Dr. Tobias Keller

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Tobias Keller completed his BSc in Earth Sciences (2003-2006) and MSc in Geophysics (2007-2009) at ETH Zurich, subsequently defending his PhD thesis on numerical modeling of magma ascent and emplacement in 2013. He has spent six years in postdoctoral research positions, first at the University of Oxford (2013-2016) and then at Stanford University (2016-2019). In 2019, he joined the University of Glasgow as a Lecturer in Computational Geosciences and established the Magma Matters Research Lab. This group focuses on leveraging computational modeling and machine learning tools to study magmatic processes on Earth and other planetary bodies. Dr. Keller was a senior scientist at ETH Zurich from 2021 to 2023 before returning full-time to the University of Glasgow as a Reader in Computational Geosciences in 2024. He received the Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award from the Geodynamics Division of the European Geosciences Union in 2020 for his contributions to the multidisciplinary research of magma generation, transport, and emplacement using numerical modeling tools.

Research Interests

Experience

Reader in Computational Geosciences

2024-01-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland

Engaged in research and teaching in the field of computational geosciences, focusing on magmatic and volcanic processes.

Lecturer in Computational Geosciences

2019-01-01 — 2024-01-01

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland

Oversaw undergraduate and graduate education while leading research efforts on computational modeling.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

2016-01-01 — 2019-01-01

Stanford University • Stanford, California

Conducted research on advanced geophysical modeling techniques and applications.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

2013-01-01 — 2016-01-01

University of Oxford • Oxford, England

Worked on interdisciplinary research projects involving geodynamics and magma transport.

Awards

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Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award

2020-01-01

Courses

MSc Computational Geosciences EARTH5016: Numerical Foundations Geodynamics