Our staff

Our academic staff pursue research as part of the UCL-Birkbeck Research School of Earth Sciences. Our team of dedicated staff and technicians also provide excellent support for our students.

Head of Department

• Gerald Roberts, Professor of Earthquake Geology

Our academics

• Charlie Bristow, Professor of Sedimentology
• Ian Crawford, Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology
• Hilary Downes, Professor of Geochemistry
• Andy Carter, Reader in Earth System Science
• Karen Hudson-Edwards, Reader in Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy
• Vincent C H Tong, Senior Lecturer in Geophysics
• Charlie Underwood, Lecturer in Palaeontology
• Philip Hopley, Lecturer in Palaeoclimatology
• Steve Hirons, Academic related researcher and lecturer
• Andy Beard, Academic related researcher and lecturer

Technicians

• Maz Iqbal, Technical Services Manager
• Hank Sombroek, Technician

Administrative staff

• Diane Calliste, Assistant School Manager
• Stephen Jenkins, Team Leader
• Peter Gaunt, Administrator