Dr Charlotte Slaymark

  • Lecturer (School of Geographical & Earth Sciences)

telephone: 0141 3307706
email: Charlotte.Slaymark@glasgow.ac.uk

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Biography

I am a Quaternary Scientist with an analytical chemistry background. I apply my chemistry background to researching carbon cycling, climate change and past environments, primarily using organic geochemical proxies and compound specific isotope analysis. My research career began as a part time PhD student whilst working part time as a biogeochemistry technician at the University of Glasgow. My current research focusses on the analysis of lake sediments in the United Kingdom and I collaborate with others to study peatlands, the marine environment and geological materials at a molecular, elemental and isotopic level. 

Research interests

  • Climate and environmental change during the Quaternary Period
  • Developing and using organic geochemical and isotope proxies to reconstruct palaeo-environments and climates
  • Radiometric dating and Bayesian age depth modelling
  • Carbon and methane cycling in marine environments
  • Carbon sequestration in geological materials
  • Using a STEAM approach to geoscience teaching and outreach

Current research project: Hydroclimate response to rapid temperature changes in the British Isles: Insights from the Loch Lomond Stadial

 

Publications

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Number of items: 9.

2025

MacDonald, Ellen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0463-7848, Byrne, Maria, Deaker, Dione J., Foster, Gavin L., Gabarda, Sergio Torres, MacDonald, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Rae, James W.B., Slaymark, Charlotte and Kamenos, Nicholas A. (2025) Timing of calcification and environmental variability determine pH proxy fidelity in coastal calcifying macroalgae. Limnology and Oceanography, 70(9), pp. 2733-2744. (doi: 10.1002/lno.70124)

MacDonald, John M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Taylor, George, Lewis, Euan R., Wilson, Claire ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5374, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Slaymark, Charlotte, Brown, David J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4015-7382 and Owen, Amanda ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-0186 (2025) Formation of an anthropogenic rock: mechanisms and microstructures of lithification of a legacy deposit of cementitious material. Earth Science, Systems and Society, (doi: 10.1144/esss2024-010)

MacDonald, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Slaymark, Charlotte, Stubbs, Amanda and Kalabová, Marta (2025) Atmospheric carbon dioxide mineralisation in anthropogenically-derived carbonate deposits. Sedimentologika, 3(1), (doi: 10.57035/journals/sdk.2025.e31.1929)

2024

Moreras-Marti, A., Fox-Powell, M., Toney, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3182-6887, McAdam, A.C., Slaymark, C., Knudson, C.A., Lewis, J.M.T., Salik, M.A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5106-2952 and Cousins, C.R. (2024) Molecular biosignatures in planetary analogue salts: implications for transport of organics in sulfate-rich brines beyond Earth. Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 32, pp. 1-6. (doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.2434)

Hilderman, Robin, MacDonald, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Griffin, Sammy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5308-3813, Slaymark, Charlotte, Einsle, Joshua ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8263-8531 and Monaghan, Andrew (2024) Heterogeneous lithification across a legacy coastal slag bank: the creation of new sedimentary rock from anthropogenic material. Sedimentologika, 2(1), (doi: 10.57035/journals/sdk.2024.e21.1318)

2023

MacDonald, John M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Brolly, Connor V., Slaymark, Charlotte, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Wilson, Claire ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5374 and Hilderman, Robin (2023) The mechanisms and drivers of lithification in slag-dominated artificial ground. Depositional Record, 9(4), pp. 810-819. (doi: 10.1002/dep2.230)

MacDonald, John M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Khudhur, Faisal W.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-1180, Carter, Ruth, Plomer, Ben, Wilson, Claire ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5374 and Slaymark, Charlotte (2023) The mechanisms and microstructures of passive atmospheric CO2 mineralisation with slag at ambient conditions. Applied Geochemistry, 152, 105649. (doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2023.105649)

Woolfendon, C. et al. (2023) Glasgow’s Floating Estuarine Wetlands Baseline Monitoring Report. Other. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.295312).

Fowler, E. et al. (2023) Glasgow’s Floating Estuarine Wetlands Long-Term Ecosystem Services and Function Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. Project Report. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.295313).

This list was generated on Mon Nov 3 13:53:54 2025 GMT.
Jump to: Articles | Research Reports or Papers
Number of items: 9.

