Research in this theme is focused on: (i) the application of noble gas isotope geochemistry to early Earth processes,
(ii) integration of noble gases and other “lithophile” isotope tracers to quantify sources of magmatism and to constrain modes of
mantle convection,
(iii) exploring the properties of the asteroidal, cometary and planetary parent bodies of meteorites, and (iii) diamond genesis and chemistry.
Current research topics
Primitive meteorites and the early Solar System
Scottish meteorites
Theme members
Based in the Department of Geographical & Earth Sciences (GES):
Jeff Harris,
Martin Lee,
Paula Lindgren.
Based at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Center (SUERC):
Adrian Boyce,
Rob Ellam,
Tony Fallick,
Darren Mark,
Fin Stuart,
Christoph Schnabel.
Current postgraduate students
Mahmood Sofe
Facilities and resources
Imaging, Spectroscopy and Analysis Center (ISAAC)
The Kelvin Nanocharacterisation Center (KNC)
SUERC noble gas laboratories
2010 PhD projects
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