Professor Marjorie Wilson

Profile

Research and biography

Research

Petrogenesis of continental and oceanic magmatism and its relationship to mantle and lithosphere dynamics; 3-D seismic studies of magma migration at active volcanic margins; role of mafic magma recharge in triggering volcanic eruptions.

Biography

BA degree in Geology at Oxford University (1973), followed by a Masters degree at the University of California, Berkeley (1974); PhD at Leeds University (1976); NERC research fellowship at Leeds University (1976-78); academic position at Leeds since 1978. Since 1994 she has been the Executive Editor of Journal of Petrology, one of the leading ISI cited journals in the field of Geosciences.

Emeritus Professor from August 2013.

She was a member of the NERC Council (2007-2013), having previously served as a member of the NERC Science and Innovation Strategy Board (SISB) from 2003-2007.

Research interests

Petrogenesis of continental and oceanic magmatism and its relationship to mantle and lithosphere dynamics; Atmospheric impacts of large basaltic eruptions; Role of mafic magma recharge in triggering volcanic eruptions. Member of the NERC-funded VOILA consortium, studying magma generation in the Lesser Antilles island arc. Research into potassic and ultrpotassic magmatism of the Tibetan Plateau.

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Leeds
• MA, University of California, Berkeley
• MBA, Open Univerisity
• BA, Geology, Univerisity of Oxford

Professional memberships

• AGU
• Geological Society of London
• Geochemical Society