Roger Clive Searle

Biography

1966: BA, University of Cambridge (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II Physics); MA, 1970 1969: Ph.D., University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Geophysics) 1970: Assistant Professor, Haile Sellassie I University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1973: Senior Scientific Officer, Institute of Oceanographic Sciences 1978: Principal Scientific Officer, Institute of Oceanographic Sciences 1989: Senior Principal Scientific Officer (Grade 6 Individual Merit), Institute of Oceanographic Sciences 1989-2011: Professor of Geophysics, University of Durham 2011-present: Professor of Geophysics (Emeritus), University of Durham

Research Interest

Roger Searle has an international reputation in the use of imaging sonars and other geophysical methods to understand tectonic and magmatic processes on the ocean floor, particularly at mid-ocean ridge spreading centres. His early work included the definition of plate boundaries to sub-kilometre resolution and determining the evolution of propagating rifts and oceanic microplates.He has studied the effects of mantle hot spots on plate accretion processes. Recently he has worked on the detailed tectonic patterns and volcanic systems of spreading centres, especially at Oceanic Core Complexes and ultra-slow spreading rates. Roger has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles and is a regular contributor to international conferences.