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Professor David Muirhead

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Professor David Muirhead
Professor David Muirhead
Professor David Muirhead

BSc (Hons), PhD, FGS, PGCert, FHEA

Head of School of Geosciences, Personal Chair

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Email Address
dmuirhead@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 274209
Office Address

Dr David K. Muirhead, Rm 106, Dept. Geology & Geophysics, Meston Building, Kings College, Aberdeen AB24 3UE

School/Department
School of Geosciences

Biography

Dave is a geologist, with further interests in mineralogy and geochemistry. He has a focus on interdisciplinary science, applying techniques such as Raman spectroscopy to not only geological processes, but further into environmental sciences (wildfires), archaeology (cremations) and more recently in collaboration with medical colleagues studying cancers.

In January 2020 Dave took over the role as Head of School of Geosciences.

Dave obtained his BSc in Earth Science from the University of Glasgow and then his PhD from the 51cg.

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Head of School, Geosciences, (Jan 2020 - present)

Director of PGT Programmes, School of Geosciences (2016-2019)

College of Physical Sciences College Council (2013 - 2016)

College of Physical Sciences Teaching and Learning Committee (2013 - 2016)

Personal Tutor

External Memberships

Education Committee, Geological Society of London. (2013 - 2016)

Research

Research Overview

Raman spectroscopy of carbon

Geofluids

Contact Metamorphism

Intrusion and petroleum system interactions

Astrobiology

Geology of Scotland

Geothermometry applied to fold-thrust belts

Current Research

 
  • Thermal alteration of sedimentary rocks in fold and thrust belts.
  • Application of Raman Spectroscopy to sedimentary organic matter to assess thermal maturity.
  • The effects of igneous intrusions on petroleum systems with respect to thermal maturity and extractable organic matter potential.
  • Raman spectroscopy of charcoal from wildfires through time.
  • Application of Raman to archaeological and biological materials.
Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Course Tutor

GL1005 Earth Through Geological Time

GL1505 Earth's Materials

GL2015 Petrology and Mineralogy

GL2510 Introduction to Field Geology 

GL3026 Field and Mapping Techniques

GL4028 Petroleum Geology: Geochemistry and Geofluids

Publications

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  • Extracellular Vesicles in Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review

    Abu Eid, R., Piyarathne, N., Swaid, A. K., Holme, A. L., Muirhead, D., Landini, G.
    Journal of Extracellular Biology
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Southern Ocean seabird population shifts over the Holocene revealed by peat sequestration of mercury from guano

    Li, C., Roberts, S. J., Grosjean, M., Mestrot, A., Wille, M., Phillips, R. A., Enrico, M., Bishop, K., Skyllberg, U., Mauquoy, D., von Scheffer, C., Theurer, T., Muirhead, D., Whittle, A., Gallego-Sala, A., Sonke, J. E., De Vleeschouwer, F., Van der Putten, N., Braconnot, P., Marti, O., Osterwalder, S., Buchmann, N., Frölicher, T., Anthamatten, E., Chiaia-Hernández, A. C., Zahajská, P., Jeandel, C., Saunders, K. M., Kwon, S. Y., Wang, D., Bindler, R., Sime, L., Hodgson, D. A.
    PNAS, vol. 123, no. 16, e2533681123
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • ‘Fire Islands’: Holocene wildfire intensity as a critical determinant of carbon accumulation in South Atlantic peatlands

    von Scheffer, C., Mauquoy, D., Theurer, T., Coathup, D., Muirhead, D.
    Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 374, 109759
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Disentangling the multi-phase alteration of fossil charcoals: A cautionary tale from the Isle of Mull, Scotland

    Theurer, T., Jolley, D., Muirhead, D., Mauquoy, D., Hole, M.
    Global and Planetary Change, vol. 254, 104990
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Maximising Lithium Adsorption and Selectivity on Manganese-Based Ion Sieves: Effects of Thermal Treatment, Acid Content, and Operating Conditions

    Disu, B. D. V., Rafati, R., Sharifi Haddad, A., Muirhead, D.
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 64, no. 24, pp. 11961–11980
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Thermal History And Source Rock Maturity Modelling Of The Akri-bijeel Area, Nw Zagros Foldbelt, Kurdistan Region, Northern Iraq

    Faqi, A. N., Bowden, S. A., Mohamed, A. Y., Muirhead, D.
    Journal of Petroleum Geology, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 134-155
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Graphitization of Neoproterozoic sedimentary marbles in The Aird, Scottish Highlands

    Heptinstall, E. a., Parnell, J., Schito, A., Boyce, A. j., Armstrong, J. g., Muirhead, D.
    Scottish Journal of Geology, vol. 60, no. 2, sjg2023-013
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A novel proxy for energy flux in multi-era wildfire reconstruction

