Robert Delhaye – PhD Student

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Geophysics Section
5 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
Ireland

Tel: +353-1-653-5147 x222
Fax: +353-1-443-0575
Email: rdelhaye-at-cp.dias.ie

Caroline Moloney – IGGP Administrator

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Geophysics Section
5 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
Ireland

Tel: +353-1-653-5147 x218
Fax: +353-1-443-0575
Email: moloneca-at-cp.dias.ie

www.iggp.ie

Daniel Bolte – PhD Student

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Geophysics Section
5 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
Ireland

Tel: +353-1-653-5147 x226
Fax: +353-1-443-0575
Email: dbolte-at-cp.dias.ie

Research Interests

Glacial-Isostatic Adjustment and Thermomechanical Ice-Sheet modelling

Qualifications and Experience

2005 – 2011:

Diploma in Geophysics at Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany

2012 – Present:

Ph.D at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

Name: Thomas Farrell

Title(s): PhD Scholar 

Email: tfarrell@cp.dias.ie

Phone: +353-1-653-5147 x222

Address: Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, D02 Y006.

Research Interests

Geophysical exploration, geothermal energy, natural resources, thermal structure of the crust.

Biographical Sketch

Thomas Farrell graduated from the University of Limerick in Applied Physics and has studied Earth and Ocean Sciences in NUI Galway. He joined the Geophysics Section in late 2011 to commence his PhD studies as part of the IRETHERM project.

Selected Publications

IRETHERM: The Geothermal Energy Potential of Radiothermal granites in a Low-Enthalpy setting in Ireland from Magnetotelluric Data. Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2015. (link to paper)

Sarah Blake – PhD Student

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Geophysics Section
5 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
Ireland

Tel: +353-1-653-5147 x222
Fax: +353-1-443-0575
Email: sblake-at-cp.dias.ie

Research Interests

• Geothermal energy exploration – IRETHERM project
• Sources and circulation patterns of warm springs in Ireland

Qualifications and Experience

2003 – 2007:

B.Sc., Natural Sciences (Geology), Trinity College, Dublin

2008 – 2009:

M.Sc., Hydrogeology, University of Birmingham, UK

2011 – Present:

Ph.D at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

Emily Neenan

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Geophysics Section
5 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
Ireland

Tel: +353-1-653-5147 x265
Fax: +353-1-443-0575
Email: eneenan-at-cp.dias.ie

Research interests

• Continental lithospheric deformation, focusing on Eurasia
• Education and outreach

Qualifications

Current:

M.Sc. DIAS Seismology Group

October 2008 to May 2012:

BA Natural Sciences (Geology), Trinity College Dublin

David Khoza – PhD Student

  Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
  Geophysics Section
  5 Merrion Square
  Dublin 2
  Ireland

  Tel: +353-1-653-5147 x206
  Fax: +353-1-443-0575
  Email: davidkhoza-at-cp.dias.ie

Research Interests:

SAMTEX project: Geophysical imaging of the crust and lithospheric mantle, using magnetotelluric and potential field methods.

Qualifications and Experience

2000 – 2003:

BSc (Geology and Physics) University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

2004 – 2005 BSc:

Honours (Geophysics) University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

2005 – 2007:

Geophysicist at BHPB Billiton, South Africa

2008 – present:

PhD at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, registered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr. Andrew Schaeffer – Research Scientist

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Geophysics Section
5 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
Ireland

Tel: +353-1-653-5147 x248
Fax: +353-1-443-0575
Email: aschaeff-at-cp.dias.ie

See personal homepage for further details

Research interests

• Comparative study on the mechanisms of continental deformation, focusing dominantly on North America

Qualifications

Jan 2010 – Sep 2014:

Ph.D. DIAS Seismology Group

Jan 2007 to May 2009:

M.Sc. (Geophysics),  University of British Columbia, Canada

Sep 2001 to May 2006:

Hon. B.Sc. (Geophysics), University of British Columbia, Canada

Dr. Eric Mandolesi – Research Scientist

  Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
  Geophysics Section
  5 Merrion Square
  Dublin 2
  Ireland

  Tel: +353-1-653-5147 x211
  Fax: +353-1-443-0575
  Email: eric-at-cp.dias.ie

DIAS project

2013 – 2014 SIMER: SIMulating the Electromagnetic response of Rocks.

Research Interests

• geophysical inverse problems
• electromagnetic tomography
• joint inversion and data integration
• electromagnetic anisotropy
• electromagnetic response of real rocks

Education

2013: PhD in Earth Sciences, National University Ireland, Galway: “Inversion of Magnetotelluric Data in an Anisotropic Domain”

2008: Degree in Physics, Universita’ di Roma “La Sapienza”: “Confronto tra i sette cataloghi di terremoti della regione italiana”

Dr. Florian Le Pape – Research Scientist

  Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
  Geophysics Section
  5 Merrion Square
  Dublin 2
  Ireland

  Tel: +353-1-653-5147 x213
  Fax: +353-1-443-0575
  Email: flepape-at-cp.dias.ie

Research interests

• Geophysics
• Magnetotellurics (MT)
• Crust / Lithosphere
• Continental dynamics

Qualifications

• Ph.D., 2013. Earth Science (Geophysics). Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies / National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
• M.Sc., 2008. Geophysics. Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre, ULP Strasbourg, France

Current Research

Lithospheric study of the West African craton as part of the West African Exploration Initiative (WAXI).

Structure and evolution of the Tibet plateau with main focus on its northern boundary as part of the INDEPTH (International Deep Profiling of Tibet and Himalaya) project.

Publications

Le Pape, F., Jones, A.G., Vozar, J., and Wenbo, W., 2012. Penetration of crustal melt beyond the Kunlun Fault into northern Tibet. Nature Geoscience, 5(5), 330-335.

PhD Thesis

Le Pape, F., 2013. Characterization of a Crustal Transition Zone in Northern Tibet using Megnetotelluric Modelling. National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.