Dr Stephen Stackhouse

Lecturer: Solid Earth Geophysics

Telephone number: +44(0) 113 34 31914
Email address: S.Stackhouse@leeds.ac.uk
Room: 8.138

Biography

2010-present Lecturer in Solid Earth Geophysics, University of Leeds
2008-2010 Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, University of California, Berkeley
2006-2008 Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, University of Michigan
2003-2006 Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, University College London

Qualifications

• 1999-2003 PhD Theoretical Chemistry, University of London
• 1995-1999 MChem Chemistry, University of Manchester

Memberships/Fellowships

• Member of the American Geophysical Union
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Research Interests

My main research interests are in the area of theoretical mineral physics, performing quantum mechanical based calculations to determine the properties of lower mantle minerals at high temperatures and pressures. In particular, I am interested in phase transitions, spin transitions, elasticity and thermal conductivity.

I am a member of the Deep Earth Research Group.

Teaching Interests

My teaching relates to my research, which involves simulation and high-performance computing. In addition to being the programme manager for Geophysical Sciences, I teach on and am the module manager for the following courses:

• SOEE1160 Computers and Programming in Geosciences
• SOEE2240 Computer Systems and Programming
• SOEE2250 Numerical Methods and Statistics
• SOEE3058 Independent Geophysical Project
• SOEE5310M MGeophys Independent Geophysical Project
• SOEE5821M MATLAB for Environmental Modelling

I also manage the academic tutorials for the first year geophysics students, which are part of:

• SOEE1575 Geology 1 for Geophysicists

In addition, I teach resistivity methods on the second year field trip to Malham (SOEE2550 Applied Geophysics) and third year field trip to Lanzarote (SOEE3200 Practical Geophysics).

Funding

I am principal investigator on a NERC funded project entitled Structure and Composition of Large Shear Velocity Provinces. The project, which is collaboration with Sebastian Rost, will run from 2013-2016.

Academic CV (pdf file)