    Theurer, T., Mauquoy, D., Hadden, R., Muirhead, D., Campbell-Lochrie, Z., Vargas Córdoba, S., von Scheffer, C., Coathup, D. T.
    Scientific Reports, vol. 14, 26409
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Advances in Raman spectroscopy for characterising oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders

    Hanna, K., Asiedu, A., Theurer, T., Muirhead, D., Speirs, V., Oweis, Y., Abu Eid, R.
    Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine, vol. 26, e25
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Kerogen kinetics and the effect of rock matrix: Insights from Western Greece

    Makri, V. i., Oikonomopoulos, I., Muirhead, D., Pasadakis, N.
    International Journal Of Coal Geology, vol. 292, 104585
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Searching for Life in Hot Spring Carbonate Systems: Investigating Raman Spectra of Carotenoid-Bearing Organic Carbonaceous Inclusions from Travertines of Italy

    O'Donnell, A., Muirhead, D., Brasier, A., Capezzuoli, E.
    Astrobiology, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 163-176
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The Impact of Igneous Intrusions on Sedimentary Host Rocks: Insights from Field Outcrop and Subsurface Data

    Mark, N. J., Schofield, N., Watson, D., Holford, S. P., Pugliese, S., Muirhead, D.
    Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 2022-2086
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The stable isotope (C, O, S) record of Paleoproterozoic marbles, Scotland

    Parnell, J., Boyce, A. J., Armstrong, J. G., Schito, A., Muirhead, D.
    Scottish Journal of Geology, vol. 59, no. 1-2, sjg2023-009
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • 3D seismic reflection evidence for lower crustal intrusions beneath the Faroe-Shetland Basin, NE Atlantic Margin

    Layfield, L. K., Schofield, N., Watson, D., Holford, S. P., Jolley, D., Kilhams, B., Muirhead, D., Roberts, A. M., Alvey, A. D., Ellwood, A., Widdowson, M.
    Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 180, no. 5, jgs2022-172
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The Role of Organic Carbon in the Southern Uplands-Down-Longford Terrane Accretionary Prism, Scotland and Ireland

    Parnell, J., Armstrong, J., Blamey, N., Boyce, A. J., Schito, A., Muirhead, D.
    Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 29, no. 3
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Towards a kerogen-to-graphite kinetic model by means of Raman spectroscopy  

    Schito, A., Muirhead, D., Parnell, J.
    Earth Science Reviews, vol. 237, 104292
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Timing and causes of forest fire at the K-Pg boundary

    Santa Catharina, A., Kneller, B., Marques, J. C., Mcarthur, A. D., Cevallos-Ferriz, S. R., Theurer, T., Kane, I. A., Muirhead, D.
    Scientific Reports, vol. 12, 13006
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • New Insights into the Structure, Geology and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity along the Central-Northern Corona Ridge, Faroe-Shetland Basin

    Layfield, L. K., Schofield, N., Jolley, D., Holford, S. P., Volintir, T., Kilhams, B., Muirhead, D., Cromie, H.
    Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 28, 2021-090
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Raman spectroscopy in thrust-stacked carbonates: an investigation of spectral parameters with implications for temperature calculations in strained samples

    Kedar, L. E., Bond, C., Muirhead, D.
    Solid earth, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 1495–1511
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Assessing Modern Calluna Heathland Fire Temperatures using Raman Spectroscopy: Implications for Past Regimes and Geothermometry

    Theurer, T., Naszarkowski, N., Muirhead, D., Jolley, D., Mauquoy, D.
    Frontiers in Earth Science, vol. 10, 827933
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Hydrothermal generation of hydrocarbons in basement rocks, Southern Tuscany

    Schito, A., Muirhead, D., Bowden, S., Parnell, J.
    Italian Journal of Geosciences, vol. 141, no. 2, pp. 231-244
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Raman spectroscopy: current applications in breast cancer diagnosis, challenges and future prospects

    Hanna, K., Krzoska, E., Shaaban, A. M., Muirhead, D., Abu-Eid, R., Speirs, V.
    British Journal of Cancer, vol. 126, no. 8, pp. 1125-1139
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Carbonaceous residues in the Southern Uplands accretionary prism of Ireland and Scotland

    Schito, A., Muirhead, D., Parnell, J.
    Scottish Journal of Geology, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 1-8
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • An insight on the polyphase thermal history of the Internal Rif (Northern Morocco) through Raman micro-spectroscopy investigation

