Structural geology, Microstructural geology, Field Skills, Economic Geology, Geohazards, Earthquakes, Landslides, Rock/soil mechanics, Science communication.
Journal Article
Unravelling the Sequence and Timing of Fault-Related Deformation in Superimposed Rift Basins, Inner Moray Firth, NE Scotland
Tamas, A., Holdsworth, R. E., Tamas, D. M., Dempsey, E. D., Hardman, K., Bird, A., Underhill, J. R., McCarthy, D., McCaffrey, K. J. W., & Selby, D. (2025). Unravelling the Sequence and Timing of Fault-Related Deformation in Superimposed Rift Basins, Inner Moray Firth, NE Scotland. Lithosphere, 2024(Special15), Article 183. https://doi.org/10.2113/2024/lithosphere_2024_183
Overprinting orogenic events, ductile extrusion and strain partitioning during Caledonian transpression, NW Mainland Shetland
Armitage, T. B., Holdsworth, R. E., Strachan, R. A., Dempsey, E. D., Walker, R. J., Alvarez-Ruiz, D. T., & Lloyd, G. E. (2024). Overprinting orogenic events, ductile extrusion and strain partitioning during Caledonian transpression, NW Mainland Shetland. Journal of Structural Geology, 180, Article 105088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105088
Ikaite formation in streams affected by steel waste leachate: First report and potential impact on contaminant dynamics
Bastianini, L., Rogerson, M., Brasier, A., Prior, T. J., Hardman, K., Dempsey, E., Bird, A., & Mayes, W. M. (2024). Ikaite formation in streams affected by steel waste leachate: First report and potential impact on contaminant dynamics. Chemical Geology, 644, Article 121842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121842
An onshore-offshore interpretation of structures in the Devonian rocks of the Pentland Firth, Scotland using high resolution bathymetry and drone-enabled field observations.
Utley, T. A., Holdsworth, R. E., Walker, R. J., Dempsey, E. D., McCaffrey, K. J., Dichiarante, A., & Jones, T. L. (2023). An onshore-offshore interpretation of structures in the Devonian rocks of the Pentland Firth, Scotland using high resolution bathymetry and drone-enabled field observations. Journal of Structural Geology, 174, Article 104922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2023.104922
Eclogites and basement terrane tectonics in the northern arm of the Grenville orogen, NW Scotland
Bird, A., Thirlwall, M., Strachan, R. A., Millar, I. L., Dempsey, E. D., & Hardman, K. (2023). Eclogites and basement terrane tectonics in the northern arm of the Grenville orogen, NW Scotland. Geoscience Frontiers, 14(6), Article 101668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2023.101668