Career pathway
Dr Hannah Buckland received her PhD from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. Her thesis advanced our understanding of the processes that form and transport small particles, known as ‘volcanic ash’ (<2 mm), during large explosive volcanic eruptions.
During her research career Hannah developed strong analytical skills in particle characterization (laser diffraction and image analysis) as well as chemical analysis (WDXS and ICP-MS). These skills helped her transfer into her role as an applications specialist at Malvern Panalytical where she enjoys engaging with customers from across a range of application and research areas.
Hannah is motivated to ensure customers get the best out of their Mastersizer and Zetasizer instruments by delivering training courses and providing customer support. She also enjoys relaying the customer experience to other areas of the business including the New Value Innovation team (R&D).
Keep up to date with Dr Buckland's work:
Expert journals
- Relating the physical properties of volcanic rocks to the characteristics of ash generated by experimental abrasion
- Sources of uncertainty in the Mazama isopachs and the implications for interpreting distal tephra deposits from large magnitude eruptions
- Measuring the size of non-spherical particles and the implications for grain size analysis in volcanology
- Modelling the transport and deposition of ash following a magnitude 7 eruption: the distal Mazama tephra