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Royal Holloway is widely recognised on the world stage as one of the UK’s leading teaching and research universities. One of the larger colleges of the University of London, we are strong across the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. We were ranked 12th in the UK (102nd in the world) by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014, which described us as ‘truly world class’.

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As a cosmopolitan community, with students from 130 countries, we focus on the support and development of the individual. Our friendly and safe campus, west of central London, provides a unique environment for university study. We have been voted as one of the 16 most beautiful universities in the world (Daily Telegraph).

Earth Sciences Contents The Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway is internationally recognised for its teaching and research, offering an ideal environment for students to engage with all areas of this fascinating subject.

Staff are leading authorities in their field and, together with state-of-theart facilities, we provide students with every opportunity to succeed in their chosen career.

Why study Earth Sciences?

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Admissions and entry requirements

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Degree programmes

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Degree structure

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Teaching and assessment

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Other information

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Your future career

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Our research

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Academic staff

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Contact details

Head of Department Professor Peter Burgess peter.burgess@es.rhul.ac.uk General enquiries Julie Brown j.brown@es.rhul.ac.uk Admissions enquiries admissions@es.rhul.ac.uk Department of Earth Sciences T: +44 (0)1784 443581 F: +44 (0)1784 471780

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This brochure is designed to complement Royal Holloway’s Undergraduate Prospectus and information on the department’s website at royalholloway.ac.uk/earthsciences It is also available as a PDF at royalholloway.ac.uk/studyhere

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Why study Earth Sciences?

The Earth Sciences bring together aspects of physics, chemistry biology, geography, and mathematics to understand the planet we live on, how it came into being and how it may change in the future. Earth Science serves society by providing us with the understanding necessary to locate and utilise natural resources responsibly and sustainably. The principles of Earth Sciences are not only vital to understand our own environment but provide the starting points from which we can go on to explore the origin and evolution of other planets. In an ever-evolving Earth, understanding the history of all earth materials has never been more important. Knowledge is an integral part of being human, and to understand all that surrounds us is exciting.

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Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway

Welcome Studying Earth Sciences is a fascinating and effective way to equip yourself for a wide variety of careers, both inside and outside the subject area.

Coming to Royal Holloway to study will see you working in an intellectually challenging setting, but one that is also extremely friendly and supportive. Here, you will work closely every day with leading experts in geoscience research. You will also be taught at a number of exciting and stimulating field sites in the UK, Europe or beyond. Add to this the atmosphere at Royal Holloway, with its well-equipped campus in peaceful surroundings close to the global city of London, and you have all the ingredients for success studying Earth Sciences.

But don’t take my word for it! A visit to the Department of Earth Sciences will certainly help convince you of this. We look forward to meeting you at one of our Open Days held throughout the year.

Professor Peter Burgess Head of Department

• I nternational reputation: the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway is internationally-renowned for the quality of its teaching and research activities. In the latest Research Assessment Exercise we were ranked joint 6th in the UK with 70 percent of our research rated as world-leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour. The Department provides a stimulating and supportive environment for students and was ranked 2nd in the UK in the most recent National Student Survey with an ‘Overall Student Satisfaction’ rating of 99 percent.

• C ompelling courses: our curriculum is underpinned by our cutting-edge research, helping students to keep in touch with the very latest developments. Led by a committed team of experts, the exciting degree programmes cater for all interests across the spectrum of Earth Sciences.

• F ield teaching: Our courses are complemented by a high quality fieldwork programme to help bring the syllabus to life.

• O utstanding provision for students: students benefit from our extensive range of modern facilities, including a 3D visualisation facility, world-leading laboratories for geochemical analysis, sedimentology and palaeontology, and specialist modelling laboratories for recreating earth structures as well as IT and computer facilities.

• F irst-rate career opportunities: students gain a University of London degree, a qualification recognised the world over.

All of our degrees are also accredited by the Geological Society towards Chartered Geologist Status and we are one of the few departments to hold regular networking opportunities with companies recruiting for geological jobs.

• F riendly and welcoming: we offer a vibrant and supportive place to study. Students have open-door access to all staff and are allocated a personal adviser to help guide them in their studies.

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Admissions and entry requirements We welcome applications from prospective students who want to study the Earth Sciences in one of the UK’s top departments.

Deferred entry

Applicants to the College come from a diverse range of backgrounds and students are admitted on the basis of attainment at A-level or equivalent qualifications.

Applications from candidates who wish to take a year off between leaving school and entering university are accepted. If we offer you a place, and you meet the conditions of the offer, your entry into the Department the following year is guaranteed.