    Schito, A., Atouabat, A., Muirhead, D., Calcagni, R., Galimberti, R., Romano, C., Spina, A., Corrado, S.
    Italian Journal of Geosciences, vol. 141, no. 1, pp. 104-119
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Geology and Petroleum Prospectivity of the Sea of Hebrides Basin and Minch Basin, Offshore Northwest Scotland

    Fyfe, L. C., Schofield, N., Holford, S. P., Hartley, A., Heafford, A., Muirhead, D., Howell, J.
    Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 27, no. 4, petgeo2021-003
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Raman spectral shifts in naturally faulted rocks

    Muirhead, D. K., Kedar, L., Schito, A., Corrado, S., Bond, C. E., Romano, C.
    Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems , vol. 22, no. 10, e2021GC009923
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Dubiofossils from a Mars-analogue subsurface palaeoenvironment: the limits of biogenicity criteria

    McMahon, S., Ivarsson, M., Wacey, D., Saunders, M., Muirhead, D., Belivanova, V., Knoll, P., Steinbock, O., Frost, D. A.
    Geobiology, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 473-488
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Observations of reservoir quality alteration in proximity to igneous intrusions for two distinct sandstones units in Scotland

    Duffy, M. H., Farrell, N., Raeside, R., Muirhead, D. K., Healy, D., Brasier, A. T., Schofield, N.
    Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 129, 105071
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The applicability of Raman spectroscopy in the assessment of palaeowildfire intensity

    Theurer, T., Muirhead, D. K., Jolley, D., Mauquoy, D.
    Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, vol. 570, 110363
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Carbon ordering in an aseismic shear zone: implications for Raman geothermometry and strain tracking

    Kedar, L., Bond, C. E., Muirhead, D.
    Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 549, 116536
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Falkland Island peatland development processes and the pervasive presence of fire

    Mauquoy, D., Payne, R. J., Babeshko, K. V., Bartlett, R., Boomer, I., Bowey, H., Evans, C. D., Ring-Hrubesh, F., Muirhead, D., O’Callaghan, M., Piotrowska, N., Rush, G., Sloan, T., Smeaton, C., Tsyganov, A. N., Mazei, Y. A.
    Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 240, 106391
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Hot fluids, burial metamorphism and thermal histories in the underthrust sediments at IODP 370 site C0023, Nankai Accretionary Complex

    Tsang, M., Bowden, S. A., Wang, Z., Mohammed, A., Tonai, S., Muirhead, D. K., Yang, K., Yamamoto, Y., Kamiya, N., Okutsu, N., Hirose, T., Kars, M., Schubotz, F., Ijiri, A., Yamada, Y., Kubo, Y., Morono, Y., Inagaki, F., Heuer, V. B., Hinrichs, K.
    Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 112, 104080
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Structural and lithological controls on the architecture of igneous intrusions: examples from the NW Australian Shelf

    Mark, N., Holford, S., Schofield, N., Eide, C. H., Pugliese, S., Watson, D., Muirhead, D.
    Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 50-69
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Blended and online learning: a comparative study of virtual microscopy in Higher Education

    Herodotou, C., Muirhead, D. K., Aristeidou, M., Hole, M. J., Kelley, S., Scanlon, E., Duffy, M.
    Interactive Learning Environments, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 713-728
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Making Oil From Magma

    Muirhead, D. K., Duffy, M., Schofield, N., Mark, N., Rowe, M. D.
    Geological Society Special Publications , vol. 484, pp. 295-303
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Raman Spectroscopy: an effective thermal marker in low temperature carbonaceous fold-thrust belts

    Muirhead, D. K., Bond, C. E., Watkins, H., Butler, R. W. H., Schito, A., Crawford, Z., Marpino, A.
    Geological Society Special Publications , vol. 490, pp. 135-151
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A thermal maturity map based on vitrinite reflectance of British coals

    Bullock, L., Parnell, J., Muirhead, D., Armstrong, J., Schito, A., Corrado, S.
    Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 176, no. 6, pp. 1136-1142
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Detecting ancient life: Investigating the nature and origin of possible stromatolites and associated calcite from a one billion year old lake

    Brasier, A. T., Dennis, P. F., Still, J., Parnell, J., Culwick, T., Brasier, M. D., Wacey, D., Bowden, S. A., Crook, S., Boyce, A. J., Muirhead, D. K.
    Precambrian Research, vol. 328, pp. 309-320
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Oil charge and biodegradation history in an exhumed fractured reservoir, Devonian, UK

    Baba, M., Parnell, J., Muirhead, D., Bowden, S.
    Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 101, pp. 281-289
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Structural and lithological controls on the geometry and morphology of igneous intrusions: a 3D seismic case study from the Exmouth sub-basin, NW Shelf

