Prof Kevin Taylor

Professor of Sedimentology and Tectonics

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ORCID: 0000-0001-7024-5001
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Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

Sustainable Development Goals

Education / academic qualifications

  • 2000 - Doctor of Philosophy, Sedimentary Geoscience, The University of Reading
  • 1987 - Bachelor of Science, Geological Sciences, University of Durham

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Publications

Fundamental controls on organic matter preservation in organic- and sulfur-rich hydrocarbon source rocks

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Nanoscale geochemical heterogeneity of organic matter in thermally-mature shales: an AFM-IR study

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Mineral diagenesis in a carbonate-rich mudstone: The Lower Carboniferous Hodder Shale, UK

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Projects

Maximizing the EU Shale Gas Potential by Minimizing its Environmental Footprint

Project: Research

Shining light on shale:geomechanics and 4D fracture characterization.

Project: Research

Basins, stratigraphy and sedimentary processes

Project: Research

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Activities

Sedimentology (Journal)

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (External organisation)

Activity: Membership › Membership of grants peer review college

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Media coverage and contribution

What Can Multiscale 3D Imaging Do for Energy Geoscience?

Press/Media: Research

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Datasets

Kinematics of Polygonal Fault Systems: Observations from the Northern North Sea

Dataset

Microstructural controls on the pressure-dependent permeability of Whitby mudstone

Dataset

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Student Theses

Controls on the Matrix Permeability and Acoustic Velocities in Jurassic Haynesville Shale USA

UoM administered thesis: Phd

Sedimentology, depositional processes and sedimentary architecture of mudstones in the Cretaceous strata of the Western Interior Seaway of Utah

UoM administered thesis: Phd

Role of Sulfur in the Preservation of Organic Molecules in Hydrocarbon Source Rocks of Contrasting Compositions

UoM administered thesis: Phd

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Prizes

Bisat Medal of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Jules Braunstein Award

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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Impact

New geological understanding reducing risk and uncertainty to improve economic exploitation of oil and gas resources across North Africa

Impact: Economic

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