Research
My research uses experimental and computational techniques to study matter at extreme pressures and temperatures. Much of this work addresses the structure and evolution of the Earth and planets, but I also enjoy applying high-pressure methods across disciplinary boundaries — from superconductors to climate biology.
Critical Metals & Natural Hydrogen
Tracing how copper moves through subduction zones — and exploring the geological potential of natural hydrogen.
NERCDeep Volatile Cycling
How water, carbon, and sulfur move through the Earth's interior — stored in minerals, dissolved in melts, and transported by fluids.
NERC / Royal SocietyMelting & Phase Relations in the Deep Earth
Mapping how rocks and metals melt and transform at the extreme conditions of planetary interiors.
Royal Society / NERCMetals at Extreme Conditions
Probing the atomic structure and physical properties of metallic liquids, glasses, and solids at extreme pressures and temperatures.
Royal SocietyHigh-Pressure Superconductors
Synthesising hydrogen-rich cage compounds that superconduct near room temperature — a collaboration with condensed matter physicists.
EPSRCBiomineralisation & Climate
How ocean warming and acidification alter the shells and skeletons of marine organisms — from foraminifera to rhodoliths.
Royal Society