Dr Catherine Greenfield

My undergraduate degree in geophysics was completed at the University of Leicester. During this time I developed interest in coding and in the use of numerical models to model Earth processes. I pursued this interest with an MSc in Computing at Keele University and went on to complete a PhD in structural geology at Imperial College. My PhD work focussed on the analysis of the connectivity of fracture networks using multifractal methods and the investigation of the effect sampling has on power-law distributions. 
After a career break to raise a family, I returned to research and to the University of Leicester as a Daphne Jackson Research Fellow. This post was joint funded by NERC and the University of Leicester. My research focussed on the elastic response of vesicular volcanic rocks to compression using the finite element method. I also collaborated on the development of numerical models of volcanic sill emplacement. I am currently a geophysics Teaching Fellow.