Staff profile
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Dr Catriona Menzies
Associate Professor

Affiliation | Telephone |
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Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences | +44 (0) 191 33 44603 |
Biography
2019-present: Assistant Professor in Earth Sciences, Durham University
2018-2019: Lecturer in Geology, University of Aberdeen
2013-2018: Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Teaching Fellow, University of Southampton
2008-2012: PhD in Geochemistry, University of Southampton
2004-2008: Bsc (hons) Geoscience, University of St. Andrews
Research interests
- Active tectonics
- Alpine Fault, New Zealand
- Chemical Weathering
- Fault rocks
- Fluid flow
- Fluid-rock interactions
- Geochemical cycling/ Carbon cycle
- Geochemistry
- Hot springs
- Isotope Geochemistry
- Marinana Convergent Margin
- Mud Volcanoes
- Seismic cycle
- Serpentinisation
- Subduction zones
Publications
Journal Article
- Spatial variation of subduction zone fluids during progressive subduction: Insights from Serpentinite Mud VolcanoesMenzies, C. D., Price, R. E., Ryan, J., Sissmann, O., Takai, K., & Wheat, C. G. (2022). Spatial variation of subduction zone fluids during progressive subduction: Insights from Serpentinite Mud Volcanoes. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 319, 118-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2021.10.030
- Serpentine alteration as source of high dissolved silicon and elevated δ 30 5 Si 6 values to the marine Si cycleGeilert, S., Grasse, P., Wallman, K., Liebetrau, V., & Menzies, C. (2020). Serpentine alteration as source of high dissolved silicon and elevated δ 30 5 Si 6 values to the marine Si cycle. Nature Communications, 11, Article 5123. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18804-y
- Origin of Short-Chain Organic Acids in Serpentinite Mud Volcanoes of the Mariana Convergent MarginEickenbusch, P., Takai, K., Sissman, O., Suzuki, S., Menzies, C., Sakai, S., Sansjofre, S., Tasumi, E., Bernasconi, S., Glombitza, C., Jørgensen, B., Morono, Y., & Lever, M. (2019). Origin of Short-Chain Organic Acids in Serpentinite Mud Volcanoes of the Mariana Convergent Margin. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, Article 1729. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01729
- Fluid–rock interactions in the shallow Mariana forearc: carbon cycling and redox conditionsAlbers., E., Bach, W., Klein, F., Menzies, C., Lucassen, F., & Teagle, D. (2019). Fluid–rock interactions in the shallow Mariana forearc: carbon cycling and redox conditions. Solid Earth Discussions, 10(3), 907-930. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-907-2019
- The significance of heat transport by shallow fluid flow at an active plate boundary: the Southern Alps, New ZealandCoussens, J., Woodman, N., Upton, P., Menzies, C., Janku-Capova, L., Sutherland, R., & Teagle, D. (2018). The significance of heat transport by shallow fluid flow at an active plate boundary: the Southern Alps, New Zealand. Geophysical Research Letters, 45(19), 10323-10331. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018gl078692
- Carbon dioxide generation and drawdown during active orogenesis of siliciclastic rocks in the Southern Alps, New ZealandMenzies, C., Wright, S., Craw, D., James, R., Alt, J., Cox, S., Pitcairn, I., & Teagle, D. (2018). Carbon dioxide generation and drawdown during active orogenesis of siliciclastic rocks in the Southern Alps, New Zealand. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 481, 305-315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2017.10.010
- Petrophysical, Geochemical, and Hydrological Evidence for Extensive Fracture-Mediated Fluid and Heat Transport in the Alpine Fault's Hanging-Wall Damage ZoneTownend, J., Sutherland, R., Toy, V., Doan, M., Célérier, B., Massiot, C., Coussens, J., Jeppson, T., Janku-Capova, L., Remaud, L., Upton, P., Schmitt, D., Pezard, P., Williams, J., Allen, M., Baratin, L., Barth, N., Becroft, L., Boese, C., … Zimmer, M. (2017). Petrophysical, Geochemical, and Hydrological Evidence for Extensive Fracture-Mediated Fluid and Heat Transport in the Alpine Fault’s Hanging-Wall Damage Zone. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18(12), 4709-4732. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017gc007202
