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Emily Baker

Miss Emily Baker

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Overview

I am a PhD researcher funded by George Cooper's Royal Society University Research Fellowship. My research focuses on crystal-scale stable isotopes (Fe, Cu, Zn, Ti) in plutonic xenoliths to investigate magmatic processes that are hidden by studying whole-rocks and lavas, which are the homogenised end-product of the pumbing system. SEM elemental mapping will form a large part of sample characterisation and allow me to identify target crystals for micromilling and clean lab isotope analysis using MC-ICP-MS.

There will be two case study locations for this project in order to compare different subduction zone settings: 

  1. St. Eustatius (Statia), Lesser Antilles as an oceanic subduction zone example
  2. Southern Volcanic Zone, Chile as a continental subduction zone example

Supervisors: George Cooper and Marc-Alban Millet.

Research

Research Interests:

  • Subduction zone processes
  • Magmatic processes
  • Crustal recycling
  • Isotope geochemistry
  • Petrology

Teaching

Graduate Demonstrator for the following modules:

  • Earth Science Fieldwork (Caerphilly Mountain Orienteering and Rudry Mountain Mapping) - 1st Year
  • Dynamic Environments (specifically volcanic island evolution) - 1st Year
  • Exploring Planet Earth - 1st Year
  • Petrology & Volcanology (specifically metamorphic petrology) - 2nd Year
  • Advanced Petrology & Geochemistry - 3rd Year

Biography

2024 - present: PhD in Volcanology and Geochemistry, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University, UK.

2020 - 2024: MGeol and BSc (hons) in Geology (International), School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK. Included a 1 year exchange (2022-2023) to the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada.

Professional memberships

Mineralogical Society (MinSoc)

  • Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG) - MinSoc special interest group
  • Geochemistry Group - MinSoc special interest group

Contact Details

Email BakerEG@cardiff.ac.uk

Campuses Main Building, Room 1.59, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT

Research themes

Specialisms

  • Igneous and metamorphic petrology
  • Volcanology
  • Geochemistry

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