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Philip Joseph Heron

Assistant Professor

University of Toronto Scarborough, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences

BIO

I am an Assistant Professor of Environmental Geophysics at University of Toronto Scarborough, with a PhD in Geophysics from the University of Toronto.

I've been using high performance computing for over a decade to understand the workings of Earth’s crust and mantle across various scales - contributing to the field of supercontinent formation and dispersal through large-scale mantle convection, through to understanding triggers in volcanic eruption from small-scale magma flow. Recently, I've been studying the mantle lithosphere - the main component part of a tectonic plate - as well as the inner workings of the deep mantle over time.

Prior to my PhD in Toronto, I worked for two years as an educator in Paris (France) teaching English to business people. Alongside teaching and supervising students, I also run a science education program in prison.

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NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Operational Researcher
    UK Government2020 - 2021
  • Prison Education
    Think Like A Scientist2019 - present

DEGREES

  • MSc, PhD in Physics
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • MGeophys in Earth Sciences
    University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Marie Skłodowska Curie Research Fellow
    Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
  • COFUND Junior Research Fellow
    Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
    Geodynamics
  • Post-doctoral Fellow
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    Geodynamics

AVAILABILITY

  • Industry Projects
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

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