Victoria Milanez Fernandes

Victoria Milanez Fernandes is a Postdoctoral Researcher at GFZ Potsdam, Germany, focusing on integrating geological observations with geophysical and geomorphological models to study landscape evolution and dynamic topography. Her work emphasizes Southern Patagonia, combining low-temperature thermochronology and cosmogenic nuclide dating to explore climate-tectonic interactions. Formerly a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Imperial College London, she investigated mantle-driven vertical motions and continental-scale topography under the NERC MC2 Project.

Education:

• PhD in Earth Sciences, Imperial College London (2017–2021)
• MSci Geological Sciences, University of Cambridge (2015–2016)
• BA Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge (2012–2015)

Research Interests: Quantifying landscape evolution at spatio-temporal scales, constraining mantle-driven vertical motions, paleoenvironmental reconstructions, and sedimentary flux history at passive margins. Her work bridges geodynamic models with field observations to understand Earth's surface processes.

Awards:

• 2020 Faculty of Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year
• 2019 Janet Watson Research Prize
• 2018 AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Award

Teaching & Supervision: Supervised multiple MSci projects at Imperial College London, including studies on North American rivers, Neogene evolution of the New Jersey margin, and tectonic-landscape modeling. Taught field courses in the Pyrenees and Apennines.

Labs/Teams: Part of the ERC GyroSCoPe Project (GFZ Potsdam) and the NERC MC2 Project (Imperial College London).