Professor Christine Lane

Christine is a Geochronologist and Quaternary Geographer researching the mechanisms, timing and environmental impacts of past climatic change and explosive volcanism. Christine studied Geology at the University of Cardiff, then completed a Masters in Quaternary Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London, and a DPhil in Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford. In 2016 Christine became Professor of Geography and established the Cambridge Tephra Laboratory. The Cambridge Tephra Laboratory specialises in volcanic ash (tephra) approaches to dating and correlating records of past climate conditions, environmental change, human evolution and volcanic hazards. Between 2014-2019 Christine was Chair of the INTegrating MArine, Ice core and Terrestrial records (INTIMATE) network; one of the leading communities in palaeoclimate research. She is an Associate Editor for the journal Geoarchaeology.