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Helen Lacey

Helen Lacey is a former PhD student contributor to Physics World. Helen graduated with an MSci in natural sciences (astrophysics and geophysics) from University College London in 2014. Her PhD topic at Imperial College was the role of carbonate cementation in fault zones, including an interdisciplinary approach to fieldwork, rock mechanics experiments and geochemical analyses. She focused on how carbonate cementation can induce different slip behaviours on faults.

Helen has previously worked with a number of organizations, including QinetiQ, the Disasters Emergency Committee and Policy Connect.

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