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Paula Koelemeijer

Royal Society University Research Fellow & Associate Professor of Geophysics, University of Oxford

I am fascinated by the fact that we can learn about the interior of the Earth using surface recordings of seismic waves; and thus use destructive earthquakes in a positive way. In particularly, I use observations of the frequencies at which the Earth resonates (much like a bell) after large magnitude earthquakes. Using these data, I study the detailed structures deep inside the Earth with the aim to link these structures to the dynamic processes happening within the Earth and the evolution of our planet.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Oxford
  • 2022–present
    Associate Professor of Geophysics, University of Oxford
  • 2019–2022
    Royal Society University Research Fellow, Royal Holloway University of London
  • 2018–2019
    Royal Society University Research Fellow, University College London
  • 2015–2018
    Junior Research Fellow, University of Oxford

Education

  • 2014 
    University of Cambridge, PhD in seismology
  • 2010 
    Utrecht University, MSc in geophysics
  • 2008 
    Utrecht University, BSc in Earth Sciences

Professional Memberships

  • American Geophysical Union
  • Royal Astronomical Society
  • British Geophysical Association