Clare Warren (born 1977) is a British geologist who is Professor of Earth Sciences at the Open University. Her research considers metamorphic petrology and how deeply buried rocks record information about their burial and exhumation. She was awarded the Geological Society of London Dewey Medal in 2022.

Clare J. Warren
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Scientific career
InstitutionsOpen University
Dalhousie University
ThesisContinental subduction beneath the semail ophiolite, Oman : constraints from U-Pb geochronology and metamorphic modelling (2004)

Early life and education

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Warren was an undergraduate student at the University of Oxford, where she studied earth sciences. After graduating she moved to University College London, where she earned a master's degree in hydrogeology.[citation needed] She remained in Oxford for her graduate research, where she investigated the Arabian continental margin underneath Semail Ophiolite.[1] After graduating Warren joined Dalhousie University as a Killam Fellow.[citation needed]

Research and career

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Warren joined the Open University in 2011 as a Natural Environment Research Council advanced postdoctoral fellow.[2] Her early research considered how quickly Indian continental crust was buried underneath Tibet.[2] This work led her to focus her career on understanding the processes that occur when continents collide or mountains form.[3] She studies metamorphic petrology, including mineral scale processes and large scale tectonics. This has included studying argon diffusion[4] and ultra-high-pressure metamorphism (UHP) rocks. Her work on the exhumation of UHP rocks has identified new mechanisms.[5]

Warren serves as lead of the Open University Dynamic Earth Research Group.[6] She was made a Professor of Metamorphic Geology in 2020.[7]

Awards and honours

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Selected publications

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  • C.J. Warren; C. Beaumont; R.A. Jamieson (March 2008). "Modelling tectonic styles and ultra-high pressure (UHP) rock exhumation during the transition from oceanic subduction to continental collision". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 267 (1–2): 129–145. Bibcode:2008E&PSL.267..129W. doi:10.1016/J.EPSL.2007.11.025. ISSN 0012-821X. Wikidata Q104415141.
  • Clare J. Warren; Randall R. Parrish; David J. Waters; Michael P. Searle (27 September 2005). "Dating the geologic history of Oman's Semail ophiolite: insights from U-Pb geochronology". Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 150 (4): 403–422. Bibcode:2005CoMP..150..403W. doi:10.1007/S00410-005-0028-5. ISSN 0010-7999. Wikidata Q96007531.
  • M.P Searle; C.J Warren; D.J Waters; R.R Parrish (March 2004). "Structural evolution, metamorphism and restoration of the Arabian continental margin, Saih Hatat region, Oman Mountains". Journal of Structural Geology. 26 (3): 451–473. doi:10.1016/J.JSG.2003.08.005. ISSN 0191-8141. Wikidata Q104415160.
  • Yardley, B. W. D.; Warren, Clare (2021). An introduction to metamorphic petrology (2 ed.). Cambridge. ISBN 978-1-108-65955-0. OCLC 1226719524.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

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  1. ^ Warren, Clare J; University of Oxford (2004). Continental subduction beneath the semail ophiolite, Oman: constraints from U-Pb geochronology and metamorphic modelling. Oxford: University of Oxford. OCLC 500459204.
  2. ^ a b Spencer, Christopher. "Eclogites in Bhutan with Clare Warren". TravelingGeologist. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Clare Warren". Geology Bites. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Professor Clare Warren – CENTA". centa.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b metamorphicstudiesgroup (8 April 2020). "Announcement of the Barrow Award". Metamorphic Studies Group. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Dynamic Earth". School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Congratulations to Clare Warren, Professor of Metamorphic Geology". School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Metamorphic Studies Group Virtual Research in Progress 2020 -". www.minersoc.org. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ^ "The Geological Society of London - 2022 Award Winners announced". www.geolsoc.org.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2022.