Dr Rob Newton

Position: Associate Professor of Earth Surface Geochemistry
Areas of expertise: sedimentary geochemistry; stable isotopes; sulfur isotopes; mass extinctions; biogeochemical cycles; environmental chemistry; seawater chemistry through time; epeiric seas
Email: r.j.newton@leeds.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 113 343 7981/7062
Location: SEE 9.146
Faculty: Faculty of Environment
School: School of Earth and Environment
Faculty profile link: https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/see/staff/1450/dr-robert-newton

Four main themes of research:

CHanges in marine and atmosphere chemistry during biological events such as mass extinctions
The long-term evolution of ocean chemistry
Chemical and isotopic gradients in epeiric seas
The oxygen isotope composition of oxyanions and cellulose