Karin Sigloch

Karin Sigloch is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, and a member of Exeter College. Her research focuses on seismology and geodynamics, particularly using seismic tomography to image Earth's interior structure and link it to surface geological processes. She leads the DEEPTIME ERC-funded project, which integrates subduction zone studies with paleogeography.

• Teaching: Geophysical Methods (2nd year), Seismology (3rd year), Solid Earth seminars (4th year), and NERC Doctoral Training modules.
• Key Projects: RHUM-RUM ocean-bottom seismic experiment (2011-2014), DEEPTIME mantle tomography initiative.

Research Interests: Seismic tomography advancements, mantle plumes dynamics, paleo-trench reconstructions, and vertical slab sinking hypotheses. Her work bridges seismic imaging with geological field data and geodynamic modeling.

• Awards: Philip Leverhulme Prize (2015) for outstanding contributions in Earth Sciences.

Collaborations include the NERC Doctoral Training Programme and Leverhulme Trust-funded paleogeography studies. Her research group emphasizes cutting-edge waveform inversion techniques and interdisciplinary integration with plate reconstructions.