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Assistant Professor
University of Toronto Scarborough, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
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- Assistant ProfessorUniversity 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.
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 ResearcherUK Government2020 - 2021
- Prison EducationThink Like A Scientist2019 - present
DEGREES
- MSc, PhD in PhysicsUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- MGeophys in Earth SciencesUniversity of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Marie Skłodowska Curie Research FellowDurham University, Durham, United Kingdom
- COFUND Junior Research FellowDurham University, Durham, United KingdomGeodynamics
- Post-doctoral FellowUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaGeodynamics
AVAILABILITY
- Industry Projects
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision