andrews
What were they doing in 2016? Postdoctoral Research Fellow Australian National University University, Ocean and Climate Change.
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fiona_Hibbert
Project title: S123 The Palaeocene-Eocene thermal maximum (PETM) in the clastic sequences of the Kohat Basin, northern Pakistan: a low latitude Tethyan view of the fastest global warming in recent Earth history
BGS supervisor: Mike Stephenson and Jim Riding
University supervisor: Jan Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester, Geology
What were they doing in 2016? Assistant Professor NCEG University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
Project title: S105 Modelling igneous processes at the Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat (incorporating data from the SeaCalipso project)
BGS supervisor: Sue Loughlin
University supervisor: Steve Sparks, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Editor at Cambridge University Press.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/emma-kiddle/54/810/416
Project title: S143 Recalibrating the Mesozoic Timescale
BGS supervisor: Randy Parrish
University supervisor: John McArthur, University of London University College, Earth Sciences
Project title: Arsenic and other trace element speciation in biological and environment al samples from semiarid regions of Argentina and Chile: the relationship between natural and anthropogenic environmental levels and human health status
BGS supervisor: Michael Watts
University supervisor: N Ward, Surrey
What were they doing in 2016? Researcher at LGC Ltd, Teddington.
Project title: S113 Turning rock into soil—changes in reactivity and surface area
BGS supervisor: Simon Kemp
University supervisor: Mark Hodson, University of Reading, Soil Science
What were they doing in 2016? Environmental Fate Risk Assessor at Syngenta, Jealott’s Hill, Berkshire.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/samuel-parry/37/b7/b85
Project title: S119 Probing the interior of an active volcano: three dimensional seismic tomography at Montserrat, West Indies
BGS supervisor: Brian Baptie
University supervisor: Tim Minshull, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre
What were they doing in 2016? Postdoctoral Researcher at Géoazur CNRS.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/michele-paulatto/51/a41/11b/en
Project title: S117 The impact of earthworm activity on metal mobility in soils
BGS supervisor: Barbara Palumbo-Roe
University supervisor: Mark Hodson, University of Reading, Soil Science
What were they doing in 2016? Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry, University of Reading, Geography and Environmental Science.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomsizmur
Project title: S121 Quantifying continental scale run-off in the past
BGS supervisor: Ian Wilkinson (retired)
University supervisor: Rachel Flecker, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
What were they doing in 2016? Chemistry Services Manager at Weetabix Ltd.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dave-strong/38/288/b5b
Project title: S116 Analysis and prediction of the ground technology hazards due to space weather
BGS supervisor: Alan Thomson
University supervisor: Jim Wild, Lancaster university, Communications Systems
What were they doing in 2016? Physics teacher at St Johns School, Leatherhead, Surrey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/katie-turnbull/21/63/b18
Project title: S118 Calcareous structures in Quaternary soils and sediments
BGS supervisor: Toni Milodowski
University supervisor: Guy Kirk, Cranfield University, School of Applied Science
What were they doing in 2016? Senior Project Manager at Proforest.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/audrey-versteegen/16/b42/3b1
Project title: S129 Systematic biosphere mapping of Sr-isotope ratios across major lithological boundaries in Southern England to create the first biosphere map in the UK
BGS supervisor: Jane Evans and Louise Ander
University supervisor: Jane Montgomery, University of Bradford, Division of Archaeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/joseph-warham/26/85a/3b1
Project title: S112 Modelling the environmental and socio-economic impacts of aggregates for major construction projects: 2012 Olympic Park case study
BGS supervisor: Fiona McEvoy
University supervisor: Mark Birkin, University of Leeds, School of Geography
What were they doing in 2016? Research Fellow at University of Leeds.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/chengchao-zuo/52/653/837
BUFI alumni 2010
Project title: S104 Assessing the hazard from the collapse of Atlantic volcanoes: facies analysis of sediments from a possible tsunami source
BGS supervisor: Dave Tappin
University supervisor: W McGuire, London University College
What were they doing in 2016? Lecturer, University of Exeter, Centre for Geography, Environment and Society.
Project title: S092 Establishing geodetic control in the monitoring of urban subsidence using InSAR
BGS supervisor: Stuart Marsh
University supervisor: A Soweter, Nottingham
What were they doing in 2016? Geospatial Scientist with 3vGeomatics.
