Dr Andy Chambers

Dr Andy Chambers

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Honorary Senior Lecturer

Contact details

Address
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Biography

  • 1968-75 Durham University - BSc Geology, PhD South Greenland Alkali Igneous Rocks
  • 1975-78 Aberdeen University - Research Assistant working on East Greenland Tertiary Igneous Rocks
  • 1978-9 British National Oil Corporation - Geologist
  • 1979-88 Aston University - Lecturer in Department of Geological Sciences
  • 1988-present Birmingham University School of Earth Sciences - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

Research

Research group

  • Geosystems

Research interests

  • Alkali rock genesis and associated metasomatic processes
  • Layered igneous rocks
  • Tertiary development of the igneous rocks of East Greenland

Current / recent research

  • Mineral chemistry changes during alkali metasomatism
  • Geochemistry of East Greenland Tertiary Lamprophyres