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Education

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1991

University of Edinburgh, UK

"Mesozoic/Cenozoic sedimentation and tectonics of the southern Greek Neotethys (Argolis Peninsula)."

2014

University of Oxford

D.Sc . Earth Sciences

1987

University of Oxford

B.A. with First Class Honours in Geology

Awarded Worcester College

Awards, Scholarships and Grants

  • 2023, Lyell Medal, awarded by Geological Society of London

 

  • 2019-2021, Visiting Research Professor, University of Hong Kong

 

  • 2019-Present, Visiting faculty, Jackson School of Geoscience, University of Texas at Austin

 

  • 2018-2021, Visiting professor, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

 

  • 2017, Best oral presentation. Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS), San Antonio

 

  • 2016-2018, Hongguo Professorial Fellowship, Nanjing Normal University, China

 

  • 2013-2014, OceanLeadership (IODP) Distinguished Lecturer

 

  • 2009-2011, Fellow, Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg, Germany

 

  • 2008, ECORD (IODP) Distinguished Lecturer

 

  • 2008, Fellow, Geological Society of America

 

  • 2005, Appointed as visiting professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou

 

  • 2005, Murchison Fund, Geological Society of London, UK

 

  • 2005–2007, Humboldt Foundation Fellow, Universität Bremen, Germany

 

  • 2004, Invited visiting lecturer, University of Tokyo, Japan

 

  • 2003, Invited visiting lecturer, National Central University and Academica Sinica, Taiwan

 

  • 2001, Swiney Trust invited visiting lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK

 

  • 1987, Worcester College, University of Oxford, Prize for Excellence

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Professional History

  • 2012-Present:  Charles T. McCord Professor of Petroleum Geology; Dr. Henry V. Howe Distinguished Professor; LSU, USA 

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  • 2004-2012:  Kilgour Professor of Geology, University of Aberdeen, UK

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  • 1998-Present: Research Affiliate, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

 

  • 2005-Present:  Visiting professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, South China Sea Institute for Oceanology, Guangzhou, China

 

  • 2004-Present: Visiting Scientist, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA

 

  • 2005-2007:  Humboldt visiting professor, Universität Bremen, Germany

 

  • 1999-2004: Associate Scientist, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA

 

  • 1995-1999: Assistant Scientist, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA

 

  • 1993-1995: Staff Scientist, Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, USA

 

  • 1990-1993:  Royal Society of Edinburgh / BP Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Edinburgh, UK

Selected External Service

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• Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE) Marginal Seas Task Group Steering Committee, 2020-Present 

• Associate Editor, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 2020-Present 

• External Examiner, University of Derby, UK, 2020-2024 

• Panel Member, US Advisory Committee on Scientific Ocean Drilling (USAC), 2019-2021 

• Editor-in-chief, Geological Magazine, 2017-present   

• Editorial Board, Sedimentology Editor, Journal of the Geological Society, London, 2016-2019. 

• Chair of the Geological Society of America, South Central Section, 2015-2016 

• Chair of the Geological Society of America, Penrose Meeting Committee, 2012-2014 

• Editorial Board, International Geological Review, 2013-Present 

• Editorial Board, Lithosphere, 2014-2016 

• Member IODP Proposal Evaluation Panel (SEP), 2012–2015. 

• GSA Penrose Conferences and Field Forums Committee, 2011–2014 (Chair 2013–2014). 

• Scientific Steering Committee for the Deep Carbon Observatory, 2011-Present. 

• Co-leader of IGCP 581 Project “Evolution of Asian River Systems”, 2009-2014. 

• Editorial board, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2006–Present 

• Associate editor, Geology, 1998–2001, 2004–2006 

• Co-chief editor, Marine Geophysical Researches, 2001-2010 

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