Project title: S096 Frequency dependent anisotrophy – theory and applications
BGS supervisor: Mark Chapman
University supervisor: A Curtis, Edinburgh
What were they doing in 2016? Exploration Analyst at Wood Mackenzie (Oil and Energy).
Project title: S103 Ray-impedance inversion of multi-component seismic data for frequency-dependent rock properties
BGS supervisor: Xiang-Yang Li
University supervisor: Y Wang, London Imperial College
What were they doing in 2016? Associate Professor at China University of Petroleum.
ResearchGate: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Feng_Qi_Zhang
BUFI alumni 2009
Project title: S079 Lower Carboniferous ostracods and isotopes of the Midland Valley, Scotland: testing for the ecological shift into non-marine environments
BGS supervisor: Ian Wilkinson
University supervisor: D Siveter, Leicester and Natural History Museum
What were they doing in 2016? NERC Research Associate, University of Leicester, Department of Geology.
Project title: S094 Impact of Arsenic species present in soil on human health
BGS supervisor: Michael Watts
University supervisor: G R T Jenkin, Leicester
What were they doing in 2016? Research Associate at the Royal Military College of Canada, Environmental Sciences Group.
SEGH Article: Journey from PhD student to employment: difficult but rewarding
ResearchGate: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark_Button2
Project title: S032 Transport, uptake and behaviour of ‘old’ depleted uranium in the environment
BGS supervisor: Simon Chenery
University supervisor: Randy Parrish, Leicester
What were they doing in 2016? Instrument Application Specialist for Thermo in Germany.
Project title: S071 Cambrian-ordovician development of the Iapetus passive margin in NW Scotland
BGS supervisor: Maarten Krabbendam
University supervisor: P Smith, Birmingham
What were they doing in 2016? Geologist (Petroleum and Energy) at Geological Survey Northern Ireland.
Project title: S095 Characterization of stratigraphy and palaeoceanography using graptolites: exploring new concepts
BGS supervisor: Mike Howe and John Aspden
University supervisor: Jan Zalasiewicz, Leicester
What were they doing in 2016? Isotope Apprentice the British Geological Survey/University of Nottingham, Centre for the Environment.
ResearchGate: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea_Snelling
Project title: S090 The distribution, nature and timing of Cenozoic inversion structures within the NE Atlantic margin and their mechanism of formation
BGS supervisor: Derek Ritchie
University supervisor: John Underhill, Edinburgh
What were they doing in 2016? Geologist at BP.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/adrian-tuitt/64/82/43a
Project title: S091 Heavy metal retention in Lancashire fenland soils
BGS supervisor: Andy Tye
University supervisor: Scott Young, Nottingham
What were they doing in 2016? Isotope Support Scientist, the British Geological Survey.
BUFI alumni 2008
Project title: S075 The development of methodologies for soil metal bioaccessability and human health
BGS supervisor: Mark Cave and Fiona Fordyce
University supervisor: J G Farmer, Edinburgh
What were they doing in 2016? Consultant at ERM (Environmental Resources Management).
Project title: S081 Effect of sediment characteristics on CO2 flux and hydrate formation in ocean sediments
What were they doing in 2016? Senior Scientific Officer with NERC.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ameena-camps/10/b90/3b3
Project title: S073 Biosphere and geosphere dynamics during end Ordovician climate change
BGS supervisor: D Wilson and Jerry Davies
University supervisor: Howard Armstrong, Glasgow and Durham
What were they doing in 2016? Teaching Fellow in Hydrocarbon Geology, The University of Edinburgh.
Project title: S086 Microbially induced changes in iron mineralogy in Bengal Delta sediments: implications for adsorption/desorption of arsenic
University supervisor: David Polya (Manchester University)
What were they doing in 2016? Environmental Chemist with Access Consultants (Sustainable Solutions for Resource Development).
Project title: S088 High resolution computer visualisation of topography for rapid and systematic mapping of Quaternary Landforms
BGS supervisor: Colm Jordan
University supervisor: Chris Clark, Sheffield
What were they doing in 2016? Post-doctorate at University of Bergen Department of Earth Sciences.