- Extreme hydrothermal conditions at an active plate-bounding faultSutherland, R., Townend, J., Toy, V., Upton, P., Coussens, J., Allen, M., Baratin, L.-M., Barth, N., Becroft, L., Boese, C., Boles, A., Boulton, C., Broderick, N. G., Janku-Capova, L., Carpenter, B. M., Célérier, B., Chamberlain, C., Cooper, A., Coutts, A., … Zimmer, M. (2017). Extreme hydrothermal conditions at an active plate-bounding fault. Nature, 546(7656), 137-140. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22355
- Fault rock lithologies and architecture of the central Alpine fault, New Zealand, revealed by DFDP-1 drillingToy, V., Boulton, C., Sutherland, R., Townend, J., Norris, R., Little, T., Prior, D., Mariani, E., Faulkner, D., Menzies, C., Scott, H., & Carpenter, B. (2017). Fault rock lithologies and architecture of the central Alpine fault, New Zealand, revealed by DFDP-1 drilling. Lithosphere, 2, 155-173. https://doi.org/10.1130/l395.1
- Geochemical and microstructural evidence for interseismic changes in fault zone permeability and strength, Alpine Fault, New ZealandBoulton, C., Menzies, C., Toy, V., Townend, J., & Sutherland, R. (2017). Geochemical and microstructural evidence for interseismic changes in fault zone permeability and strength, Alpine Fault, New Zealand. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18(1), 238-265. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016gc006588
- Bedrock geology of DFDP-2B, central Alpine Fault, New ZealandToy, V., Sutherland, R., Townend, J., Allen, M., Becroft, L., Boles, A., Boulton, C., Carpenter, B., Cooper, A., Cox, S., Daube, C., Faulkner, D., Halfpenny, A., Kato, N., Keys, S., Kirilova, M., Kometani, Y., Little, T., Mariani, E., … Zimmer, M. (2017). Bedrock geology of DFDP-2B, central Alpine Fault, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 60(4), 497-518. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2017.1375533
- Textural changes of graphitic carbon by tectonic and hydrothermal processes in an active plate boundary fault zone, Alpine Fault, New ZealandKirilova, M., Toy, V., Timms, N., Halfpenny, A., Menzies, C., Craw, D., Beyssac, O., Sutherland, R., Townend, J., Boulton, C., Carpenter, B., Cooper, A., Grieve, J., Little, T., Morales, L., Morgan, C., Mori, H., Schleicher, A., & Williams, J. (2017). Textural changes of graphitic carbon by tectonic and hydrothermal processes in an active plate boundary fault zone, Alpine Fault, New Zealand. Geological Society of London Special Publication, 453.
- The fluid budget of a continental plate boundary fault: Quantification from the Alpine Fault, New ZealandMenzies, C., Teagle, D., Niedermann, S., Cox, S., Craw, D., Zimmer, M., Cooper, M., & Erzinger, J. (2016). The fluid budget of a continental plate boundary fault: Quantification from the Alpine Fault, New Zealand. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 445, 125-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2016.03.046
- Changes in hot spring temperature and hydrogeology of the Alpine Fault hanging wall, New Zealand, induced by distal South Island earthquakesCox, S., Menzies, C., Sutherland, R., Denys, P., Chamberlain, C., & Teagle, D. (2015). Changes in hot spring temperature and hydrogeology of the Alpine Fault hanging wall, New Zealand, induced by distal South Island earthquakes. Geofluids, 15(1-2), 216-239. https://doi.org/10.1111/gfl.12093
- Incursion of meteoric waters into the ductile regime in an active orogenMenzies, C., Teagle, D., Craw, D., Cox, S., Boyce, A., Barrie, C., & Roberts, S. (2014). Incursion of meteoric waters into the ductile regime in an active orogen. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 399, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2014.04.046
- Drilling reveals fluid control on architecture and rupture of the Alpine Fault, New ZealandSutherland, R., Toy, V., Townend, J., Cox, S., Eccles, J., Faulkner, D., Prior, D., Norris, R., Mariani, E., Boulton, C., Carpenter, B., Menzies, C., Little, T., Hasting, M., De Pascale, G., Langridge, R., Scott, H., Reid-Lindroos, Z., Fleming, B., & Kopf, A. (2012). Drilling reveals fluid control on architecture and rupture of the Alpine Fault, New Zealand. Geology, 40(12), 1143-1146.