Articles

MacDonald, Ellen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0463-7848, Byrne, Maria, Deaker, Dione J., Foster, Gavin L., Gabarda, Sergio Torres, MacDonald, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Rae, James W.B., Slaymark, Charlotte and Kamenos, Nicholas A. (2025) Timing of calcification and environmental variability determine pH proxy fidelity in coastal calcifying macroalgae. Limnology and Oceanography, 70(9), pp. 2733-2744. (doi: 10.1002/lno.70124)

MacDonald, John M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Taylor, George, Lewis, Euan R., Wilson, Claire ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5374, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Slaymark, Charlotte, Brown, David J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4015-7382 and Owen, Amanda ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-0186 (2025) Formation of an anthropogenic rock: mechanisms and microstructures of lithification of a legacy deposit of cementitious material. Earth Science, Systems and Society, (doi: 10.1144/esss2024-010)

MacDonald, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Slaymark, Charlotte, Stubbs, Amanda and Kalabová, Marta (2025) Atmospheric carbon dioxide mineralisation in anthropogenically-derived carbonate deposits. Sedimentologika, 3(1), (doi: 10.57035/journals/sdk.2025.e31.1929)

Moreras-Marti, A., Fox-Powell, M., Toney, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3182-6887, McAdam, A.C., Slaymark, C., Knudson, C.A., Lewis, J.M.T., Salik, M.A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5106-2952 and Cousins, C.R. (2024) Molecular biosignatures in planetary analogue salts: implications for transport of organics in sulfate-rich brines beyond Earth. Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 32, pp. 1-6. (doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.2434)

Hilderman, Robin, MacDonald, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Griffin, Sammy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5308-3813, Slaymark, Charlotte, Einsle, Joshua ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8263-8531 and Monaghan, Andrew (2024) Heterogeneous lithification across a legacy coastal slag bank: the creation of new sedimentary rock from anthropogenic material. Sedimentologika, 2(1), (doi: 10.57035/journals/sdk.2024.e21.1318)

MacDonald, John M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Brolly, Connor V., Slaymark, Charlotte, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Wilson, Claire ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5374 and Hilderman, Robin (2023) The mechanisms and drivers of lithification in slag-dominated artificial ground. Depositional Record, 9(4), pp. 810-819. (doi: 10.1002/dep2.230)

MacDonald, John M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Khudhur, Faisal W.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-1180, Carter, Ruth, Plomer, Ben, Wilson, Claire ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5374 and Slaymark, Charlotte (2023) The mechanisms and microstructures of passive atmospheric CO2 mineralisation with slag at ambient conditions. Applied Geochemistry, 152, 105649. (doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2023.105649)

Research Reports or Papers

Woolfendon, C. et al. (2023) Glasgow’s Floating Estuarine Wetlands Baseline Monitoring Report. Other. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.295312).

Fowler, E. et al. (2023) Glasgow’s Floating Estuarine Wetlands Long-Term Ecosystem Services and Function Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. Project Report. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.295313).

This list was generated on Mon Nov 3 13:53:54 2025 GMT.

Grants

2024

Quaternary Research Association, Richard West Grant. Hydroclimate response to rapid temperature changes in the British Isles: Insights from the Loch Lomond Stadial 

2021

University of Glasgow, COVID Recovery Grant.LA-ICPMS analysis of geological samples, Co-I with Dr Mark Wildman

2018

NERC, Radiocarbon Facilities Grant. Late glacial and Early Holocene chronology for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions from a northern british lacustrine sedimentary record. 

Quaternary Research Association,  New Worker’s Research Grant. Using lead isotope for geochronologies in recent sediments of Esthwaite Water

SAGES, Small Grants Scheme. Using lead isotope for geochronologies in recent sediments of Bardowie Loch.

2017

NERC, Radiocarbon Facilities Grant. Radiocarbon chronology for palaeoenvironmental and geomagnetic field reconstructions from a northern British lacustrine sedimentary record.

 

 

Supervision

I typically supervise disseration projects in the BSc Environmental Geoscience, MSc Sustainable Waters and MSc Environmental Futures programmes. 

Teaching

Level 2: Earth Science, Environmental Change

Honours: Climates: Past and Future 

Honours: Environmental Geoscience Field Skills 

Masters: Introduction to Statistics for Environmental Analysis & Field Skills for Monitoring Water Environments