Claire Horwell
Management Board Member
Department of Earth Sciences
Durham University
United Kingdom
Biography
2016 - present - Reader, Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR), Dept. of Earth Sciences, Durham University, UK 2013 – 2016 — Senior Lecturer, Durham University, UK 2012 – 2013 — Lecturer, Durham University, UK 2012 – present — Co-Director of IHRR, Durham University, UK 2011 – present — Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute, Durham University 2003 – present — Director of the International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN) 2007 – 2012 — RCUK Fellow, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Durham University, UK. 2007 – 2011 — NERC Post-doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Durham University, UK. 2005 – 2007 — NERC Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK. 2003 – 2005 — Leverhulme Trust Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, UK 1999 – 2002 — PhD – NERC-CASE Studentship, University of Bristol, UK
Research Interest
My research interest is in understanding the health hazards of natural and industrial mineral dusts and in helping communities to prepare for, and protect themselves from volcanic emissions.
Publications
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Horwell, C. J., Sargent, P., Andronico, D., Lo Castro, M. D., Tomatis, M., Hillman, S. E., Michnowicz, S. A. K. & Fubini, B. The iron-catalysed surface reactivity and health-pertinent physical characteristics of explosive volcanic ash from Mt. Etna, Italy. Journal of Applied Volcanology. 2017;6:12.
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Nattrass, C., Horwell, C.J., Damby, D.E., Brown, D. & Stone, V. The effect of aluminium and sodium impurities on the cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory potential of cristobalite. Environmental Research. 2017;159:164-175.
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Le Blond, J.S., Woskie, S., Horwell, C.J. & Williamson, B.J. Particulate matter produced during commercial sugarcane harvesting and processing: a respiratory health hazard?. Atmospheric Environment. 2017;149:34-46.