Prospective students are encouraged to visit the Department, talk to members of staff and students and find out more about studying at Royal Holloway at one of our Open Days (see page 13).

Applications are considered on an individual basis. Please contact the Admissions Tutor (admissions@es.rhul.ac.uk) for further details.

Typical offers • N o previous qualifications in Geology are required, although a science background is encouraged • A 2 Level: normally three subjects, including at least one science from the following list: geology, physics, chemistry, biology, and maths • U sual minimum scores offered – ABB (320 points) for BSc; ABB (320 points) for MSci courses except AAA (360 points) for International MSci Mature applicants and alternative qualifications Applicants only taking two subjects at A2 Level or who are taking other qualifications (i.e., GNVQ Science, BTEC, International or European Baccalaureat) are welcome. Mature applicants are also encouraged to apply.

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Degree programmes The teaching programme emphasises the interconnectedness of the Earth System, while allowing students to focus in greater detail in a range of key areas that interest them.

First and second year core courses consider the Earth as a dynamic system, the interaction between physical and chemical processes acting at and below the surface, the environment and the evolution of life. In the final year(s), students go on to broaden and deepen their knowledge by choosing from a wide range of advanced options that reflect the research strengths and interests of the Department. Independent project work and fieldwork form a prominent part of all the degree courses.

F600 BSc Geology A three year degree that gives a thorough grounding in all aspects of modern Earth Sciences, bringing graduates to the limits of current textbook knowledge and beyond, and preparing them for a wide range of employment both inside and outside the subject area.

F601 MSci Geoscience A four year degree that equips students with a deep knowledge based on current research, and provides them with advanced skills suitable for continuation into the worlds of academic or applied geosciences.

F602 MSci Geoscience with an International Year or FP42 MSci Environmental Geoscience with an International Year A four year degree like F601/F631, but with the third year spent abroad in the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand; placing students in new and challenging learning environments and cultures.

F620 BSc Petroleum Geology This three year degree is designed to provide a clear and distinctive pathway leading to a set of skills and knowledge appropriate to the petroleum industry.

F630 BSc Environmental Geology A three year degree that prepares students with the knowledge and skills required to help shape society’s response to the impacts of natural hazards and of its exploitation of natural resources on the environment.

F631 MSci Environmental Geoscience This four year degree extends environmental geology students with the provision of intensive practical and fieldwork during the fourth year, equipping them for the worlds of applied and academic research or employment in environmental geosciences.

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Degree structure F600 BSc Geology and F601 MSci Geoscience (F602 with a year of International Study) Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4 (F601 and F602 only)

Global Tectonics

Stratigraphy and the History of Life Regional Geology

Advanced Concepts and Techniques in Geology

Independent Geoscience Project

Sedimentology Environmental Issues OR Introduction to Petroleum Geology

Igneous and Metamorphic Geology Geochemistry

Igneous and Metamorphic Geology

Structural Analysis and Remote Sensing

Earth Structures Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Applied Geology (optional 9–12 month industrial placement)

Palaeontology

Plus three options (see below)

Applied Geology (optional 9–12 month industrial placement)

Applied Geophysics

Mathematics for Geology

Independent Geological Field Mapping

Plus four options (see below) (For F602 students, only the Independent Field Mapping is compulsory. Other options are chosen at the university abroad)

Field Methods in Geology

F620 BSc Petroleum Geology Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Global Tectonics

Stratigraphy and the History of Life

Sedimentology

Regional Geology

Advanced Concepts and Techniques in Geology

Introduction to Petroleum Geology

Igneous and Metamorphic Geology

Igneous and Metamorphic Geology

Geochemistry

Mathematics for Geology

Applied Geophysics

Earth structures

Structural Analysis and Remote Sensing

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Advanced Topics in Sedimentology Sedimentary Basin Analysis

Field Methods in Geology

Palaeontology

Mapping Sedimentary Basins

Advanced Techniques in Tectonic and Structural Interpretation The Geology of Petroleum

F630 BSc Environmental Geology and F631 MSci Environmental Geoscience Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4 (F631 only)

Global Tectonics

Stratigraphy and the History of Life

Sedimentology

Regional Geology

Advanced Concepts and Techniques in Geology

Independent Environmental Geoscience Project

Environmental Issues

Geohazards

GIS and Remote Sensing

Environmental Field Investigations

Igneous and Metamorphic Geology

Geochemistry

Environmental Geoscience Report (F631 only)