University of Bergen profile: http://www.uib.no/en/persons/Anna.Hughes#uib-tabs-qualifications
Project title: S087 The geometry and evolution of paleo-fluid-flow and the formation of volvanic-hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) deposits – the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus
BGS supervisor: Jon Naden
University supervisor: Gawen R T Jenkin, Leicester
What were they doing in 2016? Lecturer and Industry Liaison Coordinator at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejow
Project title: S077 Understanding active and fossil magmatic-hydrothermal mineralising processes within an emergent volcano (Savo, Soloman Islands)
BGS supervisor: Mike Petterson and Jon Naden
University supervisor: Gawen R T Jenkin, Leicester
What were they doing in 2016? Lecturer in Applied and Environmental Geology at the University of Leicester Department of Geology.
BUFI alumni 2007
Project title: S089 Origin and evolution of Caledonian Granites in Scotland: stable and radiogenic isotope constraints from microanalysis of zircons and related minerals
University supervisor: Colin Graham (University of Leicester)
What were they doing in 2016? Q&A Coordinator at MedStudy (Innovations in medical education).
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sarah-bearden/a/2b0/184
Project title: S053 Predictive metallogenic and geochemical modelling of the Mongol-Okhotsk batholytic arc and related mineralization, Mongolia
BGS supervisor: Mike Petterson and Paul Henney
University supervisor: B Windley, Leicester
What were they doing in 2016? Senior Geologist at Kefi Minerals.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-blight/35/31a/208
Project title: S072 Reconstructing Pleistocene ice limits in the central North Sea; implications for climate change
What were they doing in 2016? Lecturer in Physical Geography at Exeter University.
Project title: S060 Geotechinical aspects associated with the legacies of coal mining in Northern England
BGS supervisor: Steve Dumpleton
University supervisor: G Reeves, Newcastle
What were they doing in 2016? Lecturer in Engineering Geology, Newcastle University, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences.
Project title: S061 Tectonics and landscape evolution in South-central England
BGS supervisor: Andy Farrant
University supervisor: AB Watts (Oxford)
Project title: S084 Integrated remote monitoring techniques for coastal geohazards and heritage sites
University supervisor: Jon Mills (Newcastle University)
What were they doing in 2016? Research Fellow at the James Hutton Institute.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/pauline-miller/28/1b2/29
Project title: S085 Combining hydropyrolysis and compound specific stable isotope measurements to identify sources of heavily biodegraded hydrocarbons in sediments
University supervisor: C Snape (University of Nottingham)
What were they doing in 2016? Lecturer/Researcher in Petroleum Geology/Geochemistry at Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Morson International, Nigeria.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/gbolagade-olalere/31/396/627
BUFI alumni 2006
Project title: S052 Cenozoic evolution of the Irish Sea Basin Systems
BGS supervisor: Dave Tappin
University supervisor:J Turner, Birmingham
What were they doing in 2016? Senior Lecturer in Petroleum Geoscience at the University of Adelaide, Australia.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/simon-holford/14/758/13
Project title: S065 Imaging of contaminant distributions in the built environment by cross hole complex resistivity tomography (CRT)
BGS supervisor: Richard Ogilvy
University supervisor: Andrew Binley (Lancaster University)
Project title: Imaging of contaminant distributions in the built environment by cross hole Complex Resistivity Tomography (CRT)
BGS supervisor: Richard Ogilvy
University supervisor: Andrew Binley (Lancaster University)
What were they doing in 2016? Multi-Client Account Manager at Spectrum Geo (Oil and Energy).
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/gareth-morris/3/7a7/755
Project title: S064 Middle Pleistocene glaciations and glacial deposits in Eastern England
BGS supervisor: Brian Moorlock
University supervisor: J Rose, London Royal Holloway
What were they doing in 2016? Geologist at Alberta Geological Survey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenpawley
Project title: S058 Relationship between topography and crustal structure
BGS supervisor: Andy Chadwick
University supervisor: R England (University ofLeicester)
What were they doing in 2016? DfT HS2 Development Agreement and Review Points, HS2 Group, Department for Transport.
Project title: S054 Biogenic mineral formation for the geological containment of waste
BGS supervisor: Julie West
University supervisor: CJ Williams (University of Sheffield)
BUFI alumni 2005
Project title: S039 Neoproterozoic basin evolution
BGS supervisor: Martin Smith
University supervisor: J A Winchester, Keele
What were they doing in 2016? Senior Geoscience Workflow Consultant at Schlumberger, Aberdeen.