Publications

• Fuller AJ; Shaw S; Ward MB; Haigh SJ; Mosselmans JFW; Peacock CL; Stackhouse S; Dent AJ; Trivedi D; Burke IT (2015) Caesium incorporation and retention in illite interlayers, Applied Clay Science, 108, pp.128-134. doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2015.02.008
• Ammann MW; Walker AM; Stackhouse S; Wookey J; Forte AM; Brodholt JP; Dobson DP (2014) Variation of thermal conductivity and heat flux at the Earth's core mantle boundary, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 390, pp.175-185. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.01.009
• Lin Y; Cohen RE; Stackhouse S; Driver KP; Militzer B; Shulenburger L; Kim J (2014) Equations of state and stability of MgSiO3 perovskite and post-perovskite phases from quantum Monte Carlo simulations, Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 90, . doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.90.184103
• Godwal BK; Stackhouse S; Yan J; Speziale S; Militzer B; Jeanloz R (2013) Codetermination of crystal structures at high pressure: Combined application of theory and experiment to the intermetallic compound AuGa, Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 87, . doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.100101
• Chi H; Kim H; Thomas JC; Su X; Stackhouse S; Kaviany M; Van Der Ven A; Tang X; Uher C (2012) Configuring pnicogen rings in skutterudites for low phonon conductivity, Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 86, . doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.195209
• Militzer B; Wenk HR; Stackhouse S; Stixrude L (2011) First-principles calculation of the elastic moduli of sheet silicates and their application to shale anisotropy, AM MINERAL, 96, pp.125-137. doi: 10.2138/am.2011.3558
• Miyagi L; Kanitpanyacharoen W; Stackhouse S; Militzer B; Wenk H-R (2011) The enigma of post-perovskite anisotropy: deformation versus transformation textures, PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS, 38, pp.665-678. doi: 10.1007/s00269-011-0439-y
• Stackhouse S; Stixrude L; Karki BB (2010) Thermal Conductivity of Periclase (MgO) from First Principles, PHYS REV LETT, 104, . doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.208501
• Stackhouse S; Stixrude L; Karki BB (2010) Determination of the high-pressure properties of fayalite from first-principles calculations, EARTH PLANET SC LETT, 289, pp.449-456. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.11.033
• Stackhouse S; Stixrude L (2010) Theoretical Methods for Calculating the Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Minerals, REV MINERAL GEOCHEM, 71, pp.253-269. doi: 10.2138/rmg.2010.71.12
• Stackhouse S; Brodholt JP (2008) Elastic properties of the post-perovskite phase of Fe2O3 and implications for ultra-low velocity zones, PHYS EARTH PLANET IN, 170, pp.260-266. doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.07.010
• Stackhouse S (2008) MINERAL PHYSICS The spin deep within, NAT GEOSCI, 1, pp.648-650. doi: 10.1038/ngeo327
• Stackhouse S; Brodholt JP; Price GD (2007) Electronic spin transitions in iron-bearing MgSiO3 perovskite, EARTH PLANET SC LETT, 253, pp.282-290. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.10.035
• Boulet P; Greenwell HC; Stackhouse S; Coveney PV (2006) Recent advances in understanding the structure and reactivity of clays using electronic structure calculations, J MOL STRUC-THEOCHEM, 762, pp.33-48. doi: 10.1016/j.theochem.2005.10.028
• Stackhouse S; Brodholt JP; Dobson DP; Price GD (2006) Electronic spin transitions and the seismic properties of ferrous iron-bearing MgSiO3 post-perovskite, GEOPHYS RES LETT, 33, . doi: 10.1029/2005GL025589
• Greenwell HC; Jones W; Coveney PV; Stackhouse S (2006) On the application of computer simulation techniques to anionic and cationic clays: A materials chemistry perspective, J MATER CHEM, 16, pp.708-723. doi: 10.1039/b506932g
• Stackhouse S; Brodholt JP; Price GD (2006) Elastic anisotropy of FeSiO3 end-members of the perovskite and post-perovskite phases, GEOPHYS RES LETT, 33, . doi: 10.1029/2005GL023887
• Stackhouse S; Brodholt JP; Price GD (2005) High temperature elastic anisotropy of the perovskite and post-perovskite Al2O3, GEOPHYS RES LETT, 32, . doi: 10.1029/2005GL023163
• Wookey J; Stackhouse S; Kendall JM; Brodholt J; Price GD (2005) Efficacy of the post-perovskite phase as an explanation for lowermost-mantle seismic properties., Nature, 438, pp.1004-1007. doi: 10.1038/nature04345
• Stackhouse S; Brodholt JP; Wookey J; Kendall JM; Price GD (2005) The effect of temperature on the seismic anisotropy of the perovskite and post-perovskite polymorphs of MgSiO3, EARTH PLANET SC LETT, 230, pp.1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.11.021
• Stackhouse S; Coveney PV; Benoit DM (2004) Density-functional-theory-based study of the dehydroxylation behavior of aluminous dioctahedral 2 : 1 layer-type clay minerals, J PHYS CHEM B, 108, pp.9685-9694. doi: 10.1021/jp037608p
• Boulet P; Covency PV; Stackhouse S (2004) Simulation of hydrated Li+-, Na+- and K+-montmorillonite/polymer nanocomposites using large-scale molecular dynamics, CHEM PHYS LETT, 389, pp.261-267. doi: 10.1016/j.cplett.2004.03.084
• Greenwell HC; Stackhouse S; Coveney PV; Jones W (2003) A density functional theory study of catalytic trans-esterification by tert-butoxide MgAl anionic clays, J PHYS CHEM B, 107, pp.3476-3485. doi: 10.1021/jp027663i
• Stackhouse S; Coveney PV (2002) Study of thermally treated lithium montmorillonite by Ab initio methods, J PHYS CHEM B, 106, pp.12470-12477. doi: 10.1021/jp025883q
• Bosbach D; Coveney PV; Griffin JLW; Putnis A; Risthaus P; Stackhouse S; Whiting A (2002) The rational design, synthesis and demonstration of the recognition and binding of a diaza-dioxa-12-crown-4 diphosphonate macrocycle to all crystal growth faces of barium sulfate, J CHEM SOC PERK T 2, pp.1238-1245. doi: 10.1039/b203285f
• Stackhouse S; Coveney PV; Sandré E (2001) Plane-wave density functional theoretic study of formation of clay-polymer nanocomposite materials by self-catalyzed in situ intercalative polymerization., J Am Chem Soc, 123, pp.11764-11774.
• Coveney PV; Davey R; Griffin JLW; He Y; Hamlin JD; Stackhouse S; Whiting A (2000) A new design strategy for molecular recognition in heterogeneous systems: A universal crystal-face growth inhibitor for barium sulfate, J AM CHEM SOC, 122, pp.11557-11558. doi: 10.1021/ja990885i
• Stackhouse S; Stixrude L; Karki BB (Not yet published) First-principles calculations of the lattice thermal conductivity of the lower mantle, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, .