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MEarthSci (Oxford), PhD (Cambridge), FHEA
Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- amy.gilligan@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Geosciences
Biography
I am a Lecturer in Geophysics at the University of Aberdeen, interested in using seismic data to understand tectonic and environmental processes that are happening on Earth today, and how these have evolved over geological history. This includes developing seismicity catalogues from local earthquakes and seismic velocity models for a variety of tectonic settings. I use deep learning methods to develop more efficient workflows for processing and analysing large datasets.
My current research is focussed on north east Scotland where I have recently deployed a network of broadband seismometers. The PICTS network will help us to understand the role(s) that the Highland Boundary Fault has played in the building of Scotland, and the distribution of seismicity in Scotland. We will use a variety of passive seismic imaging techniques, including receiver functions, surfaces waves and shear-wave splitting to develop models of the crust and mantle, which can then be interpreted in light of tectonic processes that have taken place.
I continue to work with seismic data from the nBOSS network that was deployed in northern Borneo between 2018-2022 to explore what happens after subduction stops. This has involved developing new seismic velocity models of the crust and mantle. We then use these models to help better pinpoint the location of earthquakes that have occurred in northern Borneo both to help understand the tectonics in this region and the potential seismic hazard.
Prior to arriving at Aberdeen as a post-doc in 2016, I worked at Imperial College London. There my research focused on the seismic structure of the lithosphere in Eastern Canada. In my PhD research at the University of Cambridge I imaged the structure of the crust and upper mantle in central Asia, with a particular focus on intracontinental deformation taking place in the Kyrgyz Tien Shan and deformation related to the India-Eurasia collision in the Western Himalayas and Western Tibet.
Qualifications
- MEarthSci Earth Sciences2010 - University of Oxford
- PhD Seismology2014 - University of Cambridge
- PGCert Higher Education Teaching and Learning2023 - University of Aberdeen
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Geology and Geophysics Exams Officer
- University of Aberdeen Physical Sciences and Engineering Ethics Board
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- Section Editor (seismology) for Journal of the Geological Society
- British Geophysical Association Outreach Officer
- Editorial board member Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Research
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Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Geology and Geophysics.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
- Teaching
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- Publications
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Precambrian Plate Tectonics in Northern Hudson Bay: Evidence From P and S Wave Seismic Tomography and Analysis of Source Side Effects in Relative ArrivalāTime Data Sets
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 123, no. 7, pp. 5690-5709Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://www.mendeley.com/research/precambrian-plate-tectonics-northern-hudson-bay-evidence-p-s-wave-seismic-tomography-analysis-source
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB015473
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11973/1/Precambrian_Plate_Tectonics_in_Northern_Hudson_Bay.pdf
The formation of Laurentia: Evidence from shear wave splitting
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 479, pp. 170-178Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA tale of two orogens: crustal processes in the Proterozoic Trans-Hudson and Grenville Orogens, eastern Canada
Tectonics, vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 1633-1659Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSeismic anisotropy of Precambrian lithosphere: Insights from Rayleigh wave tomography of the eastern Superior Craton
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 122, no. 5, pp. 3754-3775Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPeering beneath the Canadian crust
Astronomy & Geophysics, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 6.24-6.27Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/astrogeo/atw221
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7864/1/A_G_2016_Gilligan_6.24_7.pdf
Lithospheric deformation in the Canadian Appalachians: evidence from shear wave splitting
Geophysical Journal International, vol. 206, no. 2, pp. 1273-1280Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSubduction beneath Laurentia modified the eastern North American cratonic edge: Evidence from P wave and S wave tomography
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 121, no. 7, pp. 5013-5030Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://www.mendeley.com/research/subduction-beneath-laurentia-modified-eastern-north-american-cratonic-edge-evidence-p-wave-s-wave-to
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JB012838
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11960/1/Subduction_beneath_Laurentia_modified_the_eastern_North_American_cratonic_edge.pdf
Seismological structure of the 1.8 Ga Trans-Hudson Orogen of North America
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems , vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 2421-2433Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThree billion years of crustal evolution in eastern Canada: Constraints from receiver functions
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 121, no. 2, pp. 788-811Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe crustal structure of the western Himalayas and Tibet
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 120, no. 5, pp. 3946-3964Contributions to Journals: Articles