    Mark, N., Holford, S., Schofield, N., Eide, C., Pugliese, S., Watson, D., Muirhead, D.
    Exploration Geophysics, vol. 2019, no. 1, pp. 1-5
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Field evidence for the lateral emplacement of igneous dykes: Implications for 3D mechanical models and the plumbing beneath fissure eruptions

    Healy, D., Rizzo, R., Duffy, M., Farrell, N. J. C., Hole, M. J., Muirhead, D.
    Volcanica, pp. 85-105
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Igneous intrusions in the Faroe Shetland basin and their implications for hydrocarbon exploration: new insights from well and seismic data

    Mark, N., Schofield, N., Pugliese, S., Watson, D., Holford, S., Muirhead, D., Brown, R., Healy, D.
    Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 92, pp. 733-753
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Challenges of future exploration within the UK Rockall Basin

    Schofield, N., Jolley, D., Holford, S., Archer, S., Watson, D., Hartley, A., Howell, J., Muirhead, D., Underhill, J., Green, P.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
  • Source rock maturation owing to igneous intrusion in rifted margin petroleum systems

    Muirhead, D. K., Bowden, S. A., Parnell, J., Schofield, N.
    Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 174, no. 6, pp. 979-987
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Mud-gas extractor and detector comparison

    Rowe, M., Muirhead, D.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
  • Subsurface biodegradation of crude oil in a fractured basement reservoir, Shropshire, UK

    Parnell, J., Baba, M., Bowden, S., Muirhead, D.
    Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 174, no. 4, pp. 655-666
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Regional Magma Plumbing and emplacement mechanisms of the Faroe-Shetland Sill Complex: Implications for magma transport and petroleum systems within sedimentary basins

    Schofield, N., Holford, S., Millett, J., Brown, D., Jolley, D., Passey, S. R., Muirhead, D., Grove, C., Magee, C., Murray, J., Hole, M., Jackson, C. A., Stevenson, C.
    Basin Research, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 41-63
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Characterization of organic matter in the Torridonian using Raman spectroscopy

    Muirhead, D. K., Parnell, J., Spinks, S., Bowden, S. A.
    Geological Society Special Publications , vol. 448, pp. 71-80
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Dynamic Corrections Applied to Surface Gas Extraction

    Muirhead, D. K., Rowe, M.
    Janet Watson: The Future of Hydrocarbon Exploration, pp. 78-78
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Palaeogene Basaltic Tuffs in the Faroe-Shetland Basin and their Impact on the Petroleum System

    Watson, D., Schofield, N., Jolley, D. W., Hardman, J. P. A., Archer, S., Mark, N. J., Muirhead, D. K.
    Janet Watson: The Future of Hydrocarbon Exploration
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Sills in Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Systems

    Schofield, N., Jerram, D. A., Holford, S., Archer, S., Mark, N., Hartley, A., Howell, J., Muirhead, D., Green, P., Hutton, D., Stevenson, C.
    Physical Geology of Shallow Magmatic Systems. Breitkreuz, C., Rocchi, S. (eds.). Springer, pp. 273-294, 22 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • The Impact of Igneous Intrusions on the Petroleum System: Implications on Reservoir Quality, Source Rock and Exploration

    Mark, N. J., Muirhead, D. K., Schofield, N., Watson, D., Pugliese, S., Holford, S. P., Healy, D.
    Janet Watson: The Future of Hydrocarbon Exploration
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Drilling fluid analysis using time-of-flight mass spectrometry

    Rowe, M. D., Muirhead, D.
    Patents: Patents
  • Asphaltene detection using Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)

    Alabi, O. O., Edilbi, A. N. F., Brolly, C., Muirhead, D., Parnell, J., Stacey, R., Bowden, S. A.
    Chemical Communications, vol. 51, pp. 7152-7155
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A kinetic model for the thermal evolution of sedimentary and meteoritic organic carbon using Raman spectroscopy

    Muirhead, D. K., Parnell, J., Taylor, C., Bowden, S. A.
    Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis , vol. 96, pp. 153-161
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Preservation of organic matter in the STONE 6 artificial meteorite experiment

    Parnell, J., Bowden, S. A., Muirhead, D., Blamey, N., Westall, F., Brack, A., Demets, R., Verchovsky, S., Brandstätter, F.
    Icarus, vol. 212, no. 1, pp. 390-402
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Sulfur isotope signatures for rapid colonization of an impact crater by thermophilic microbes

    Parnell, J., Boyce, A., Thackrey, S. N., Muirhead, D. K., Lindgren, P., Mason, C., Taylor, C. W., Still, J. W., Bowden, S., Osinski, G. R., Lee, P.
    Geology, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 271-274
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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