Ian Jarvis

Professor of Geochemistry

Contact details

Telephone: 020 8417 2526

Fax: 020 8417 2497

Email: email

Teaching Areas

Environmental Geochemistry, Isotope Geochemistry, Carbonate Sedimentology, Diagenesis, Petroleum Geology, Oceanography, Marine Geology, Stratigraphy

Research Areas

Sedimentology, sedimentary geochemistry, chemostratigraphy, palaeoceanography, environmental change, Cretaceous geology, dinoflagellate palynology, analytical geochemistry

Qualifications

BSc Hons Geology (London)
DPhil (Oxon)
CGeol, FMinSoc, FGS


Career Summary


2008-present Professor of Geochemistry
1991-08 Reader in Geochemistry, Earth Sciences and Geography,
Kingston University

1984-91  Senior Lecturer, Earth Sciences and Geography,
Kingston Polytechnic & University

1983-84   Higher Scientific Officer, Marine Chemistry Group,
Institute of Oceanographic Sciences
1980-83   Research Fellow, Department of Geology,
City of London Polytechnic
1979-80   Temporary lecturer, Department of Geology,
Glasgow University


Current Research Activities


Upper Cretaceous of Venezuela: integrating chemostratigraphy
and biostratigraphy

Dinoflagellate cysts: relationships to sequence stratigraphy,
sea-level change and water depth

Phosphate deposition in the Cretaceous Chalk sea:
trigger or response to palaeoenvironmental change?

Chemostratigraphy for regional to global correlation

Cretaceous oceanic anoxic events



Associated Researchers


Kevin Attree, CEESR

Andy Gale, University of Portsmouth

Hugh Jenkyns, University of Oxford

John Lignum, CEESR

Martin Pearce, StatoilHydro, Norway

Silke Voigt, IFM-GEOMAR University of Kiel

European Carbonate Research Network



Selected
Recent Publications


Prince, I.M., Jarvis, I., Pearce, M.A. & Tocher, B.A. 2008. Dinoflagellate cyst biostratigraphy of the Coniacian - Santonian (Upper Cretaceous): new data from the English Chalk. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 150: 59-96. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2008.01.005

Lignum, J., Jarvis, I. & Pearce, M.A., 2007. A critical assessment of standard processing methods for the preparation of palynological samples. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 149: 133-149. doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2007.11.004

Jarvis, I., 2006. The Santonian–Campanian phosphatic chalks of England and France.  Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association,
117
: 219-237. doi: 10.1144/0016-787805-032

Jarvis, I., Gale, A.S., Jenkyns, H.C. & Pearce, M.A., 2006. Secular variation in Late Cretaceous carbon isotopes:  a new δ13C carbonate reference curve for the Cenomanian–Campanian (99.6–70.6 Ma).  Geological Magazine, 143: 561-608. doi:10.1017/S0016756806002421

Mabrouk, A., Belayouni, H., Jarvis, I. & Moody, R.T.J., 2006. Strontium, δ18O and δ13C as palaeo-indicators of unconformities: case of the Aleg and Abiod formations (Upper Cretaceous) in the Miskar Field, southeastern Tunisia.  Geochemical Journal, 40: 405-424.

Research activities


Other Professional Activites

President, EGU Stratigraphy, Sedimentology & Palaeontology Division (2007–present)

Council, European Geosciences Union (2007–present)

International Association of Sedimentologists (Special Publications Editor, 2002-present, Bureau Member 1998-present; Editor, Sedimentology
1998 - 2002)

NERC Peer Review College (2004–2007)
Editor, Journal of the Geological Society (2007-present)
Editorial Board, Geology (2006–present)

Chartered Geologist & Fellow, Geological Society;
Member: American Association of Petroleum Geologists; British Sedimentological Research Group; European Geosciences Union; Geologists' Association; International Association of Sedimentologists; Fellow, Mineralogical Society

Administration
Chair, Faculty of Science ICP User Group
Member, Faculty Research Committee

Member, School Research Committee
Manager Faculty Geochemical Facilities
Co-ordinator, Environmental Change Research Group
School Computing Advisor

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