Curriculum Vitae

This is a shortened version of my full CV. If you would like to see the full version for any reason, mail me.

Personal details

• Name: Francis Nimmo
• Sex: Male
• Marital status: Single
• Date of birth: 11 May 1971
• Nationality: British Citizen
• Address: Dept. Geological Sciences, University College London, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, UK

Education

• 1993 - 1996: St John's College, University of Cambridge
• PhD, Volcanism and tectonics on Venus (abstract here).

• 1990 - 1993: St John's College, University of Cambridge
• B.A. (Hons.), Natural Sciences (Geological Sciences), grade I.

• 1982 - 1989: Wolverhampton Grammar School
• 10 O-levels; 1 AO-level; 4 A-levels; 2 S levels.

Employment

• 2001- : Royal Society University Research Fellow, University College London

• 1999,2000: Visitor at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.

• 1998-2001: Junior Research Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge.

• 1997-1998: Post-doctoral research assistant, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Grant Awards

• 2002 Intrusive and extrusive magmatism on Mars, NASA MDAP, collaborator with D. Paige, submitted

• 2002 Evolution of radiogenic and nonradiogenic noble gases, NASA PATM, collaborator with K. Zahnle, submitted

• 2001 Evolution and influence of the Martian hemispheric dichotomy, NASA MDAP, co-i with A. Lenardic, $160k

• 2000 Characteristics and consequences of faulting on Ganymede and Europa, NASA PG&G, collaborator with R. Pappalardo, $140k

• 2000 Mars internal evolution constrained by Mars Global Surveyor data, NASA MDAP, co-i with D. Stevenson, $195k

Scholarships/Prizes

• 2001: Royal Society University Research Fellowship (up to 10 years)

• 2001: President's Award of the Geological Society

• 1998 - 2001: Junior Research Fellowship (nationally advertised, across all sciences)

• 1993 - 1996: Shell PhD scholarship

• 1992: Wiltshire prize for outstanding performance in Geology

Teaching experience

• 2003- : Teaching ESS9 Origin and Evolution of the Solar System

• 2001- : Joint supervisor of Louise Bishop, a PhD student on volcanism on Mars.

• 1997-2001 : Joint supervisor of Dave Barnett, a PhD student on geophysics of Venus.

• 1993 - 1996: Tutorials with groups of 2-3 undergraduate students.

Research Interests

• Examining thermal evolution and magnetic field generation on terrestrial planets and icy bodies

• Measuring rigidity and heat flow from topography and gravity

• Consequences of convection in silicate and icy bodies

Publications

• F. Nimmo, B. Giese and R.T. Pappalardo, Estimates of Europa's ice shell thickness from elastically-supported topography, Geophys. Res. Lett. 30(5), 1233, 10.1029/2002GL016660, 2003 (PDF file available)
• F. Nimmo and M. Manga, Geophys. Res. Lett. 29 , 2109, 10.1029/2002GL015754, 2002.
• J. Brodholt and F. Nimmo, Core values, Nature 418, 489-491, 2002.
• F. Nimmo Why does Venus lack a magnetic field?, Geology 30 , 987-990, 2002.
• F. Nimmo Admittance estimates of mean crustal thickness and density at the Martian hemispheric dichotomy,J. Geophys. Res. 107, 5117, 10.1029/2000JE001488, 2002.
• F.Nimmo, Constraining the crustal thickness on Mercury from viscous topographic relaxation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29,, 10.1029/2001GL013883, 2002.
• D.N. Barnett and F.Nimmo, Strength of faults on Mars from MOLA topography, Icarus, 157, 34-42, 2002.
• F. Nimmo, R.T. Pappalardo and B. Giese, Elastic thickness and heat flux estimates on Ganymede, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29, 10.1029/2001GL013976, 2002.
• F. Nimmo and E. Gaidos, Thermal consequences of strike-slip motion on Europa, J. Geophys. Res. , 107 , 10.1029/2000JE001476, 2002
• S. Stewart and F. Nimmo, Surface runoff features on Mars: Testing the carbon dioxide formation hypothesis, J. Geophys. Res. in press. (abstract here)
• D.N. Barnett, F. Nimmo and D. McKenzie, Flexure of Venusian lithosphere measured from residual topography and gravity, J. Geophys. Res. 107, 10.1029/2000JE001398, 2002. (abstract here) .
• F. Nimmo and M.S. Gilmore, Constraints on the depth of magnetized crust on Mars from impact craters, J. Geophys. Res. 106, 12315-12323, 2001. (abstract here).
• F. Nimmo and D. Stevenson, Estimates of Martian crustal thickness from viscous relaxation of topography, J. Geophys. Res. 106, 5085-5098, 2001. (abstract here).
• Gaidos, E. and F. Nimmo, Tectonics and water on Europa, Nature 405, 637, 2000. (abstract here).
• Nimmo, F. and D. Stevenson, The influence of plate tectonics on the thermal evolution of Mars, J. Geophys. Res. 105, 11969-11980, 2000. (abstract here).
• Nimmo, F., Dike intrusion as a possible cause of linear Martian magnetic anomalies, Geology 28, 391-394, 2000. (abstract here).
• Barnett, D., F. Nimmo and D. McKenzie, Elastic thickness estimates for Venus using line of sight accelerations from Magellan cycle 5, Icarus 146, 404-419, 2000. (abstract here).
• McKenzie, D., F. Nimmo, J.A. Jackson, P. Gans and E. Miller, Characteristics and consequences of lower crustal flow, J. Geophys. Res. 105, 11029-11046, 2000. (abstract here).
• McKenzie, D. and F. Nimmo, The generation of Martian floods by melting permafrost above dykes, Nature 397, 231-233, 1999 (abstract here).
• Nimmo, F. and D. McKenzie, Volcanism and tectonics on Venus, Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 26, 23-51, 1998 (abstract here).
• McKenzie, D. and F. Nimmo, Elastic thickness estimates for Venus from line of sight accelerations, Icarus 130, 198-216, 1997 (abstract here).
• Nimmo, F. and D. McKenzie, Convective thermal evolution of the upper mantles of Earth and Venus, Geophys. Res. Lett. 24, 1539-1542, 1997 (abstract here).
• F. Nimmo and D. McKenzie, Modelling plume-related melting, uplift and gravity on Venus, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 145, 109-123, 1996 (abstract here).
• A.N. Foster and F. Nimmo, Comparison between the rift systems of East Africa, Earth and Beta Regio, Venus, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 143, 183-196, 1996 (abstract here).
• N.D.L. Clark, F. Nimmo and C.J. Nicholas, A new occurrence of Scottish plesiosaurian remains from the Island of Skye, Scottish J. Geol. 29, 197-199, 1993 (abstract here).

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