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Laura Robinson

Laura Robinson (Dr. Laura Robinson) is an ocean scientist. She is professor of Geochemistry at the University of Bristol in England. Her research interests are to document and understand the processes that govern climate on time scales ranging from the modern day back through hundreds of thousands of years. To do this research, Robinson uses geochemical techniques, with an emphasis on radioactive elements including uranium series isotopes and radiocarbon. These elements are particularly valuable as they have a wide range of decay rates and geochemical properties and can be analyzed in geologic materials such as corals, marine sediments and seawater.

Through a combination of field work and lab work, Robinson has been tackling questions relating to: timing of Pleistocene climate change events; palaeoclimate reconstructions; deep-sea coral paleo-biogeography; impact of weathering on the ocean and climate; biomineralization; development of new geochemical proxies for past climate conditions; chemical tracers of ocean circulation.

Education

• 2003 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford "U-Th Dating of Marine Isotope Stage Seven using Bahamian Slope Sediments”
• 1999 Master of Sciences (Earth Sciences) University of Cambridge
• 1998 Bachelor of Arts (Natural Sciences) University of Cambridge

Career

• 2016 Professor, University of Bristol
• 2012 Reader, University of Bristol
• 2011 Lecturer, University of Bristol
• 2009 Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• 2006 Assistant Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• 2003 Post-doctoral Fellow in Geochemistry, California Institute of Technology

Public Speaking

Robinson is a TED speaker. Her talk was called "The secrets I find on the mysterious ocean floor".

Quote

"Microfibers are shed from cheaply produced plastic fiber-based clothing when they’re worn and washed. We’ve seen plastic fibers — although they might be from many sources — ingested by animals living thousands of meters below the seafloor. Besides producing and buying clothes that last longer and using natural fibers, we need to design fabrics that can be recycled and new methods to recycle the fabrics we have".

Researches

On the website of Bristol University, Robinson declares: My research interests are to document and understand the processes that govern climate on time scales ranging from the modern day back through hundreds of thousands of years. To do this research I use geochemical techniques, with an emphasis on radioactive elements including uranium series isotopes and radiocarbon. These elements are particularly valuable as they have a wide range of decay rates and geochemical properties and can be analysed in geologic materials such as corals, marine sediments and seawater".

Robinson has been tackling questions such has:

• Timing of Pleistocene climate change events
• Palaeoclimate reconstructions
• Deep-sea coral paleo-biogeography
• Impact of weathering on the ocean and climate
• Biomineralization
• Development of new geochemical proxies for past climate conditions
• Chemical tracers of ocean circulation"

Publications

• Hemsing, F, Hsieh, YT, Bridgestock, L, Spooner, PT, Robinson, LF, Frank, N & Henderson, GM, 2018, ‘Barium isotopes in cold-water corals’. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol 491., pp. 183-192
• Lambelet, M, Flierdt, Tvd, Butler, E, Bowie, A, Rintoul, S, Watson, R, Remenyi, T, Lannuzel, D, Warner, M, Robinson, L, Bostock, H & Bradtmiller, L, 2018, ‘The Neodymium Isotope Fingerprint of Adélie Coast Bottom Water’. Geophysical Research Letters, vol 45., pp. 11247-11256
• Rae, J, Andrea, B, Robinson, L, Adkins, JF, Chen, T, Cole, C, Greenop, R, Li, T, Littley, E, Nita, D, Stewart, J & Taylor, B, 2018, ‘CO2 storage and release in the deep Southern Ocean on millennial to centennial timescales’. Nature, vol 562., pp. 569-573
• Woodall, LC, Jungblut, A, Hopkins, K, Hall, A, Robinson, L, Gwinnett, C & Paterson, GLJ, 2018, ‘Deep-sea anthropogenic macrodebris harbours rich and diverse communities of bacteria and archaea’. PLoS ONE, vol 13.
• Victorero, L, Robert, K, Robinson, LF, Taylor, ML & Huvenne, VA, 2018, ‘Species replacement dominates megabenthos beta diversity in a remote seamount setting’. Scientific Reports, vol 8.
• Brasier, MJ, Grant, SM, Trathan, PN, Allcock, L, Ashford, O, Blagbrough, H, Brandt, A, Danis, B, Downey, R, Eléaume, MP, Enderlein, P, Ghiglione, C, Hogg, O, Linse, K, Mackenzie, M, Moreau, C, Robinson, LF, Rodriguez, E, Spiridonov, V, Tate, A, Taylor, M, Waller, C, Wiklund, H & Griffiths, HJ, 2018, ‘Benthic biodiversity in the South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf Marine Protected Area’. Biodiversity.
• Ivanovic, R, Gregoire, LJ, Burke, A, Wickert, AD, Valdes, P, Ng, HC, Robinson, L, McManus, J, Mitrovica, J, Lee, L & Dentith, J, 2018, ‘Acceleration of Northern Ice Sheet Melt Induces AMOC Slowdown and Northern Cooling in Simulations of the Early Last Deglaciation’. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, vol 33., pp. 807-824
• Spooner, PT, Robinson, L, Hemsing, F, Morris, PJ & Stewart, J, 2018, ‘Extended calibration of cold-water coral Ba/Ca using multiple genera and co-located measurements of dissolved barium concentration’. Chemical Geology, vol 499., pp. 100-110
• Hayes, CT, Anderson, RF, Cheng, H, Conway, T, Edwards, R, Fleisher, MQ, Ho, P, Huang, KF, John, S, Landing, W, Little, S, Lu, Y, Morton, P, Moran, SB, Robinson, L, Shelley, R, Shiller, A & Zheng, X-Y, 2018, ‘Replacement times of a spectrum of elements in the North Atlantic based on thorium supply’. Global Biogeochemical Cycles.
• Li, L, Chen, J, Chen, T, Chen, Y, Hedding, DW, Li, G, Li, L, Li, T, Robinson, LF, West, AJ, Wu, W, You, CF, Zhao, L & Li, G, 2018, ‘Weathering dynamics reflected by the response of riverine uranium isotope disequilibrium to changes in denudation rate’. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol 500., pp. 136-144