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/bankogeology
Project title: S044 Incorporation of metal chemical heterogeneity into risk assessment of contaminated land
BGS supervisor: Barry Smith
University supervisor: Neil Crout, Nottingham
What were they doing in 2016? Lecturer in Environmental Sciences at Nottingham Trent University.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/marcello-di-bonito/29/92b/203
Project title: S067 Polyorogenic history of the Moine Rocks of Glen Urqhart, eastern Inverness-shire
BGS supervisor: Leslie Graham
University supervisor: Rob Strachan (University of Portsmouth)
Project title: S062 Late Devensian glaciology of Coigach, Assynt and Sutherland
BGS supervisor: Tom Bradwell
University supervisor: Colin Ballantyne, St Andrews
What were they doing in 2016? Reader in Quaternary Sedimentology, Queen Mary University London.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sven-lukas/8a/250/19b/en
Project title: S057 Mapping and validating trace element availability in UK soils
BGS supervisor: Barry Rawlins
University supervisor: Neil Crout, Nottingham
What were they doing in 2016? Senior Air Quality Consultant with AECOM, Basingstoke.
BUFI alumni 2004
Project title: S047 Sedimentology of late quaternary glaceiogenic deposits on the eastern margin of the Irish Sea basin
BGS supervisor: Jerry Davies and Richard Waters
University supervisor: M Hambrey, Aberystwyth
What were they doing in 2016? Director at Neftex Petroleum Consultants Ltd, Oxfordshire.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-etienne/25/42a/245
Project title: S046 Development of a new test using chemometric identification of substrates and metal distributions (CISMeD) for studying contaminants in soils and sediments
BGS supervisor: Mark Cave
University supervisor: S J Hill, Plymouth
What were they doing in 2016? Corporate Partnerships Manager, Faculty of Engineering and Energy Futures Lab at Imperial College London.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecasantamariafernandez
Project title: S034 Quaternary river systems of the eastern English Channel
BGS supervisor: Peter Balson
University supervisor: A Long, Durham
What were they doing in 2016? Principal Consultant at Partrac, Newcastle. Renewables and Environment.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/matt-wright/2a/65b/6b0
BUFI alumni 2003
Project title: S029 Understanding basin evolution in strike-slip settings
BGS supervisor: Alison Monaghan and Mike Browne
University supervisor: John Underhill, Leicester
What were they doing in 2016? Director at Soiltechnics Ltd.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/matthew-hooper/21/501/236
Project title: S037 Pre-glacial sediments in northern East Anglia
BGS supervisor: Brian Moorlock
University supervisor: J Rose, London Royal Holloway
What were they doing in 2016? Quaternary Geologist, the British Geological Survey.
Project title: S035 Development & application of R-theta-Z numerical model to the analysis of complex pumping tests
BGS supervisor: Andrew Hughes
University supervisor: A E F Spink, Birmingham
What were they doing in 2016? Groundwater Modeller for the British Geological Survey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/majdi-mansour/a/184/24a
Project title: S031 Storage and cycling of organic carbon in Holocene coastal sediments – Eastern England
BGS supervisor: Peter Balson
University supervisor: Julian Andrews, East Anglia
What were they doing in 2016? Head of Procurement, The Jordans and Ryvita Company.
Project title: S023 Genetic sequence stratigraphy and 3D modelling of the coal-bearing and volcaniclastic Upper Carboniferous (Westphalian), SE Midlands
BGS supervisor: Keith Ambrose
University supervisor: P Guion, Oxford Brookes
What were they doing in 2016? Consultant Operations/Development Geologist with Maersk Oil (On sabbatical to compete in yacht racing until 2016).
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/huw-sheppard/8/282/b30
Project title: S036 Thermal urban geoscience surveying
BGS supervisor: Stuart Marsh
University supervisor: D Donoghue, Durham
What were they doing in 2016? Remote Sensing Geologist for the British Geological Survey.
