Volcanoes and the origins of life

Volcanoes and the origins of life

We don't really understand how life got going on our planet. There are various candidates for where the first molecules of life might have evolved, and some of those candidates are deeply volcanic.
I am a professor of volcanology. Drawing on expertise in volcanology and magmatism, atmospheric chemistry and paleoclimatology-stratigraphy, my work investigates volcanic behavior across multiple timescales. I am a 2010 Philip Leverhulme Prize Winner.
About Tamsin Mather