CV
Employment
Assistant Research Professor in Geochemistry
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland Sep 2023 – present
Research Associate in Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge Oct 2022 – Aug 2023
Postdoctoral Fellow in Igneous Geochemistry
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland Aug 2020 – Oct 2022
Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Thermodynamics
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Jun 2019 – Aug 2020
Research Associate in Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge Mar 2019 – May 2019
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge Sep 2015 – Mar 2019
Thesis titled “Deep Earth volatile cycles as revealed by basalt chemistry”, supervised by Oliver Shorttle, John Maclennan, and John rudge.
BA MSci Natural Sciences (Geological Sciences)
St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge Oct 2011 – Jun 2015
Awards
Geological Society of London: Murchison Fund
For contributions to “hard” rock geology 2022
St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge
Prize for outstanding Tripos (exam) performance 2014
Dept. Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge: Reekie Prize
For undergraduate geological mapping 2014
Press Coverage
CGTN RAZOR: Inside Iceland’s awakening volcanoes
Interviewed about the eruptions at Svartsengi: see here 2025
RÚV (Icelandic national TV/News agency)
Interviewed about our work on the eruptions at Svartsengi: see here 2024
The Cosmic Cast Podcast
Series 4, Episode 2, interviewed about the eruptions on Reykjanes 2021
The Reykjavík Grapevine Magazine
Our group was featured in the article “The message in the magma: the Geldingadalir eruption site is growing- what have we learnt?” 2021
New Scientist Magazine
Our work was featured in the article “Signs that Earth was once entirely molten found in ancient rock” Mar 2021
AGU EOS Magazine
Our work was featured in a Spotlight piece in issue 98(2) 2017
Grants
Eggertssjóður (University of Iceland)
Unlocking the petrographic record of magma dynamics, 1M ISK 2026
HS Orka Research Fund
Quantifying the magmatic CO2 and SO2 inputs beneath Svartsengi, 1.726.750 ISK 2026-2027
University of Iceland Equipment Fund
Upgraded Nu Plasma MC-ICP-MS, 2M ISK 2024
University of Iceland Research Fund
Ni isotopes: a new geochemical tool for magmatic systems, 1.6M ISK 2024-2025
Workshops
Advances in thermodynamic processes using MELTS and the ENKI software ecosystem
Goldschmidt Montreal 2026
Goldschmidt Prague 2025
Volatile solubility modelling with VESIcal
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group conference 2022
Other Contributions
- Technical Team lead at Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
- Convenor for sessions at Goldschmidt and AGU meetings
- Chair of the Geological Society of London Janet Watson Meeting (From Core to Atmosphere: Deep Carbon, 2019)
- Reviewer for a variety of journals and funding agencies