Dr Paul Eizenhoefer
- Lecturer in Computational Geoscience (School of Geographical & Earth Sciences)
email:
Paul.Eizenhoefer@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
He/him/his
Biography
2022 — now
Lecturer / Assistant Professor — University of Glasgow, Scotland
Computational Geoscience
2018 — 2022
Wissenschaftl. Mitarbeiter (Post-Doc) — Universität Tübingen, Germany
Cenozoic evolution of the Alps
PI’s: Dr. Paul R. Eizenhöfer, Dr. Christoph Glotzbach, Prof. Jonas Kley
2015 — 2018
Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow — University of Pittsburgh, USA
Evolution of the eastern Himalayan fold-thrust belt
Host: Prof. Nadine McQuarrie
2014 — 2015
Research Assistant — The University of Hong Kong, China
Permian/Triassic closure of the Palaeo-Asian Ocean in East Asia
Advisor: Prof. Guochun Zhao
2010 — 2014
The University of Hong Kong, China — PhD in Geology (December 2, 2015)
Permian/Triassic closure of the Palaeo-Asian Ocean in East Asia
Supervisor: Prof. Guochun. Zhao
2005 — 2010
Heidelberg University, Germany — Diploma (~MSc) in Geology
Thermochronology on the North China Craton
Supervisor: Prof. U.A. Glasmacher
2003 — 2005
Heidelberg University, Germany — Undergraduate in Physics
Research interests
As a geoscientist I adopt multidisciplinary approaches integrating empirical and numerical methods in structural geology, thermochronology and geomorphology to tackle problems in the wider field of the Earth System Science framework. Currently, I study the evolution of the Himalayan-Alpine orogenic belt by quantifying and reconstructing fault motion, surface processes, exhumation, foreland basin development and landscape evolution. I aim to identify potential feedbacks between tectonics, surface processes and climate by exploring source-to-sink relationships and quantify magnitudes of external forcings on the geologic and geomorphic record caused by tectonic and climatic variability. Furthermore, my research focusses on (i) the tectonic evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, more specifically the late Palaeozoic to early Mesozoic closure of the Palaeo-Asian Ocean, (ii) the Cenozoic tectonic and exhumation history of Central Asia with respect to regional climatic change, and (iii) numerical approaches to quantify landscape evolution over geologic time.
Grants
2020 – ongoing
German Science Foundation / DFG (~£250k)
'Quantifying the Effects of Mantle Processes and Climate Variability on Hinterland Denudation in the Central and Eastern Alps since the Oligocene' (Mountain Building Processes in Four Dimensions / 4D-MB Priority Program)
2016 – 2018
Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation
Feodor-Lynen Postdoctoral Fellowship
2010-2014
The University of Hong Kong
PhD Fellowship
Teaching
EARTH1002 – Plate Tectonics
GEOG5025 – Topographic Modelling & Landscape Monitoring