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

Dr Stephen Stackhouse is a lecturer in solid Earth geophysics. His 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.

Qualifications

MChem Chemistry, University of Manchester;
PhD Theoretical Chemistry, University of London

Memberships/Fellowships

Member of the American Geophysical Union

Research Interests

Theoretical Mineral Physics
Lower Mantle
Elastic Properties
Thermal Conductivity

Academic CV (pdf file)

Publications

Militzer B; Wenk H; Stackhouse S; Stixrude L (2011) First-principles calculation of the elastic moduli of sheet silicates and their application to shale anisotropy, AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, 96, pp.125-137. doi: 10.2138/am.2011.3558
Miyagi L; Kanitpanyacharoen W; Stackhouse S; Militzer B; Wenk H (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 (2010) Theoretical Methods for Calculating the Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Minerals, THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN MINERAL PHYSICS: GEOPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS, 71, pp.253-269. doi: 10.2138/rmg.2010.71.12
Stackhouse S; Stixrude L; Karki BB (2010) Thermal Conductivity of Periclase (MgO) from First Principles, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 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 AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 289, pp.449-456. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.11.033
Stackhouse S (2008) MINERAL PHYSICS The spin deep within, NATURE GEOSCIENCE, 1, pp.648-650. doi: 10.1038/ngeo327
Stackhouse S; Brodholt JP (2008) Elastic properties of the post-perovskite phase of Fe(2)O(3) and implications for ultra-low velocity zones, PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS, 170, pp.260-266. doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.07.010
Stackhouse S; Brodholt JP; Price GD (2007) Electronic spin transitions in iron-bearing MgSiO3 perovskite, EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 253, pp.282-290. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.10.035
Stackhouse S; Brodholt JP; Price GD (2006) Elastic anisotropy of FeSiO(3) end-members of the perovskite and post-perovskite phases, GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 33, . doi: 10.1029/2005GL023887
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, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY, 16, pp.708-723. doi: 10.1039/b506932g
Stackhouse S; Brodholt JP; Dobson DP; Price GD (2006) Electronic spin transitions and the seismic properties of ferrous iron-bearing MgSiO(3) post-perovskite, GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 33, . doi: 10.1029/2005GL025589
Boulet P; Greenwell HC; Stackhouse S; Coveney PV (2006) Recent advances in understanding the structure and reactivity of clays using electronic structure calculations, JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE-THEOCHEM, 762, pp.33-48. doi: 10.1016/j.theochem.2005.10.028
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 AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 230, pp.1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.11.021
Stackhouse S; Brodholt JP; Price GD (2005) High temperature elastic anisotropy of the perovskite and post-perovskite Al(2)O(3), GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 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