Lead Supervisor: Dr John Elliott (Leeds) Co-supervised by: Dr. Laura Gregory (Leeds), Dr Ekbal Hussain (BGS) & Prof. Andy Hooper (Leeds) Contact email: j.elliott@leeds.ac.uk Application: Apply through the University of Leeds portal here: Deadline: 17th June. Funding: The PhD stipend is funded for four years and is open to UK and EU applicants only (the…
Tag: Topography
Growth of Geological Structure & Topography
The relationship between individual earthquakes and the longer-term growth of topography and of geological structures is not fully understood, but is key to our ability to make use of topographic and geological data sets in the contexts of seismic hazard and wider-scale tectonics. Using observations of an earthquake at the edge of the Tarim Basin,…
Royal Society University Research Fellowship
I am pleased to have been awarded a 5 year University Research Fellowship by the Royal Society. These Royal Society awards are for early career scientists and provide me the opportunity to build an independent research career and become a leading name of the future in his field. The title of my research fellowship is ‘The Rise…
Pinpointing the unbroken section of Nepal fault line and showing why Himalayas keep growing
In our study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, we show that a kink in the regional fault line below Nepal explains why the highest mountains in the Himalayas are seen to grow between earthquakes. This kink has created a ramp 20km below the surface, with material constantly being pushed up and raising the height of…
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