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Research overview
My research focuses on the forcings and mechanisms of climate and carbon cycle change through geochemical records and modellling of past climatic events. My group makes geochemical measurements on samples from ice cores, corals, and marine sediment cores to understand the forcings and responses of the Earth system on timescales ranging from recent history to millions of years ago. My research interests are wide ranging: from volcanic forcing of climate with implications for the climate sensitivity to sulfate aerosols, to ocean circulation and biogeochemical changes, with implications for carbon cycling and benthic ecosystem resilience.
You can read more about my research at my website: https://www.drandreaburke.com/
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Bipolar volcanic ice-core synchronization of the entire last glacial period
Svensson, A., Vettoretti, G., Lin, J.-M., Sinnl, G., Dahl-Jensen, D., Steffensen, J. P., Rasmussen, S. O., Vinther, B., Hvidberg, C., Kjær, H. A., Gkinis, V., Cook, E., Lohmann, J., Melcher, J. O., Halkjær, S., Kipfstuhl, S., Wilhelms, F., Adolphi, F., Fischer, H. & Bigler, M. & 17 others, , 1 Mar 2026, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 375, 21 p., 109755.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ice core evidence for the Los Chocoyos supereruption disputes millennial-scale climate impact
Innes, H., Hutchison, W., Sigl, M., Crick, L., Abbott, P. M., Bigler, M., Chellman, N. J., Davies, S. M., Kutterolf, S., McConnell, J. R., Severi, M., Sparks, R. S. J., Svensson, A., Wolff, E. W., Rae, J. W. B. & Burke, A., 22 Feb 2025, In: Communications Earth & Environment. 6, 11 p., 137.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Limited decrease of Southern Ocean sulfur productivity across the penultimate termination
Fischer, H., Burke, A., Rae, J. W. B., Sugden, P. J., Erhardt, T., Twarloh, B., Hörhold, M., Freitag, J., Markle, B., Severi, M., Hansson, M., Savarino, J., Pryer, H., Doyle, E. & Wolff, E., 3 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Geoscience. Online, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Overcoming polyatomic interferences in sulfur isotope analysis using MC-ICP-MS
Yu, Y., Sugden, P., Steele, R. C. J., Nuruzzama, M. & Burke, A., 6 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research. Early View, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pulses of ocean acidification at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary
Trudgill, M., Rae, J. W. B., Whiteford, R., Adloff, M., Crumpton-Banks, J., Van Mourik, M., Burke, A., Cuperus, M., Corsetti, F., Doherty, D., Gray, W., Greenop, R., Hong, W.-L., Lepland, A., McIntyre, A., Neiroukh, N., Rose, C. V., Ruhl, M., Saunders, D. & Siri, M. M. F. R. & 5 others, , 14 Jul 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 11 p., 6471.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Precise dating of the 686 ± 2 CE Newberry Pumice eruption and insights into 7th Century volcanism from cryptotephra and sulfur isotopes in Greenland ice (dataset)
Innes, H. (Creator), Hutchison, W. (Creator), Sigl, M. (Creator), McConnell, J. R. (Creator), Chellman, N. J. (Creator), Jensen, B. J. L. (Creator), Sliwinski, J. (Creator) & Burke, A. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 2026
DOI: 10.17630/d219f650-9edf-4a8f-babe-10f5f8747334
Dataset
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Rapid climate change in the glacial North Atlantic: New insights from geochemical records of temperature, CO2, redox and circulation (thesis data)
Littley, E. (Creator), Rae, J. W. B. (Supervisor) & Burke, A. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 12 Aug 2026
DOI: 10.17630/4b7dae1d-57ec-44b6-900d-87a8316349cf
Dataset: Thesis dataset
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Whodunit? Determining the source and eruptive characteristics of unidentified volcanic eruptions from ice and sediment core archives (thesis data)
Innes, H. (Creator), Burke, A. (Supervisor), Hutchison, W. (Supervisor), Engwell, S. (Supervisor) & Rae, J. W. B. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 14 Feb 2029
DOI: 10.17630/4236f630-5f85-45c3-a0ed-b07f49b414c3, https://doi.org/10.17630/sta/778
Dataset: Thesis dataset
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Overcoming polyatomic interferences in sulfur isotope measurement using MC-ICP-MS (dataset)
Yu, Y. (Creator), Sugden, P. (Creator), Steele, R. (Creator), Nuruzzama, M. (Creator) & Burke, A. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 21 Oct 2025
DOI: 10.17630/ebb03f23-f30a-416a-8220-cfb889c7a804
Dataset
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Drake Passage deep-sea coral U-Th and 14C data for Southern Ocean corals (dataset)
Burke, A. (Creator), British Antarctic Survey, 2020
DOI: 10.5285/72ee3175-0a64-43b0-9308-b488979a59e9
Dataset
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LA:TRACE: A New Laser Ablation–LIBS Chemical Imaging and Isotopic facility
Gardiner, N. (PI), Mikhail, S. (CoI), Rae, J. (CoI), Steele, R. (CoI), Savage, P. (CoI), Burke, A. (CoI), Bridgestock, L. (CoI), Stueeken, E. (CoI) & White, R. (CoI)
Natural Environment Research Council
11/02/25 → 20/02/26
Project: Standard
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Volcanic climate Forcing and Eastern Med: Volcanic Climate Forcing and Eastern Mediterranean Changes in the 420s BCE
Post, R. (PI), Burke, A. (CoI) & Hutchison, W. (CoI)
Natural Environment Research Council
1/01/23 → 31/01/23
Project: Standard
Activities
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Music Planet presents 'Vivaldi's Four Seasons'
Hyland, M. (Participant), Prave, A. R. (Participant), Bates, C. R. (Participant), Wilson, R. (Participant), Burke, A. (Participant), Rae, J. W. B. (Participant), Singer, M. D. (Participant) & Robinson, R. A. J. (Participant)
10 Sept 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event
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The Heisenberg Ensemble Concert - Music Planet
Bates, C. R. (Participant), Hyland, M. (Participant), Prave, A. R. (Participant), Wilson, R. (Participant), Burke, A. (Participant), Rae, J. W. B. (Participant), Singer, M. D. (Participant) & Robinson, R. A. J. (Participant)
29 Jan 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event
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Deep-sea coral reconstructions of Southern Ocean radiocarbon through the last deglaciation
Burke, A. (Participant)
2010Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a conference
Prizes
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10th International Conference on Paleoceanography, San Diego, CA, USA, 29 Aug-3 Sep 2010 - Best Student Paper
Burke, A. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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