Louis M Claxton
Academic Profile
Education
University of Bristol, MSci, First Class, Graduated 2016
University of California, Berkeley, Exchange Student, 3.91GPA, 2014-2015
Work
Research Affiliate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 9 months 2015
The following awards were gained from the University of Bristol as an undergraduate:
Hancock Memorial Prize, 2016
Head of School Prize, 2014
Mineralogical Society Undergraduate Prize, 2014
Head of School Commendation, June 2013
Current Research
My research area is focussing on how pCO2 variances in the atmosphere affects the chemistry of coccolithophores. I hope to establish and test an approach, based on isotopic fractionation of carbon through coccolithophore cells, a high-resolution, continuous record of Mesozoic pCO2.
Publications
Chen, T., Robinson, L. F., Beasley, M. P., Claxton, L. M., Andersen, M. B., Lauren, J., Harpp, K. S. (2016). Ocean mixing and ice-sheet control of seawater 234 U / 238 U during the last deglaciation. Science, 1015, 626-629.
Contact information
Twitter Account: @LouisMClaxton