BUFI alumni 2002
Project title: S026 Dalradian super group
BGS supervisor: Mike Petterson
University supervisor: Peter Treolar (Kingston University)
Project title: S033 Microplankton changes through a mass extinction
BGS supervisor: Stuart Molyneux
University supervisor: Dick Aldridge, Leicester
What were they doing in 2016? Curator of Earth Science Collections at the Manchester Museum.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-gelsthorpe/39/9a3/199
Project title: S045 The influence of stress upon fluid flow in fractured rocks
BGS supervisor: Chris Evans
University supervisor: R E Holdsworth, Durham
What were they doing in 2016? Director of Science Engineering, the British Geological Survey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/helen-reeves/4a/b25/24a
BUFI alumni 2001
Project title: S014 Stratigraphical relationships in the Millstone Grit
BGS supervisor: Colin Waters
University supervisor: T Elliot, Liverpool
What were they doing in 2016? Principal Geologist at Statoil, Aberdeen.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/matthew-brettle/1b/a12/a74
Project title: S024 Application of induced polarisation tomography for the non-invasive characterisation of subsurface contaminants
BGS supervisor: Richard Ogilvy
University supervisor: J Cripps, Sheffield
What were they doing in 2016? Team Leader Geophysical Tomography for the British Geological Survey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jonathan-chambers/29/294/584
Project title: S020 Permeabilities of the crust’s tightest rocks
BGS supervisor: John Bloomfield
University supervisor: J Barker, London University College
What were they doing in 2016? Senior Managing Consultant, IBM.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/matthew-phillips/39/2a4/1a9
Project title: S022 Speciation of selenium in sedimentary environments
BGS supervisor: Mark Cave
University supervisor: A Parker (University of Reading)
Project title: S021 Isotopic fractionation as a diagnostic tool for in-situ biodegradation
BGS supervisor: G Williams
University supervisor: Simon Bottrell, Leeds
What were they doing in 2016? Science Executive Water, Soil, Waste and Oil Pipelines at Concawe.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/mike-spence/60/6a2/3a2
Project title: S016 Measurement and modelling of low concentrations of uranium series nuclides in natural waters
BGS supervisor: Jenny Cook
University supervisor: S J Hill, Plymouth
What were they doing in 2016? In 2005 Emily was a Postdoctoral fellow at Lancaster University.
BUFI alumni 2000
Project title: S011 Fracture aperture distributions in the Chalk and their relation to water transport
BGS supervisor: John Bloomfield
University supervisor: M Price, Reading
What were they doing in 2016? Technical Director at Hyder Consulting.
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/richorobin
Project title: S013 Assessment of concentrations and fate of Pt in UK
BGS supervisor: Peter Simpson
University supervisor: M Farago, London Imperial College
What were they doing in 2016? Analytical Consultant with Minerals Forensic Services.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-hutchinson-19476343
Project title: S015 Integrated geochemistry/microbiol mapping & bioavailability
BGS supervisor: Doug Miles
University supervisor: D A Ritchie, Liverpool
What were they doing in 2016? Field Sales Manager with Cambridge Bioscience Ltd.
BUFI alumni 1999
Project title: S009 Red-bed Palynomorph Taphonomy
BGS supervisor: Geoff Warrington
University supervisor: I J Fairchild, Keele
What were they doing in 2016? Lead Geologist, Maersk Oil.
Project title: S010 Geochem validation reg. water quality models
BGS supervisor: Mike Edmunds
University supervisor: Nancy Dise (Oxford University)
Project title: S006 Environmental geochemistry by MI-MS/GC-MS
BGS supervisor: Barry Smith
University supervisor: C S Creaser, Nottingham Trent
What were they doing in 2016? Associate Principal Scientist, Bio transformations with Astra Zenca.
BUFI alumni 1998
Project title: S008 Lizard ophiolite (Composition, structure & formation of lower oceanic crust & upper mantle)
BGS supervisor: Mike Styles
University supervisor: J A Pearce, Durham
What were they doing in 2016? Interpretation Application Support at Chevron.
Project title: S005 3D rock mass geophysics
BGS supervisor: Pete Jackson
University supervisor: G Reece, Bristol
Project title: S002 Palaeoclimate record in Carboniferous lake deposits
BGS supervisor: Mike Browne
University supervisor: Julian Andrews, East Anglia
Project title: S007 Baseflow streamwater chemistry
BGS supervisor: Peter Simpson
University supervisor: Mike Billett, Aberdeen
What were they doing in 2016? Principal Geochemist with SRK Consulting.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-staines-a29591a
BUFI alumni 1997
Project title: S003 Digital photogrammetry for elevation modelling
BGS supervisor: Dave Greenbaum
University supervisor: M Smith, Nottingham Trent
Project title: S004 The use of digital photogrammetric techniques for modelling the coastal zone
BGS supervisor: Dave Greenbaum
University supervisor: M Smith, Nottingham Trent
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