Plus five options (see below)

Mathematics for Geology

Field Methods in Geology

Earth Structures

Other Geology or Geography options

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Applied Geology (optional 9–12 month industrial placement)

Palaeontology

Methods of Environmental Investigation Environmental Geology Project (F630 only) Applied Geology (optional 9–12 month industrial placement)

Plus three options (see below)

Year 3 options Course name

Year 4 options Degree programme

Advanced Topics in Sedimentology

F600

F601

GIS and Remote Sensing

F630

F631

Volcanology

F600

F601

Advanced Techniques in Tectonic and Structural Interpretation

F600

F601

Mineral Resources

F600

F601

Advanced Palaeontology

F600

F601

Aqueous Geology

F600

F601

Planetary Geology and Geophysics

F600

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F631

F630

F631

F630

• Seismic Processing and Interpretation • Modern Climates • Geodynamics and Plate Tectonics • Water Quality • Interpretation of Structural Settings • Oceans and Atmospheres • Earth Surface processes

• Contaminated Land • Petroleum Geology • Environmental Inorganic Analysis • Reservoir Characterisation • Air Pollution • Terrestrial Palaeoecology • Advanced Igneous Petrogenesis • Palaeoclimates

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Jacob Longridge, 2nd Year BSc Geology “I have found my time at Royal Holloway enjoyable and rewarding. The Department has a positive, open-door attitude that encourages personal growth and understanding. The level of feedback and support allows you to excel academically. The Lyell Society, for earth science students, provides numerous social events which make you feel a part of the Department from the first pizza night!�

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Teaching and assessment As in any science degree programme, lectures primarily define the learning agenda, and knowledge and understanding are supplemented through private reading and research. Learning materials such as lecture notes, presentations, quizzes and interactive exercises are all made available to students online through a ‘Virtual Learning Environment’. However, in the study of Earth Sciences there is also a strong practical element and the acquisition of key practical skills is developed through exercises in the classroom, laboratory and field.

All of the courses are assessed and the marks from the assessments after the first year will count towards the final degree classification. Styles of assessment vary according to the nature of the course and include: • w ritten exam papers held during the Summer Term (for a typical lecture-based course the exams may count for 60 percent of the total assessment) • practical classes carried out in the classroom, laboratory or field • written reports on selected topics • i ndividual, independent projects which may be laboratory or field based (for example field mapping) • presentations based on team or individual exercises

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Fieldwork and Study Abroad Fieldwork is regarded as an important part of a geologist’s training and the modern geologist must have knowledge and skills that can be used internationally. The Department organises a variety of trips, both in the UK and abroad, lasting from one day to several weeks.

The fieldwork programme emphasises techniques and provides training in the field interpretation of stratigraphy, sedimentology, tectonics and igneous processes. Mapping courses include a number of small projects and a major field mapping exercise is conducted in the third term of the second year.

Local trips have included: • Southwest England • Hartland • Pembrokeshire • Mull • Skye • North Somerset • Lake District • South Devon International trips have included:

student and Department, and preliminary course selections made in consultation with Department staff who are familiar with USA, Canadian, New Zealand and Australian universities. The choices, however, depend solely on the student and the area of study they wish to pursue in their degree.

Some of our exchange universities: • Duke University, North Carolina • Mcgill University, Montreal • University of Alberta • University of California • University of Canterbury, Christchurch • Victoria University, Wellington • University of Arizona, Tucson

• Almeria, Spain • Cyprus • Digne, France, • Florida, USA • Pyrenees, Spain • Tenerife, Canary Islands • Iceland

• University of Sydney, Australia

Study Abroad

The student is normally resident at the overseas institution for two semesters. In addition to academic and pastoral support at the overseas institution, a Royal Holloway Earth Sciences tutor will maintain regular contact with students while they are abroad.

To ensure eligibility, students must maintain high standards of performance during the first two years of their degree.

MSci Geoscience/Environmental Geoscience with a year of International Study During the second year, preparations are made for a year of study overseas: contact is made with partner institutions selected by the

• University of Western Australia

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Lorna Greig, MSci in Geoscience “Royal Holloway has a friendly feel and you are always made to feel welcome and part of the Department. I was always interested in a career in the oil and gas industry and to broaden my experience I opted to study for a year at the University of Adelaide in Australia. I am now employed as a geologist with a leading oil and gas exploration company, Tullow Oil.”

