My Research
Research Interests
Recent Publications
Scientific articles
- Vincent, J.C., and Sheldrake, T.E., 2025, Micro-CT analysis reveals porosity driven growth banding in Caribbean coral Siderastrea siderea: Scientific reports, v. 15, no. 1, p. 6063.
- Schmitt, A.k., Sliwinski, J., Caricchi, L., Bachmann, O., Riel, N., Kaus, B.j.p., Cisneros de Léon, A., Cornet, J., Friedrichs, B., Lovera, O., Sheldrake, T.E., and Weber, G., 2023, Zircon age spectra to quantify magma evolution: Geosphere, v. 19, no. 4, p. 1006–1031.
- Higgins, O.J., Sheldrake, T.E., and Caricchi, L., 2021, Quantitative chemical mapping of plagioclase as a tool for the interpretation of volcanic stratigraphy: an example from Saint Kitts, Lesser Antilles: Bulletin of volcanology, v. 83, no. 8, p. 51.
- Sheldrake, T.E., and Higgins, O.J., 2021, Classification, segmentation and correlation of zoned minerals: Computers & Geosciences, v. 156, no. 104876.
- Sheldrake, T.E., Caricchi, L., and Scutari, M., 2020, Tectonic Controls on Global Variations of Large-Magnitude Explosive Eruptions in Volcanic Arcs: Frontiers in Earth Sciences, v. 8.
- Caricchi, L., Petrelli, M., Bali, E., Sheldrake, T.E., Pioli, L., and Simpson, G., 2020, A Data Driven Approach to Investigate the Chemical Variability of Clinopyroxenes From the 2014–2015 Holuhraun–Bárdarbunga Eruption (Iceland): Frontiers in Earth Sciences, v. 8.
- Schaltegger, U., Nowak, A., Ulianov, A., Fisher, C.M., Gerdes, A., Spikings, R.A., Whitehouse, M.J., Bindeman, I., Hanchar, J.M., Duff, J., Vervoort, J.D., Sheldrake, T.E., Caricchi, L., Brack, P., et al., 2019, Zircon Petrochronology and 40Ar/39Ar Thermochronology of the Adamello Intrusive Suite, N. Italy: Monitoring the Growth and Decay of an Incrementally Assembled Magmatic System: Journal of Petrology, v. 60, no. 4, p. 701–722.
- Davies, J., Sheldrake, T.E., Reimink, J.R., Wotzlaw, J.-F., Moeck, C., and Finlay, A., 2018, Investigating Complex Isochron Data Using Mixture Models: Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems.
- Caricchi, L., Sheldrake, T.E., and Blundy, J., 2018, Modulation of magmatic processes by CO2 flushing: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 491, p. 160–171.
- Probst, L., Sheldrake, T.E., Gander, M.J., Wallace, G., Simpson, G., and Caricchi, L., 2018, A cross correlation method for chemical profiles in minerals, with an application to zircons of the Kilgore Tuff (USA): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 173, no. 23.
- Sternai, P., Caricchi, L., Garcia-Castellanos, D., Jolivet, L., Sheldrake, T.E., and Castelltort, S., 2017, Magmatic pulse driven by sea-level changes associated with the Messinian salinity crisis: Nature geoscience, v. 10, no. 10, p. 783–787.
- Sheldrake, T.E., Aspinall, W.P., Odbert, H.M., Wadge, G., and Sparks, R.S.J., 2017, Understanding causality and uncertainty in volcanic observations: An example of forecasting eruptive activity on Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 341, p. 287–300.
- Sheldrake, T.E., and Caricchi, L., 2017, Regional variability in the frequency and magnitude of large explosive volcanic eruptions: Geology, v. 45, no. 2, p. G38372.1.
- Sheldrake, T.E., Sparks, R.S.J., Cashman, K.V., Wadge, G., and Aspinall, W.P., 2016, Similarities and differences in the historical records of lava dome-building volcanoes: Implications for understanding magmatic processes and eruption forecasting: Earth-science reviews, v. 160, p. 240–263.
Newspaper articles
- Caricchi, L., Sheldrake, T.E., and Bonadonna, C., 2018, Does the Shape of a Volcano Reflect Its Personality? Frontiers for Young Minds, v. 6, no. 10.
Doctoral thesis
- Higgins, O.J., 2022, Geochemical And Temporal Evolution Of The Saint Kitts Magmatic System, Lesser Antilles: p. 302.
