About Me

In my current role, I am a Research Software Engineer for the OxRSE group at the University of Oxford. I specialise in using Python for data science and scientific software projects; see the Software page for past and current projects.

I hold a PhD in Earth Science from the Univeristy of Cambridge, specialising in the computational modelling of volcanic degassing processes. My thesis explores the effect volcanism can have on rocky planet atmospheres through time, linking planetary interiors to observable atmospheric features through outgassing.

I was supervised by Dr. Oliver Shorttle (Department of Earth Sciences and Institute of Astronomy), with funding generously provided by the Embiricos Trust Scholarship at Jesus College, Cambridge.

Computational models

EVo: a python-based magma degassing model

EVolve: volcanic planetary atmospheres

contact me

Doctoral Training Centre University of Oxford,
1-4 Keble Road,
Oxford,
OX1 3NP,
United Kingdom

Email: philippa.liggins@dtc.ox.ac.uk