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Dr Josh Muir

  • Position: Research Fellow
  • Areas of expertise: DFT calculations; Surface Science; Mineral Physics
  • Email: J.M.R.Muir@leeds.ac.uk

Research interests

I'm researching the effect of hydration on the physical properties of mantle minerals using a variety of computational techniques.  Properties examined include partitioning of water between different phases, the effect of water on phase boundaries and the effect of water on rheology.  Currently I am examining the effect of water on the rheology of olivine, in particular its effect on vacancy concentrations, diffusion and Peierls stresses.

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Research groups and institutes

  • Institute of Geophysics and Tectonics
  • Deep Earth