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Clare Matthews
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| Specialisation |
Mechanics of volcanic eruptions. |
| Research interests | Analytic modelling of crack propagation in a hot brittle-plastic rock mass. Incorporating fracture mechanics approach to rock failure, and introduction of different statistical distributions of crack arrays. |
| Telephone |
+44 (0) 20 7679 3652 |
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+44 (0)20 7679 2390 |
| c.matthews@ucl.ac.uk | |
| Short curriculum vitae |
September 2004 to date: NERC funded PhD student, Department of
Earth Sciences, University College London. September 2005 – July 2006: Geomaths teaching assistant, Department of Earth Sciences, University College London. 2003 – 2004: Trainee Actuarial Consultant, Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow Ltd, London. 2001-2002: NUPACE Japanese Studies and Mathematics, Nagoya University, Japan. 1998-2003: MSci Mathematics, Bristol University. Research Project; “Stochastic modelling in biology” |
| Recent publications |
Matthews,
C., Sammonds, P.R., Kilburn, C.R.J, Woo, G., Fracture mechanics: key
to forecasting volcanic eruptions, UCL Johnston Lavis Conference,
London, April 2006 (poster presentation)
Matthews, C., Sammonds, P.R., Kilburn, C.R.J, Woo, G., A fracture-mechanical model of pre-eruptive seismicity: application to Tokyo’s threat from Mt. Fuji, IVACEI Cities on Volcanoes 4, Quito, January 2006 (oral presentation) |
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