Climate Change and what we can learn from the environmental history of our planet.

My research focuses on the forcings and mechanisms of climate and carbon cycle change through geochemical records and modellling of past climatic events. My group makes geochemical measurements on samples from ice cores, corals, and marine sediment cores to understand the forcings and responses of the Earth system on timescales ranging from recent history to millions of years ago. My research interests are wide ranging: from volcanic forcing of climate with implications for the climate sensitivity to sulfate aerosols, to ocean circulation and biogeochemical changes, with implications for carbon cycling and benthic ecosystem resilience.