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Ian's research group uses earthquake seismology to understand how the Earth's crust and mantle have evolved over space and time. They are particularly interested in understanding the breaking of continents by studying the seismically and volcanically active East African Rift, with a current focus on the Turkana Depression region in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya. Ian's research also investigates some of the oldest rocks on Earth located in northern Canada and operates a seismograph network in Southeastern Canada as part of the broader NSF-funded QM-III project. His group examines tectonics and geodynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean area. Ian gained a Bachelor of Science degree in geophysics and subsequently pursued a Master of Research at the University of Edinburgh, finishing between 1996 and 2001. He completed his PhD at the University of Leeds in 2005 and has since acquired post-doctoral experience at the University of South Carolina and the University of Bristol. He won the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship at Bristol and joined the Department of Earth Science and Engineering in 2012 as a Lecturer, achieving the status of Senior Lecturer in 2015.
Imperial College London • London, United Kingdom
Joined the Department of Earth Science and Engineering as a lecturer.
Imperial College London • London, United Kingdom
Promoted to Senior Lecturer.
University of Bristol • Bristol, United Kingdom
Awarded Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship.
University of Bristol • Bristol, United Kingdom
Focused on Seismology and Tectonics.
University of South Carolina • Columbia, USA
Engaged in post-doctoral research.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.