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Gideon Henderson is a Professor of Earth Sciences at University College. He currently works part-time (80%) as Chief Scientific Advisor and Director General for Science and Analysis at the UK Government Department (Defra). His research focuses on using isotopic and geochemical proxies to reconstruct past environmental conditions, including climate variability, ocean chemistry changes, and human-environment interactions. Key areas include speleothem studies, trace metal cycling in oceans, and carbon sequestration via enhanced rock weathering.
Education details are not explicitly provided in the text. His work spans multiple disciplines, integrating field data with numerical modeling through tools like the CaveCalc speleothem chemistry model and contributions to the 230Th global database. He has collaborated on large-scale oceanographic programs such as GEOTRACES, studying processes like riverine inputs, hydrothermal vent effects, and anthropogenic radionuclide sources in the Baltic Sea.
Research interests emphasize isotopic tracers for paleoenvironmental reconstructions, particularly in arid and permafrost regions. He investigates how climate changes impact ecosystems and human societies, as seen in his studies of Maya civilization collapse linked to droughts and mid-Holocene Sahara rainfall dynamics. His recent work explores CO2 removal potential in UK agricultural soils and the role of tropical plumes in climate systems.
No scientific awards are mentioned in the provided texts. His advisory roles include guiding Defra's environmental policies while maintaining academic engagement through collaborative research projects and laboratory-based experiments on mineral dissolution in soils.
