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Sanne Cottaar is a Professor in Global Seismology at the University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on the structure and dynamics of the deep Earth, particularly through the analysis of seismic waves from strong earthquakes recorded globally. Key interests include constraining anomalous structures at the core-mantle boundary and understanding the historical dynamics of the Earth. Cottaar is currently funded by an ERC Starting Grant (ZoomDeep, 2019-2024), which aims to map seismic discontinuities to infer temperature heterogeneity in the mantle transition zone and study its role in global dynamics. She also investigates seismic anisotropy caused by flow in the lowermost mantle and contributes to open-source toolkits that combine insights from various disciplines. Cottaar actively supervises PhD students in global seismology, particularly those interested in NERC funded scholarships. Her extensive academic background includes roles as an Assistant Professor and Research Associate at Cambridge, along with a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MSc from Utrecht University. Cottaar's work has received significant recognition, thanks to her contributions to the field of global seismology.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK
Professor in Global Seismology
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK
Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK
Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK
Research Associate in the Department of Earth Sciences
Pembroke College, Cambridge • Cambridge, UK
Research Fellow focusing on global seismology.
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