Maximilian Lowe

PhD Student

Maximilian Lowe

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Maximilian Lowe

Biography

Maximilian Lowe is an early carer geophysicist working at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) since 2020. He joined BAS as part of the SENSE cdt (Centre for Satellite Data in Environmental Science – Centre for Doctoral Training) and is registered at the University of Edinburgh.

PhD project: Unveiling the 4D variability in the lithospheric cradle of the Antarctic ice sheet. In this project we aim to understand the heterogeneity of the Geothermal Heat Flux (GHF) beneath the Antarctic Icesheet. We will develop new crustal and lithospheric models (2D & 3D) based on airborne and satellite datasets (magnetic and gravity) as well as seismology and geology data to unveil the lithospheric architecture of Antarctica and estimate regional-scale Antarctic GHF using novel thermal modelling.

Supervisor: Fausto Ferraccioli, Robert Larter, Chris Green, Jörg Ebbing and Daniel Goldberg.

 

Employment:

Education:

  • 2020 – present PhD student, British Antarctic Survey
  • 2016 – 2019 Msc. Geophysics, University of Kiel
  • 2013 – 2016 Bsc. Geosciences, University of Kiel

Research interests

  • Geothermal heat flux in Antarctica
  • 3D Lithospheric modelling with satellite and airborne gravity & magnetic data
  • Lithosphere-cryosphere interactions
  • Probabilistic modelling and inversion
  • Glacial isostatic adjustment
  • Tectonophysics
  • Subglacial topography and geological boundary conditions for ice sheets

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Research articles

  • Lowe, M., Ebbing, J., El-Sharkawy, A., and Meier, T.: Gravity effect of Alpine slab segments based on geophysical and petrological modelling, Solid Earth, 12, 691–711, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-691-2021, 2021.

Talks (first author only)

  • Lowe M., Unveiling lithosphere heterogeneity and thermal structures beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet in the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, Postgraduate Research Conference, School of GeoScience, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, digital, 2021.
  • Lowe M., Ebbing J., El-Sharkawy A., Meier T., From seismological imaging to geophysical and petrological modelling of the subducting lithosphere in the Alpine region, DGG General Assembly, Germany, digital, 2020.
  • Lowe M., Sudhaus, H., Ebbing, J.: Searching regional slow ground motion using velocities of German SAPOS stations, Arbeitskreis Geodäsie/Geophysik, Zugspitze, Germany, 2018
  • Lowe, M., Sudhaus, H., Ebbing, J.: Searching regional slow ground motion using velocities of German SAPOS stations, Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Prague), 2018

Poster (first author only)

  • Lowe, M., Ferraccioli, F., Young, D., Blankenship, D., Armadillo, E., Siegert, M., and Ebbing, J.: Unveiling lithosphere heterogeneity beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet in the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, EGU General Assembly, digital, 2021
    Lowe M.,  Ferraccioli F., Armadillo E., Young D. A., Blankenship D. D., Siegert M. J., Ebbing J. – New study targets modelling crust and lithosphere heterogeneity in the Wilkes Subglacial Basin of East Antarctica, AGU General Assembly, digital, 2020
  • Lowe M., Ebbing J., El-Sharkawy A., Meier T. – Gravity effect of Alpine slab segments based on geophysical and petrological modelling, EGU General Assembly, digital, 2020.
  • Lowe M., Ebbing J., Szwillus W., Spooner C., El-Sharkawy A., Meier T. – Testing the Alpine slab hypotheses with gravity, AlpArray & SPP 4DMB Scientific Meeting, Frankfurt (Main), Germany, 2019.
  • Lowe M., Ebbing J., El-Sharkawy A., Meier T. – Sensitivity study on separation of crustal and mantle contribution to the Alpine gravity Field, DGG General Assembly, Braunschweig, Germany, 2019.

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2021

Lowe, Maximilian ORCIDORCID record for Maximilian Lowe, Ebbing, Jörg, El-Sharkawy, Amr, Meier, Thomas. (2021) Gravity effect of Alpine slab segments based on geophysical and petrological modelling. Solid Earth, 12. 691-711. 10.5194/se-12-691-2021