BSc (Hons), PhD, FGS, PGCert, FHEA
Head of School of Geosciences, Personal Chair
- About
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- Email Address
- dmuirhead@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 274209
- Office Address
Dr David K. Muirhead, Rm 106, Dept. Geology & Geophysics, Meston Building, Kings College, Aberdeen AB24 3UE
- School/Department
- School of Geosciences
Biography
Dave is a geologist, with further interests in mineralogy and geochemistry. He has a focus on interdisciplinary science, applying techniques such as Raman spectroscopy to not only geological processes, but further into environmental sciences (wildfires), archaeology (cremations) and more recently in collaboration with medical colleagues studying cancers.
In January 2020 Dave took over the role as Head of School of Geosciences.
Dave obtained his BSc in Earth Science from the University of Glasgow and then his PhD from the University of Aberdeen.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Head of School, Geosciences, (Jan 2020 - present)
Director of PGT Programmes, School of Geosciences (2016-2019)
College of Physical Sciences College Council (2013 - 2016)
College of Physical Sciences Teaching and Learning Committee (2013 - 2016)
Personal Tutor
- External Memberships
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Education Committee, Geological Society of London. (2013 - 2016)
- Research
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Research Overview
Raman spectroscopy of carbon
Geofluids
Contact Metamorphism
Intrusion and petroleum system interactions
Astrobiology
Geology of Scotland
Geothermometry applied to fold-thrust belts
Current Research
- Thermal alteration of sedimentary rocks in fold and thrust belts.
- Application of Raman Spectroscopy to sedimentary organic matter to assess thermal maturity.
- The effects of igneous intrusions on petroleum systems with respect to thermal maturity and extractable organic matter potential.
- Raman spectroscopy of charcoal from wildfires through time.
- Application of Raman to archaeological and biological materials.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Course Tutor
GL1005 Earth Through Geological Time
GL1505 Earth's Materials
GL2015 Petrology and Mineralogy
GL2510 Introduction to Field Geology
GL3026 Field and Mapping Techniques
GL4028 Petroleum Geology: Geochemistry and Geofluids
- Publications
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Searching for Life in Hot Spring Carbonate Systems: Investigating Raman Spectra of Carotenoid-Bearing Organic Carbonaceous Inclusions from Travertines of Italy
AstrobiologyContributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Role of Organic Carbon in the Southern Uplands-Down-Longford Terrane Accretionary Prism, Scotland and Ireland
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 29, no. 3Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6691597
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2022-059
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21002/1/Parnell_etal_petgeo_Role_Organic_Carbon_AAM.pdf
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21002/2/Parnell_etal_PG_The_Role_of_VOR.pdf
3D seismic reflection evidence for lower crustal intrusions beneath the Faroe-Shetland Basin, NE Atlantic Margin
Journal of the Geological SocietyContributions to Journals: ArticlesTowards a kerogen-to-graphite kinetic model by means of Raman spectroscopy
Earth Science Reviews, vol. 237, 104292Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTiming and causes of forest fire at the K-Pg boundary
Scientific Reports, vol. 12, 13006Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNew Insights into the Structure, Geology and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity along the Central-Northern Corona Ridge, Faroe-Shetland Basin
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 28, 2021-090Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRaman spectroscopy in thrust-stacked carbonates: an investigation of spectral parameters with implications for temperature calculations in strained samples
Solid earth, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 1495–1511Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssessing Modern Calluna Heathland Fire Temperatures using Raman Spectroscopy: Implications for Past Regimes and Geothermometry
Frontiers in Earth Science, vol. 10, 827933Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHydrothermal generation of hydrocarbons in basement rocks, Southern Tuscany
Italian Journal of Geosciences, vol. 141, no. 2, pp. 231-244Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3301/IJG.2022.10
Raman spectroscopy: current applications in breast cancer diagnosis, challenges and future prospects
British Journal of Cancer, vol. 126, no. 8, pp. 1125-1139Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-021-01659-5
- [ONLINE] https://europepmc.org/article/med/34893761