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Other information Facilities One of the many benefits of the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway is the vast array of in-house research equipment supporting teaching and research into atmospheric sciences, geochemistry, geophysics, mineralisation, magmatism, sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology, palaeobiology, and volcanology.

All students undertake lectures and practicals in well-equipped lecture theatres and teaching laboratories within the Department.

In the third and fourth years students undertake research projects in many of the research laboratories. These include laboratories for measuring stable and radiogenic isotopes, mineral identification and trace elemental analyses.

In addition there are fully equipped sedimentological and palaeontological laboratories as well as two analogue modelling laboratories for scaled structural modelling projects. The Department has a large 2D and 3D seismic database generously donated by our industrial sponsors and this is used for both undergraduate and postgraduate training and research.

Major computing and workstation facilities underpin many aspects of our research and provide the basis for international communications. The Department is fully networked with teaching and research computer laboratories, as well as a large seismic interpretation workstation laboratory. We have Mac and PC workstations for student and staff use. Undergraduate students are offered training opportunities in all of these facilities.

Students have access to many library resources from the Department including electronic journals. Students can also use the libraries on campus as well as in central London, including the British Library and Senate House Library.

As well as the libraries, we encourage students to utilise IT facilities in support of their learning and research. The Computer Centre has a wide range of computing facilities, and is open 24-hours a day. There are numerous computer rooms across the campus and the growing wireless network enables access throughout many parts of the College, such as in lecture theatres.

The Computer Centre also runs a number of useful IT courses.

Student welfare and support When you join us, you are immediately assigned to a member of staff who is your Personal Adviser. They help you choose your courses and offer personal support during your degree, referring you to the wider range of College welfare services where necessary. Department staff are renowned for being friendly and approachable.

The College has excellent provision for helping students with queries and problems through the Student Advisory Services, which include the Student Administration Centre, the Student Counselling Service, the Students’ Union welfare officers, the Chaplains and the Residential Support Assistants in the halls of residence.

Royal Holloway is committed to supporting students with disabilities or special educational needs. This support is offered primarily through the Educational Support Office (ESO).

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The Lyell Geoscience Society Sir Charles Lyell (1797–1875), was one of the founders of modern geology and the first Professor of geology at King’s College London, one of our founding constituent departments. The Lyell Society is organised by undergraduate students under guidance of postgraduate students and a member of staff. It coordinates a number of events throughout the academic year.

Bi-weekly guest lectures are held in the department during term time on a wide range of cutting edge topics; these culminate in the annual Lyell Symposium during which talks are given by internationally-recognised specialists from industry as well as visiting academics. The student–organised field trip is a particular highlight of the year and has visited locations such as Snowdonia and the Isle of Wight. In addition a range of social events takes place throughout the academic year ensuring a friendly social atmosphere between students of all years and members of staff.

Here are just some examples of activities held: • Bi-weekly guest lectures • Courtyard barbecues • Halloween party • Pizza quiz nights Famous annual events: • Annual Lyell Symposium and black tie dinner • Ceilidh and whisky tasting • The Student Fieldtrip

Visit us College and Departmental Open Days Our College and Departmental Open Days offer you a unique opportunity to come and find out more about us and get a taste of what university life is really like. Parents and friends are very welcome to come with you.

For dates of College and Departmental Open Days and to book please visit our website: royalholloway.ac.uk/opendays

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Your future career A degree in Earth Sciences leads to a diversity of career opportunities – mostly in industry and the private sector, but also in universities and the public sector. Geologists have a role to play in global exploration for whate ver raw materials we need – water, minerals, oil and gas.

Geologists understand the environment and can provide answers to global problems like climate change and waste disposal and the Department’s graduates have gone on to work in a wide variety of areas, such as oil and gas industries, water authorities, environmental agencies, media organisations and news agencies, banking, insurance and consultancy.

Graduate Destinations The Department’s graduates work for well known employers, such as: • BG Group • BHP Billiton • Environment Agency • Oxford University Press • Thames Water • Shell Graduates undertake a wide variety of roles, as illustrated in the graphic below.

Internships and Industry Links Many of the Department’s students undertake internships which helps prepare them to move into the career of their choice upon graduation. Recent internships have included: • Research experiences at the University of Kiel in Germany • W ork experience at a gold and silver mining company in Eastern Kazakhstan • A field project in Shetland Isles • A placement at Caledonia Mining in Zambia and Zimbabwe • A research project at the University of New South Wales, Sydney • A n internship at EGI Utah Universities institute in Bratislava, Slovakia The Department prides itself on its excellent links with industry. Many organisations the Department has a relationship with – such as BP, Centrica, Conoco Phillips, Environment Agency,ExxonMobil, HESS, Nexen and local Government authorities – embark on recruitment visits to the Department, providing opportunities for current students in the job market.

