Dr William Hutchison
Principal Research Fellow
Research Fellow
Research areas
I am a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (University of St Andrews).
My research is focused on active and ancient magmatic systems. I am passionate about integrating geophysical, geochemical and geological data sets to understand the fundamental processes that drive magmatic systems, and how we can safely and sustainably develop the resources they offer.
Current reserach topics include rift volcanism, volcano monitoring, geothermal exploration and mineral resources.
My UKRI fellowship will establish new ice core geochemical techniques to understand the frequency and impacts of volcanism on Earth. I hope to foster new interdisciplinary collaborations between volcanologists, historians and paleoclimatologists to better understand the environmental and societal upheaval caused by large magnitude volcanic events.
I am always interested in recruiting postgraduate students to work on volcanism and magmatic processes. For more information just email me or take a look at our School website for current positions.
Personal webpage: https://willhutchgeo.wordpress.com/
PhD supervision
- Fawn Holland
- Celeste Smith
- Abate Melaku
- Emily Jones
- Rebecca Galbraith
Selected publications
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A phlogopite-bearing lithospheric mantle source for Europe's largest REE-HFSE belt: Gardar Rift, SW Greenland
Beard, C. D., Finch, A. A., Borst, A. M., Goodenough, K. M., Hutchison, W., Millar, I. L., Andersen, T., Williams, H. M. & Weller, O. M., 15 Aug 2024, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 640, 118780.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decadal-to-centennial increases of volcanic aerosols from Iceland challenge the concept of a Medieval Quiet Period
Gabriel, I., Plunkett, G., Abbott, P. M., Behrens, M., Burke, A., Chellman, N., Cook, E., Fleitmann, D., Hörhold, M., Hutchison, W., McConnell, J. R., Óladóttir, B. A., Preiser-Kapeller, J., Sliwinski, J. T., Sugden, P., Twarloh, B. & Sigl, M., 10 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Communications Earth & Environment. 5, 194.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Geochemical analysis of extremely fine-grained cryptotephra: new developments and recommended practices
Innes, H. M., Hutchison, W. & Burke, A., 1 Aug 2024, In: Quaternary Geochronology. 83, 14 p., 101553.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Geochemical analysis of extremely fine-grained cryptotephra: New developments and recommended practices
Innes, H., Hutchison, W. & Burke, A., Aug 2024, In: Quaternary Geochronology. 83, p. 101553Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-resolution ice-core analyses identify the Eldgjá eruption and a cluster of Icelandic and trans-continental tephras between 936 and 943 CE
Hutchison, W., Gabriel, I., Plunkett, G., Burke, A., Sugden, P. J., Innes, H., Davies, S., Moreland, W. M., Krüger, K., Wilson, R., Vinther, B. M., Dahl-Jensen, D., Freitag, J., Oppenheimer, C., Chellman, N. J., Sigl, M. & McConnell, J. R., 28 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 129, 16, 21 p., e2023JD040142.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mid-to Late Holocene East Antarctic ice-core tephrochronology: implications for reconstructing volcanic eruptions and assessing their climatic impacts over the last 5,500 years
Abbott, P. M., McConnell, J. R., Chellman, N. J., Kipfstuhl, S., Hörhold, M., Freitag, J., Cook, E., Hutchison, W. & Sigl, M., 1 Apr 2024, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 329, 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phasing and climate forcing potential of the Millennium Eruption of Mt. Baekdu
Lee, G., Burke, A., Hutchison, W., Sugden, P. J., Smith, C., McConnell, J. R., Sigl, M., Oppenheimer, C., Rasmussen, S. O., Steffensen, J. P., Lee, S. R. & Ahn, J., 1 Oct 2024, In: Communications Earth & Environment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Variable preservation of the 1991 Hudson tephra in small lakes and on land
Streeter, R. T., Cutler, N., Lawson, I. T., Hutchison, W., Dominguez, L. & Hiles, W., 3 Oct 2024, In: Frontiers in Earth Science. 12, 20 p., 1433960.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alkaline-silicate REE-HFSE systems
Beard, C. D., Goodenough, K. M., Borst, A. M., Wall, F., Siegfried, P. R., Deady, E. A., Pohl, C., Hutchison, W., Finch, A. A., Walter, B. F., Elliott, H. A. L. & Brauch, K., 1 Feb 2023, In: Economic Geology. 118, 1, p. 177-208 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gas emissions and subsurface architecture of fault-controlled geothermal systems: a case study of the North Abaya geothermal area
Hutchison, W., Ogilvie, E., Birhane, Y. G., Barry, P., Fischer, T. P., Ballentine, C. J., Hillegonds, D. J., Biggs, J., Albino, F., Cervantes, C. & Gübrandsson, S., 1 Apr 2023, In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 24, 4, 26 p., e2022GC010822.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review