Personal profile
Research interests
Current research themes:
- Volcanic and magmatic gas budgets and fluxes
- Magma storage and transport in terrestrial and extra-terrestrial magmatic systems
- Mantle geochemical heterogeneity
- Redox evolution of the mantle, magmas and melt inclusions
- Volatile recycling in the solid Earth
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Edinburgh (2012)
- BA/MSci Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge (2007)
My group
- Geoscience
- Planetary Science (affiliated)
Areas of expertise
- QE Geology
- Igneous petrology
- Volcanology
- Geochemistry
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Impact resetting of the U-Pb, Pb-Pb, and Rb-Sr chronometers in the 4.3 Gyr-old lunar granitoids
Pernet-Fisher, J. F., Joy, K. H., Snape, J. F., Boschetty, F., Hartley, M. E., Neave, D. A., Whitehouse, M. J. & Tartese, R., 2 Apr 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Insights into the 3D structure and behaviour of Icelandic crystal mushes from gabbroic nodules
Subbaraman, R., Hartley, M., Fellowes, J., Polacci, M., Bonechi, B., Pappalardo, L., Buono, G. & Neave, D., 15 Feb 2026, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 676, 119791.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Volatile emissions from Deccan volcanic eruptions and their effects on climate across the K-Pg boundary
Sen, R., Polacci, M., Hartley, M., Burton, M. & Gupta, S., 1 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fracture analysis of the lithium-bearing Cligga Head granite: Impacts on critical mineral mobilisation and fluid flow
Evans, A., Farrell, N., Neave, D., Hartley, M., Healy, D., Waters, J., Mcelhinney, T., Shea, J. J., Bigaroni, N. & Hunt, S., 1 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Structural Geology. 201, 105510.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The origin of sulfur in Canary Island magmas and its implications for Earth’s deep sulfur cycle
Taracsák, Z., Hartley, M., Burgess, R., Edmonds, M., Longpre, M.-A., Monteleone, B., Tartese, R. & urchyn, A. V., 25 Mar 2025, In: PNAS. 122, 12, e2416070122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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A next-generation electron microprobe to push the frontiers of in situ microanalysis for Earth and environmental science
Hartley, M. (PI)
1/05/24 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
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Magmatic volatiles in the fourth dimension
Hartley, M. (PI), Neave, D. (CoI), Polacci, M. (CoI), Burgess, R. (CoI) & Burton, M. (CoI)
1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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Petrology and volcanology
Burton, M. (PI), Hartley, M. (PI), Mccormick Kilbride, B. (PI), Neave, D. (PI), Pawley, A. (PI), Polacci, M. (PI), Biagioli, E. (Researcher), Bonechi, B. (Researcher), Buso, R. (Researcher), Davies, B. (Researcher), Esse, B. (Researcher), Bronziet, J. (PGR student), Delbrel, J. (PGR student), Höhn, M. (PGR student), Hughes, R. (PGR student), Kember, A. (PGR student), Morgan, C. (PGR student), Pardo Cofrades, A. (PGR student), Pierce-Jones, T. (PGR student), Riddell, A. (PGR student), Rojas Guzman, F. (PGR student), Sen, R. (PGR student), Stewart, A. (PGR student) & Subbaraman, R. (PGR student)
Project: Research
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Planetary Science
Gilmour, J. (PI), Joy, K. (PI), Lyon, I. (CoI), Burgess, R. (PI), Jones, R. (PI), Tartese, R. (PI), Holland, G. (PI), Clay, P. (CoI), Crowther, S. (Researcher), Pernet-Fisher, J. (Researcher), Ruzie, L. (Researcher), Assis Fernandes, V. (CoI), MacArthur, J. (Researcher), Nottingham, M. (Researcher), Bell, S. (Researcher), Baker, E. (Researcher), Hartley, M. (PI), Neave, D. (PI), Snape, J. (PI), Almayrac, M. (Researcher), Broadley, M. (PI), Barrett, T. (Researcher), Neukampf, J. (Researcher), Boschetty, F. (Researcher), Cogliati, S. (Researcher) & Williams, T. (PI)
Project: Research
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Activities
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Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (External organisation)
Hartley, M. (Academic expert member)
Mar 2022Activity: Membership › Membership of grants peer review panel › Research
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Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (External organisation)
Hartley, M. (Academic expert member)
Jan 2022 → Mar 2022Activity: Membership › Membership of grants peer review panel › Research
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Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (External organisation)
Hartley, M. (Academic expert member)
Dec 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of grants peer review panel › Research
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Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (External organisation)
Hartley, M. (Academic expert member)
Sept 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of grants peer review panel › Research
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VMSG 2022
Hartley, M. (Chair)
Jul 2021 → Jan 2022Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Press/Media
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LiveScience: Iceland volcano eruption likelihood
17/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Sky News: When will the Iceland volcano erupt?
15/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment