Holly Mills

PhD Student at the University of Manchester

United Kingdom

About

Third-year PhD student at the University of Manchester characterising the Triassic Mercia Mudstone Group for safe geological disposal of radioactive waste.

Experience

  • PhD Researcher at The University of Manchester
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Quantifying 2D and 3D heterogeneity in the Triassic Mercia Mudstone Group: informing Radioactive Waste Geodisposal Safety Cases

  • Undergraduate at University of Liverpool
    Sep 2020 - Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Currently in 3rd year of Geology Bsc program with emphasis on the following modules: Year 1 modules: Study skills and GIS Introduction to field geology Earth structure and plate tectonics Essential mathematical skills Introduction to sedimentary rocks and fossils Introduction to geoscience and Earth history Environmental chemistry Introduction to structural geology and geological maps Year 2 modules: Research skills Metamorphism and crustal evolution Exploration geophysics Sedimentary processes and depositional environments Minerals, magmas, and igneous geochemistry Structural geology and interpretation of geological maps Volcanology and geohazards Field mapping techniques Year 3 modules: The living evolving Earth Mineral resources Geoenergy Introduction to Quaternary micropalaeontology Advanced geology field techniques Field project and dissertation Applied geology and geohazards or the Canary Islands