For further information, please visit www.royalholloway.ac.uk/earthsciences/awards

The highly varied degree structure and specialities of the academic staff in the Department of Earth Sciences also encourages many students to continue with further study of the earth and pursue an MSc and/or PhD programme.

Further geology training – 32%

Non-geology – 43%

MSc Petroleum Geology

Communications Officer

MSc Environmental Geology

Financial Consultant

MSc Engineering Geology

Software Developer

MSc Mining Geology

Credit Risk Analyst

PhD Research Programmes

Royal Air Force Web Designer Consultant

Oil, gas & mining – 11%

Fund Raiser

Exploration Geologist Seismic Interpreter Reservoir Geologist Mining Geologist Geophysicist

Environmental – 8%

Environmental Officer Environmental Engineer & Consultant

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Town Planner Journalist

Teacher training – 5% Other geology careers – 1%

Geographic Analyst Map Editor

Careers Support Employers are interested in the skills students develop through student life as well as the academic knowledge gained through studies. The Department of Earth Sciences, in partnership with the Careers Service, provides opportunities for its students to develop transferrable skills and market themselves effectively for graduate jobs. The Careers Service is part of The Careers Group, University of London, the largest university careers service in Europe.

Students can benefit from one-to-one advice from a Careers Consultant with appointments available in each term. Students also access a wide range of facilities from the Careers Service.

In the first weeks of term the Careers Service runs part-time jobs fair, providing students with access to local employers, and a wide variety of skills workshops throughout the academic year.

The Department endeavours to help students to recognise their own strengths, skills and abilities so that they can make strong applications for their chosen job or training course. Advice on careers – including CV writing, completing application forms and preparing for an interview – is provided by the Department’s teaching staff, as well as by the College Careers Service.

The Department also maintains strong link with its alumni, who are often able to provide advice, contacts and networking opportunities to students.

Graduate profile

Alumna:

Katherine Joy

Subject:

BSc in Geology

Graduated: 2003 Place of Work: School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences.

University of Manchester Position: Postdoctoral Fellow “I chose to do Geology at Royal Holloway because you can study a wide variety of topics ranging from volcanology to paleontology to planetary science all within one degree programme. I especially liked the friendly working environment, the social events and the opportunity to visit other countries on field classes.

After graduating I went on to study for a PhD in lunar geology at University College London. Since then I have continued academic research working on the geology of lunar meteorite samples and analysing satellite data from the European Space Agency’s SMART-1 and India’s Chandrayaan-1 missions.”

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Our research All of our teaching staff are actively involved in research and have published many books and articles in specialist or popular science journals. Undergraduate students experience the importance of being in a very strong research environment in two ways: • T he material taught in lectures and practical work is not recycled from text books but is presented by experts in the field who can teach students about the very latest advances in the subject, sometimes before it is widely published.

• T he independent project work that students carry out in their third and fourth years can involve participation in research programmes which are at the cutting-edge of the science, providing excellent first-hand training for those who wish to pursue a career in the geosciences.

Research topics currently underway in the Department include: • active faults and earthquake hazards in Myanmar and Indonesia • ancient glaciers: hunting for the global record of snowball earth • mapping the geology of remote tropical regions in Southeast Asia • creating 3D models of subduction zones • the role of methane in climate change and greenhouse events • use of lead isotopes to understand formation of oceanic crust • tectonic evolution of delta systems using 3-D seismic data • the impact of glacial unloading on Icelandic volcanism • climatic variation as a fundamental control on sediment supply to basins • ancient wildfires and the shaping of ecosystems and evolutionary changes • analysis of mantle-derived rocks • the origin of gold deposits in Europe • Cenozoic biogeography of the West Pacific • numerical modelling of stratigraphic successions

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Academic staff Dr Jürgen Adam Senior Lecturer in Structural Geology Coupled tectonic, climate and surface processes.

Dr David Alderton Senior Lecturer in Mineral Deposits Environmental effects of mining; ore deposits associated with igneous rocks.

Professor Pete Burgess Professor of Petroleum Geology Carbonate sedimentology and petroleum systems.

Dr Kevin Clemitshaw Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geosciences Outdoor and indoor air pollution in urban, rural and remote environments.

