Postdoctorate Research Fellow.

Courses taught.

MSc

Research Interests.

Igneous Emplacement mechanisms; 3D seismic interpretation of buried volcanic terranes; Hydrocarbon prospectivity in volcanic dominated basins; Inter-basaltic sedimentation; Volcanic and tectonic evolution of the NAIP; Visualization in Earth Sciences

Selected Publications

• Schofield, N, Turner, J, Underhill (2009) – Introduction and rationale for the Thematic Set, Petroleum Geoscience, Vol. 15, p. 1-3.
• Schofield, N., Stevenson, C., Reston, T (accepted, GEOLOGY) – Magma fingers and importance of host rock fluidization in sill emplacement
• Goulty, N. and Schofield, N., 2008, Implications of simple flexure theory for the formation of saucer-shaped sills. Journal of Structural Geology, 30, p. 812-817.
• Thomson, K. and Schofield, N., 2008, Lithological and structural controls on the emplacement and morphology of sills in sedimentary basins, Structure and Emplacement of High-Level Magmatic Systems, Geol. Soc. London, Special Publication, 302, p. 31-44.

Contact Details

Office: Meston 138a
Tel: (0)1224 274209
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