David John Robert Thornalley is a British paleoceanographer known for his work on North Atlantic circulation change during the Quaternary period. Thornalley holds masters and doctoral degrees from Churchill College, Cambridge.[1] He is currently an associate professor in the department of Geography at University College London (UCL). Before working at UCL, he was a postdoctoral research scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and a postdoctoral research associate at Cardiff University.[2] Thornalley also holds a Professional Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education.

David John Robert Thornalley
Born(1982-07-28)July 28, 1982
NationalityBritish
EducationM.A. (Cantab.), PhD (Cantab.)
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (Ph.D., 2008)
Scientific career
FieldsPaleoceanography, Paleoclimatology, Geochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity College London
Thesis Palaeoceanography of the South Iceland Rise over the past 21,000 years
Doctoral advisorHarry Elderfield and Nick McCave

Awards

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In 2015 Thornalley was awarded the UCL Student Choice Outstanding Teacher award.[3]

In 2016 Thornalley was awarded a £100,000 Philip Leverhulme Prize for early-career researchers with internationally impactful research.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "British Library EThOS – Palaeoceanography of the South Iceland Rise over the past 21,000 years". Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "David Thornalley – UCL Staff Biography". Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "David Thornalley is UCL Student Choice Outstanding Teacher". May 1, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "David Thornalley awarded 2016 Leverhulme Prize". October 1, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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