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Oxford EARTH People

Department Role in Oxford EARTH Name Position Expertise
Earth Sciences Programme Director Mike Kendall Chair of Geophysics Subsurface imaging; seismology; carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Earth Sciences Research Director Jon Blundy Royal Society Research Professor  Igneous petrology; hydrothermal ore formation; geothermal systems
Earth Sciences Co-I Chris Ballentine Chair of Geochemistry Noble gases; groundwater; CCS, radioactive waste; natural hydrogen

Earth Sciences

Co-I

Julie Cosmidis

Associate Professor of Geobiology

Microbe-mineral interactions; metal biorecovery, bioremediation, and bio-manufacturing

Engineering Science

 Co-I

Wei Huang

Professor of Biological Engineering

Precious metal resource recovery in mining, refining and chemicals sector

Saïd Business School

 Co-I

Trudi Lang

Senior Fellow in Management Practice

Scenarios, foresight and strategy; Oxford Collaborative Strategy Lab

Materials

 Co-I

Katharina Marquardt

Associate Professor of Materials

Electron microscopy for resources and recycling material characterisation

Earth Sciences

 Co-I

Tamsin Mather

Professor of Volcanology

Metals/fluids in igneous systems; volcanoes; natural hazards

Geography

 Co-I

Caitlin McElroy

Department Research Lecturer

Sustainable development; resource driven economies; circular economy

Biology

 Co-I

Robert Montgomery

Associate Professor of Biodiversity and Sustainability

Ecological, sustainability, and biodiversity conservation

Chemistry

 Co-I

Dermot O’Hare

Professor of Organometallic and Materials Chemistry

Catalysis; functional materials; polymers; green economy

Economics

 Co-I

Rick van der Ploeg

Professor (Economics) Climate change economics

Climate change economics; managing natural resource revenues

Earth Sciences

 Co-I

David Pyle

Professor of Earth Sciences

Volcanology: processes, historical context, societal impact

Saïd Business School

 Co-I

Rafael Ramirez

Professor of Practice

Scenarios, foresight and strategy; Oxford Scenarios Programme

Engineering Science

 Co-I

Harrison Steel

Associate Professor of Engineering

Synthetic biology; robotics; control engineering

Law

 Co-I

Thom Wetzer

Associate Professor of Law and Finance

Financial systems; corporate