Professor Margaret Collinson Professor of Palaeobotany Tertiary and Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary floras, vegetation and climate, wetlands, mammal/plant interactions, heterosporous plant evolution and palynofacies; Kerogen formation.

Dr Howard Falcon-Lang Reader in Palaeobotany Diversity, ecology and climatic significance of terrestrial ecosystems through time.

Professor Agust Gudmundsson Professor of Structural Geology Volcanotectonics, seismotectonics, fluid reservoirs, rock fractures.

Professor Robert Hall Director of the SE Asia Research Group Alpine-Himalayan geology; island arcs and marginal basins, ophiolites; SE Asian and W Pacific plate tectonics, paleoclimate and paleobiogeography.

Dr Javier Hernández-Molina Reader in Sedimentology Basin analysis; continental margins; deep water sedimentary processes.

Professor Martin King Professor of Environmental Geoscience Snow and atmospheric chemistry and physics; radiation transfer; organic atmospheric aerosols; computational studies of silicaorganic molecule complexes.

Dr Dan Le Heron Reader in Sedimentary Geology Evolution of Palaeozoic Saharan basins; soft sediment deformation; glacial geology; petroleum systems and petroleum geology; north African geology.

Professor Ken McClay Director of Fault Dynamics Research Group Analogue modelling; extensional, strike-slip and thrust tectonics.

Deformation of sulphides and clastic-hosted stratiform Pb–Zn deposits.

Professor Jason Morgan Professor of Geophysics Geodynamics, computational geodynamics; marine geophysics; deep earth carbon and water cycles.

Dr Wolfgang Müller Reader in Isotope Geochemistry Isotope geochemistry in Earth Sciences, archaeology and anthropology (including “Ötzi”); In-situ analysis by laser-ablation(MC)-ICPMS. Professor Euan Nisbet Professor of Geology Komatiites and mantle evolution; the global carbon cycle both past and present; global environmental change, greenhouse gases.

Dr Marta Pérez-Gussinyé Senior Lecturer in Geosciences Continental margins, deep structure of ocean-continent transition, modelling of continental extension, seismic processing.

Dr Steve Smith Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geosciences Chemical characteristics of airborne particles; organic contaminants in soil.

Professor Matthew Thirlwall Professor of Isotope Geochemistry Sr-Nd-Pb isotope studies of subduction related magmas, ocean island magmatism. Caledonian geochronology and magmatism.

High precision analytical techniques.

Dr Paola Vannucchi Senior Lecturer Marine geology; field study of subduction zone tectonics; earthquake geology.

Dr David Waltham Reader in Geophysics Numerical modelling of seismic data, hanging wall and footwall deformation; carbonate platforms; evaporites; simple clastic systems.

Dr Ian Watkinson Lecturer in Regional Tectonic Analysis Major faults of SE Asia, neotectonics and palaeoseismology, strike-slip tectonics, ductile shear zones, thermochronology.

Professor David Mattey Professor of Geochemistry Stable isotopes, instrumentation, and techniques; climate reconstruction; cave processes; planetary sciences.

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Laboratory staff

Technical and administrative staff

Dr Nathalie Grassineau Geochemistry Lab Manager Stable isotopes and geochemical analysis.

Ms Julie Brown Senior Faculty Administrator

Dr David Lowry Stable Isotope and Atmospheric Lab Manager Stable isotopes applied to studies of atmospheric greenhouse gases, mineral deposits, the Scottish Neoproterozoic; Greenhouse gas measurement instrumentation.

Dr Christina Manning Radiogenic Isotope Research Officer Geochemistry; petrogenesis of Icelandic lavas; combined radiogenic and oxygen isotopic studies to distinguish between mantle and crustal processes.

Mr Kevin D’Souza Deputy Technical Operations Manager, photographer Ms Sharon Gibbons Palaeontology Mrs Susan Woods Geochemistry Ms Lynne White Postgraduate Programmes Co-ordinator Mr Neil Holloway Thin sections Mr Frank Lehane Computing, electronics Mr Mark Longbottom IT Manager Mr Jerry Morris Mechanical Engineer Ms Diane Serpant Financial Administrator Mr Dan Parsonage Technical Operations Manager

The terms and conditions on which Royal Holloway, University of London makes offers of admission to its programmes of study, including those covered in this booklet, may be found in the Undergraduate Prospectus or Postgraduate Prospectus, copies of which are available on request from:

royalholloway.ac.uk/studyhere The information contained in this brochure is correct at the time of publication but is subject to change as part of the department’s policy of continuous improvement and development.

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