Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
2020 – University of Helsinki, Finland
- University Lecturer in Geology
- Department of Geosciences and Geography
2019 – 2020 University of Hull, UK
- Lecturer in Geology
- Department of Geography, Geology, and Environment
2019 University of Liverpool, UK
- Honorary Research Fellow
2016 – 2019 Australian National University (ANU), Australia
- ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow at the Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES)
- ARC DECRA Project: DE160100128 “Tectonic drivers of extreme metamorphism in Eastern Indonesia”
- Member of the Australian National University’s Geohazards and 21st Century Resources research themes.
2014 – 2015 Australian National University (ANU), Australia
- Postdoctoral Researcher at the Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES)
- Projects: (i) Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project: ‘Where to find giant porphyry and epithermal gold and copper deposits’; (ii) ARC Discovery Project: ‘Closing Tethys’.
2010 – 2014 Royal Holloway University of London, UK
- PhD (Univ. London) awarded June 2014: “Neogene tectonometamorphic evolution of Seram”
- Member of Southeast Asia Research Group (SEARG)
2006 – 2010 Hertford College, University of Oxford, UK
- MEarthSci (Oxon.) Earth Sciences
- 4th year Masters project title: “Field relations along the margins of the Land’s End and Tregonning Granites, and P-T conditions of the metamorphic aureole”
Education/Academic qualification
Geology, PhD Geology, Royal Holloway University of London
2010 → 2014
Award Date: 1 May 2014
Earth Sciences, MEarthSci, University of Oxford
2006 → 2010
Award Date: 1 Jul 2010
Fields of Science
- 1171 Geosciences
- Geology
- Tectonics
- Metamorphic Petrology
- Structural Geology
- Geochronology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Lapland Granulite Belt, Finland: a new look at its metamorphic and tectonic history
Pownall, J., Cutts, K., Hiltunen, K., Yliknuussi, V. & Glorie, S., 2024, Granulites & Granulites 2024.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific
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The Permian Cornubian granite batholith, SW England; Part 1: Field, structural, and petrological constraints
Searle, M. P., Shail, R., Pownall, J., Jurkowski, C., Watts, A. & Robb, L., 4 Apr 2024, In: Geological Society of America. Bulletin. 136, 9-10, p. 4301-4320 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Garnet the gift that keeps on giving
Pownall, J. & Cutts, K., 11 Jul 2023, In: Nature Geoscience. 16, 7, p. 555-555 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article
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A seismic network to monitor the 2020 EGS stimulation in the Espoo/Helsinki area, southern Finland
Rintamäki, A. E., Hillers, G., Vuorinen, T., Luhta, T., Pownall, J., Tsarsitalidou, C., Galvin, K., Keskinen, J., Kortström, J., Lin, T.-C., Mäntyniemi, P., Oinonen, K., Oksanen, T. J., Seipäjärvi, P. J., Taylor, G., Uski, M., Voutilainen, A. I. & Whipp, D., 2022, In: Seismological Research Letters. 93, 2A, p. 1046–1062 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Earthquakes and tsunamis caused by low-angle normal faulting in the Banda Sea, Indonesia
Cummins, P. R., Pranantyo, I. R., Pownall, J. M., Griffin, J. D., Meilano, I. & Zhao, S., Apr 2020, In: Nature Geoscience. 13, 4, p. 312-+ 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Reinvestigating the Lapland Granulite Belt
Pownall, J. (Principal Investigator)
01/03/2023 → 28/02/2026
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
Datasets
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A 70 3-component sensor deployment to monitor the 2020 EGS stimulation in Espoo/Helsinki, southern Finland - Dataset
Hillers, G. (Creator), Rintamäki, A. E. (Creator), Vuorinen, T. (Creator), Luhta, T. (Data Collector), Arhe, K. (Contributor), Galvin, K. (Data Collector), Keskinen, J. (Contributor), Kortström, J. (Data Collector), Lin, T.-C. (Data Collector), Lindblom, P. (Contributor), Oksanen, T. J. (Data Collector), Pownall, J. (Data Collector), Seipäjärvi, P. J. (Data Collector), Taylor, G. (Data Collector), Tsarsitalidou, C. (Data Collector), Voutilainen, A. I. (Data Collector) & Whipp, D. (Data Collector), GFZ Data Services, 30 Aug 2021
Dataset
Prizes
Activities
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Organizing geological field trip for the International Ocean Discovery Program (IOPD) participants
Pownall, J. (Teacher), Kalliomäki, H. (Teacher) & Lehtonen, E. (Teacher)
Jun 2024 → …Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
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Tectonic Studies Group AGM 2020
Pownall, J. (Member of organizing committee)
6 Jan 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Press/Media
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Hole in the ocean floor near Australia could cause earthquakes and tsunamis
21/12/2016
1 item of Media coverage
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The Pacific Ring Of Fire Is Bound For More Earthquakes And Tsunamis: Is It Too Late To Prevent It?
20/12/2016
1 item of Media coverage
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Nature’s Fault Could Prove Costly For Australia; Ring Of Fire Declared Seismically Active Zone
17/12/2016
1 item of Media coverage
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Huge Abyss In Pacific Ocean Set To Spark Apocalyptic Earthquakes And Tsunamis
17/12/2016
1 item of Media coverage
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Scientists find evidence the Earth's crust ripped apart to create a 7km deep abyss
16/12/2016
9 items of Media coverage
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