Andrew Valentine
CV
Education
| 2006‑2010 | DPhil Earth Sciences, University of Oxford. Imaging the Earth: Methods and Algorithms for Global Seismic Tomography. Supervisor: Prof. J.H. Woodhouse, FRS. |
| 2002-2006 | BA (Hons.)/MSci Natural Sciences (Physics), University of Cambridge. |
Academic employment
| 2021‑ | Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University. Assistant Professor (2021-2023); Associate Professor (2023-present). |
| 2016‑2021 | Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University. Fellow. |
| 2011‑2016 | Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University. Postdoctoral researcher. |
Major roles and responsibilities
| 2023‑ | Secretary, IUGG Commission on Mathematical Geophysics. |
| 2022‑ | External Examiner, MRes Environmental Data Science, University of Cambridge. |
| 2021‑ | Departmental IT Lead, Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University. |
| 2020‑ | Editor, Geophysical Journal International. |
| 2018‑ | Director, InLab. |
| 2020‑2022 | Seismology Steering Committee member, CIG. |
Honours, awards and recognition
| 2021‑ | Honorary Senior Lecturer, Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University |
| 2018‑2021 | ARC DECRA Fellowship |
| 2019 | Geophysical Journal International Outstanding Reviewer citation |
| 2016 | Geophysical Journal International Outstanding Reviewer citation |
| 2010 | Geophysical Journal International Student Author Award |
PhD student supervision
I have been formally named as supervisor for the following completed PhD theses:
- Matthias Scheiter, Studies in Monte Carlo inversion and generative deep learning, The Australian National University, 2024.
- Suzanne Atkins, Finding the patterns in mantle convection, Utrecht University, 2017.
- Paul Käufl, Rapid probabilistic source inversion using pattern recognition, Utrecht University, 2016.
- Ralph de Wit, Revisiting Earth’s radial seismic structure with a Bayesian neural network approach, Utrecht University, 2015.
In addition, I have served as a thesis committee member or informal advisor for numerous students.
Professional Society Memberships
- Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society.
- Member, Institute of Physics.