2015 Starters
Jed Atkinson
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Recovery from the end-Triassic mass extinction and the role of temperature and anoxia in European shelf seas
Alessandro Balata
School of Mathematics, Leeds
Optimal utilization and sustainability of reneewable electricity generation
Graham Boustead
School of Chemistry, Leeds
Laboratory studies probing gas-phase production of HONO on aerosol surfaces
Timothy Dixon
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Geogenic N as a nutrient source of subglacial microbial ecosystem
Daniel Ellis
Department of Chemistry, York
Novel generation and visualisation tools for future air quality prediction
Solene Guenat
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Urban ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-scale, cross city comparison
Maurits Metman
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Forecasting changes in Earth's magnetic field
Partner: British Geological Survey (CASE)
Adam Saint
Department of Chemistry, York
Atmospheric chemistry in the ocean surface: using novel detectors to probe air-sea exchange
Katie Smith
Department of Chemistry, York
Development of low cost networks of sensors for the detection of fracking gas emissions
Partner: National Physical Laboratory
Robert WIlliams
School of Biology, Leeds
An evidence-based approach to quarry restoration and ecological management
Bethany Woodhams
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Severe weather over East Africa
Partner: Met Office (CASE)
Louise Beveridge
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Crop yield prediction for enhanced food security in Central America
Partner: Bioversity International (CASE)
Alexander Brennan
School of Chemistry, Leeds
Novel detection methods to study the chemistry of atmospheric peroxy radicals
Jennifer Dentith
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Abrupt climate transitions using geological tracers of ocean circulation
Will Dixon
Department of Chemistry, York
Development of ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry to study atmospheric aerosol pollution
Claire Harnett
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
The mechanics of lava domes - developing new predictive models from dome collapse
Joana Melo
School of Geography, Leeds
Protecting the Peruvian rainforest in the face of land use and climate change
Eleanor Morris
Department of Chemistry, York
Human impacts on atmospheric composition over West Africa. Pollution, projections and policy
Caitriona Shannon
School of Biology, Leeds
Slowing the spread of invasive alien species: biosecurity best practice stakeholder engagement
Thomas Speak
School of Chemistry, Leeds
Laboratory studies of Amines and related compounds in the troposphere
Joshua Williams
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Examining how earthquakes work: the properties of small earthquakes, their fault zones, and their triggering
Jamie Wilson
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Impacts of deforestation on atmospheric composition and climate
Partner: United Bank of Carbon (CASE)