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List of grant, fellowship and training grant records showing Professor D Dobson as Principal Investigator (7 records):

Containerless heating for extreme melts and glasses: determining the melting temperature of the lower mantle.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor JP Brodholt, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University College London, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2009 - 28 Feb 2011
Value:
£38,969
NERC Reference:
NE/G009090/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Experimental investigation of deep seismic processes using new in situ multi anvil techniques.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor PG Meredith, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University College London, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
17 Jan 2005 - 16 Jan 2009
Value:
£227,648
NERC Reference:
NE/C510308/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

New laboratory constraints on the water content of the mantle

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor IG Wood, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor PF McMillan, University College London, Chemistry
Grant held at:
University College London, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
5 Jun 2013 - 4 Jun 2017
Value:
£483,950
NERC Reference:
NE/K002902/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant




Understanding the D'' zone: novel fluoride analogues to MgSiO3 post perovskite

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor JP Brodholt, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor IG Wood, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Hunt, The University of Manchester, Materials
Co-Investigator:
Professor L Vocadlo, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University College London, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2012 - 31 Aug 2015
Value:
£531,939
NERC Reference:
NE/J009520/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

7 grant, fellowship and training grant records a total value of £2,272,291  

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List of grant, fellowship and training grant records showing Professor D Dobson as Co-Investigator (8 records):

Dynamic Earth Models

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor JH Davies, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Wookey, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Tait, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Biggin, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Porcelli, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr DR Davies, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Professor AMG Ferreira, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor K Zhang, University of Exeter, Mathematics
Co-Investigator:
Dr P Livermore, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Wheeler, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2012 - 31 May 2012
Value:
£30,609
NERC Reference:
NE/J020915/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
MCHP Scoping Studies

Feedbacks between mineral reactions and mantle convection

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Wheeler, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2022 - 28 Feb 2028
Value:
£1,168,620
NERC Reference:
NE/V018477/1
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Event/Action
Scheme:
Large Grant
Grant Status:
Active
Programme:
Large Grant

Melting in the Deep Earth

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor JP Brodholt, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor L Stixrude, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University College London, Earth Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2012 - 31 Dec 2015
Value:
£368,099
NERC Reference:
NE/I010734/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

New models for the Earth's core: the neglected role of nickel - ab initio calculations and high P-T experiments on Fe-Ni alloys

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Vocadlo, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor IG Wood, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University College London, Earth Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2010 - 1 Dec 2014
Value:
£665,094
NERC Reference:
NE/H003975/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Pre melting in iron and iron alloys: ab initio calculations and high P-T experiments on iron, iron alloys and other materials

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Vocadlo, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor JP Brodholt, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor IG Wood, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University College London, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2015 - 31 Oct 2018
Value:
£669,148
NERC Reference:
NE/M015181/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

The Feedback Between Volatiles and Mantle Dynamics

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor JP Brodholt, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor CR Lithgow-Bertelloni, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor L Stixrude, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor IG Wood, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor L Vocadlo, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University College London, Earth Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
30 Sep 2014 - 15 Mar 2021
Value:
£2,477,364
NERC Reference:
NE/M00046X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Volatiles

The Thermal Conductivity of Lower Mantle Minerals

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor JP Brodholt, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor CR Lithgow-Bertelloni, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor L Stixrude, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University College London, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
20 Jul 2010 - 19 Jul 2014
Value:
£412,802
NERC Reference:
NE/H007636/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

The seismic signature of serpentinite in subduction zones: A rock physics approach

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr N Brantut, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor TM Mitchell, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University College London, Earth Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2016 - 31 May 2019
Value:
£460,288
NERC Reference:
NE/M016471/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

8 grant, fellowship and training grant records a total value of £6,252,025  

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