David John Robert Thornalley is a British paleoceanographer known for his work on North Atlantic circulation change during the Quaternary period. Thornalley holds masters and doctoral degrees from Churchill College, Cambridge.[1] He is currently an associate professor in the department of Geography at University College London (UCL). Before working at UCL, he was a postdoctoral research scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and a postdoctoral research associate at Cardiff University.[2] Thornalley also holds a Professional Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education.
David John Robert Thornalley | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 28, 1982 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | M.A. (Cantab.), PhD (Cantab.) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (Ph.D., 2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleoceanography, Paleoclimatology, Geochemistry |
| Institutions | University College London |
| Thesis | Palaeoceanography of the South Iceland Rise over the past 21,000 years |
| Doctoral advisor | Harry Elderfield and Nick McCave |
Awards
editIn 2015 Thornalley was awarded the UCL Student Choice Outstanding Teacher award.[3]
In 2016 Thornalley was awarded a £100,000 Philip Leverhulme Prize for early-career researchers with internationally impactful research.[4]
References
edit- ^ "British Library EThOS – Palaeoceanography of the South Iceland Rise over the past 21,000 years". Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "David Thornalley – UCL Staff Biography". Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "David Thornalley is UCL Student Choice Outstanding Teacher". May 1, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "David Thornalley awarded 2016 Leverhulme Prize". October 1, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
External links
edit- Atlantic Ocean circulation at weakest point in more than 1,500 years
- David Thornalley publications indexed by Google Scholar
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