2017 Starters
James Cant
School of Biology, Leeds
Biodiversity in the extreme world of PangeaDifferences in life history strategies in corals in tropical and sub-tropical reefs
Jamie Carr
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Investigating the impact of livelihood-focused interventions on forest ecosystems, deforestation and associated environmental processes
Partner: United Bank of Carbon (CASE)
Bart Crezee
School of Geography, Leeds
Spatial distribution, carbon stocks and diversity of tropical African peatlands
Partner: Wildlife Conservation Society (CASE)
Dorothy Drayton
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Impact of faults on fluid flow in microbial and hydrothermal carbonates
Partner: Badley Geoscience Ltd. (CASE)
Hugh Graham
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
The evolution of porphyry-epithermal gold systems using trace element mobility and concentration
Thirze Hermans
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Conservation Agriculture and Climate Resilience in sub-Saharan Africa
Peter Joyce
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
How will Northern Ecosystems respond to Global Environmental Change?
Freya Lumb
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Exploration of the melting layer using multiple frequency doppler dual-polarimetric radar techniques
Leonardo Miele
School of Mathematics, Leeds
Modelling general mechanisms driving evolution in natural populations
David Orr
School of Biology, Leeds
The ecological genomics of seals in relation to environmental variation and the evolution of lactation strategies
Ryan Pound
Department of Chemistry, York
Developing a next generation representation of the ocean for atmospheric chemistry transport models
Rebecca Robertson
School of Biology, Leeds
Biodiversity and green space interventions for health and wellbeing in urban populations
Partner: Better Start Bradford (CASE)
James Shaw
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Structural controls of orogenic gold in Northern Ireland and implications for orogenic gold genetic models
Partners: GSNI (CASE) and Dalradian Resources (CASE)
Gareth Stewart
Department of Chemistry, York
Investigating the impact of combustion sources to air pollution in Delhi, India
James Ward
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Seismic detection of hidden primordial regions in the Earth’s lowermost mantle
Louise Brown
School of Geography, Leeds
Response of marine benthic ecosystem function to global change
Luca Cantarello
School of Mathematics, Leeds
Investigating satellite radiance data assimilation at different scales in an idealised convective modelling framework
Partner: Met Office (CASE)
Joshua Chambers
School of Geography, Leeds
Surface melting of mountain glaciers: the effect of ice surface properties on melt rates
Martin Daily
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
From clouds to cells: fundamental studies of ice nucleation applied to the atmospheric sciences and cryopreservation
Partner: Asymptote Ltd (CASE)
Itahisa Gonzalez Alvarez
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Towards an understanding of Earth’s structure – The development of adaptive optics approaches for Seismology
Partner: AWE Blacknest (CASE)
Joshua Hampton
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Novel Ways to See More: Using Dual-Polarisation Doppler Weather Radar Observations to Improve Our Understanding of Winter Weather
Iain Johnston
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
The role of flooding on the activation of landslides on UK rail infrastructure
Partner: Network Rail (CASE)
Andrew Mair
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Signals of the Ice Age in the tropics – new records from the Uruguayan Margin
Rachael Osguthorpe
School of Geography, Leeds
Upland soil functions under organic grazing systems
Partner: Natural England (CASE)
Luis Rees-Hughes
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
The buried coast: developing novel geophysical techniques to reconstruct coastal landscapes
Partner: RSK Geophysics (CASE)
Grace Ronnie
School of Chemistry, Leeds
Flux measurements of formaldehyde and OH reactivity in the atmosphere
Roxana Stanca
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Evolution of a micro-continent during continental break-up; re-evaluating the Falklands Plateau
Partner: British Geological Survey (CASE)
William Torgerson
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
The role of diabatic processes during the intensification of tropical cyclones
Partner: Met Office (CASE)
Rachel Whitty
School of Earth and Environment, Leeds
Tracking and measuring volcanic plumes using drones
Partner: Icelandic Met Office (CASE)