Matthew Horstwood’s biography
- 2000 – ongoing: Plasma Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (PIMS) Facility Manager
- 1998 – 2000: Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 PDRF at NIGL
Research interests
- Archaean and Early Earth Geology and Geochemistry
- Geochronology & Isotope Geochemistry
- LA-ICP-MS
- Mass spectrometry
ORCID: 0000000342008193
Key papers
Craig, G, Managh, A J, Stremtan, C, Lloyd, N S, and Horstwood, M S A. 2018. Doubling sensitivity in multicollector ICPMS using high-efficiency, rapid response Laser Ablation Technology. Analytical chemistry 90 (19), 11564-11571
Bauer, A M, and Horstwood, M S A. 2018. Small-volume Lu-Hf and U-Pb isotope determination of complex zircons by solution and laser ablation MC-ICP-MS. Chemical Geology 476, 85-99
2016 : Advances in isotope ratio determination by LA–ICP–MS JD Woodhead, MSA Horstwood, JM Cottle Elements 12 (5), 317-322
Horstwood, M S A, Košler, J, Gehrels, G, Jackson, S E, McLean, N M, Paton, C, Pearson, N J, Sircombe, K, Sylvester, P, Vermeesch, P, Bowring, J F, Condon, D J, and Schoene, B. 2016. Community-Derived Standards for LA-ICP-MS U-(Th-)Pb Geochronology – Uncertainty Propagation, Age Interpretation and Data Reporting Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research doi: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2016.00379.x
Published outputs
Skills
- Data handling, uncertainty estimation and quality assurance
- LA-ICP-MS isotope geochemistry and U-Th-Pb geochronology
- Technique development in (laser ablation-)mass spectrometry
Boards and committees
- 2013 – ongoing: Editorial Board Member Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
Professional association
- Lead Co-ordinator Laser Ablation ICP-MS U-Th-Pb Network