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Professor Pallavi Anand

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  • Central Academic Staff
  • Professor of Ocean Biogeochemistry
  • Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
  • School of Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences
  • pallavi.anand

Professional biography

Pallavi is a Professor of Ocean Biogeochemistry and Palaeoclimatology in the School of Environment Earth and Ecosystem Sciences in the STEM faculty at the Open University. Currently, she serves as Chair of University Research Degrees Committee (2023- ) and deputy of University Research Committee (2024- ) and has previously supported research degrees students in the STEM faculty as a Deputy Associate Dean (2018-21). Her various external advisory boards/committees engagements include co-chair of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee of the European Association of Geochemistry (2023- ), co-chair of the UK Paleoclimate Society (2022- ), Peer review group (panel C) of UK's National Environmental Isotope Facilities (2021- 24), NERC Advisory Network (2022-23), and the editorial board of Paleocenography and Paleoclimatology (2021-23). Her recent invitations to showcase advances in paleoclimate/monsoon/biogeochemistry research at international forum include INtegrated QUaternary MArine REcord at Sensitive Latitudes (2024), American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (2023) and 14th International Conference on Paleoceanography (2022).

Her main research interests are in developing biogeochemical tracers in the modern environment and their application for reconstructing past ocean properties and climate to infer Earth System processes. Some of her current research includea: sensitivity of Indian summer monsoon precipitation during past warm and abrupt climate intervals; climate-carbon cycle dynamics; climate influences on vegetation and phytoplankton evolution; development of new biogeochemical tracers for reconstructing past oceanic environments; Ocean circulation patterns in the warm climate; Caribbean coral reef ecosystems; the impact of microplastic pollution. She was one of the four academic advisors on Blue Planet II, broadcasted on BBC one in 2017, responsible for shaping the scientific content of the programme in association with the BBC production team.

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She is always interested in hearing from motivated students and postdoctoral researchers willing to come and work on geochemical tracers, ocean, and climate (including Monsoon) research at the Open University. Please send me an email to explore possibilities. 

Research contribution highlights

*NEW*

Pivotal moment for humanity as threats and opportunities from climate tipping points accelrates 

The Global Tipping Points Report 2023 is out. 

(contribution in section 1, chapter 1.5 'Climate Tipping Point Interactions and Cascade")

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

(Image copyright: Pallavi Anand)

OU Research Excellence Award 2022, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (runner-up)

NERC funded diversity and inclusion EDI enrichment project (2021-22)

Evaluating diversity and inclusion within the (geochemistry) academic ladder (E-DIAL)

Outputs: Blogposts, abstracts and paper(s)

Climate change: evidence from the geological record

Geological Society of London Scientific Statement: What the geological record tells us about our present and future climate

Monsoon

OU research finds human impacts on monsoon rainfall could exceed natural changes over last 30 million years​ (June 2021)

A million years of past South Asian monsoons suggests stronger rainfall in the future (June 2021)

Research shows how rainfall responded to past climate change (March 2021)

Research reveals role of Indian Summer Monsoon on global climate stage (March 2019)

Coral Reef

Artificial reef could restore sea urchin populations and coral reefs (April 2021)

Ocean health

Transforming attitudes about the health of our oceans

Research interests

My broad research interest is in the field of development and application of biogeochemical tracers to infer past changes in ocean chemistry and climate. The main focus is to use trace elements and isotopic compositions of biominerals (e.g., foraminiferal shells) and bulk sediment geochemical composition to reconstruct past changes in ocean chemistry, oceanic processes and climate variations on a variety of geological time-scales (centennial to millennial to orbital to tectonic). Another research area of interest is in understanding ecology, calcification, and evolutionary processes in response to climatic changes in marine calcifiers. Some areas of current research include:
  • Drivers of Indian Summer Monsoon rainfall during past warm climate (data-model integration approach)
  • Controls on trace elements (e.g., Mg, Li, Ba, Nd, Mn, U) and stable isotopes (e.g., oxygen and carbon) incorporation during bio-mineralization
  • Application of coupled trace elements/Ca ratios and oxygen isotope in foraminifera to reconstruct past changes in sea surface and bottom water properties
  • Study of microfossils species composition and shell parameters (length, size, density and weight) to understand ecology and controls on the calcification process
  • Validation and application of isotopic tracers (e.g., Sr, Nd and Li) in microfossils and sediments to understand changes in continental weathering, ocean circulation, and provenance during the Cenozoic
  • Modern Coral reef habitat health and conservation 
  • Impact of microplastic pollution  

 

Postgraduate Research Support

PhD projects 2025 : coming soon...

(Please contact pallavidotanand at opendotacdotuk to discuss if you would like to co-develop future project ideas on Ocean biogeochemistry, Monsoon climate, Coral reef, microplastic pollution and Diversity and inclusion.)

If you are visiting us on campus then please find this 3D OU map !

Current PhD research projects

OU projects

  • Reconstruction of Indian Monsoon dynamics in response to Pliocene climate (Shardul Pandit, CENTA2) (2024-)
  • The evolution of the climate-carbon cycle through the last interglacial (Tim Cutler, OU/STEM) (2021-)
  • Impact of microplastic pollution on soil nutrient and vegetation (Joanna Jesionkowska, OU/CENTA2, part-time) (2021) (project info; authored article)
  • Integrating technological solutions to modernise the study and assessment of coral reefs (Shannon Cameron, Opwall and OU, part-time) - 2020 (project info)

 

I have had privilege of working with the following researchers:

Dr Jinrong Gan (Orbital scal variability and evolution of the South Asian Monsoon during the Miocene-Pleistocene) – Exeter/OU PhD 2024 Follow our Indian Monsoon research progress   

Dr Emmeline Gray (Plio-Pleistocene monsoon-driven coccolithophore productivity and stratification reconstructions) – OU/CEREG PhD 2023 

Dr Sophie Alexander (Onset of the Antarctic circumpolar current and the oceanographic isolation of Antarctica) - CENTA2 PhD 2023 (project info)

Dr Andrew McIntyre (Climate and carbon cycle instability during extreme ‘greenhouse’ warmth) - CENTA2 PhD 2022 ((project info))

Dr Yasmin B. Friberg (Reconstructing Indian Summer Monsoon variability during the Pliocene-Pleistocene) - OU/STEM PhD 2021

Dr Charuta Kulkarni (Marie Curie fellow) on project EARNEST (Examining the Agroforestry Landscape Resilience in India to inform Social-Ecological Sustainability in the Tropics)

Dr Katrina Nilsson-Kerr (Reconstructing the Indian monsoon response to global climate change)- CENTA PhD 2019 research info

Dr Max Bodmer (Restoration of the long-spined sea urchin, Diadema antillarum) - OU-Opwall PhD 2018 research highlight

Dr Adele Cameron (Ocean Circulation during Eocene extreme ‘greenhouse') - NERC PhD 2015

Dr Kate H. Salmon (Impact of ocean acidification on biocalcification) - NERC/UKOARP PhD 2014

Dr Joe Stewart (Silicate weathering across the Oligocene-Miocene boundary: evidence from lithium and neodymium isotopes) - NERC PhD 

Dr Emily Stevenson (Stable strontium isotope fractionation in marine and terrestrial environments) - NERC PhD   

Dr Eleanor H. John  (Weathering and Climate: new insights from the marine records of Li and Nd ) - NERC Postdoc

Mr Bailey Bigger (Nature and distribution of microplastic pollution in the Atlantic Ocean) - Oxford Brookes

 

External PhD examinations (Panel/Committee)

I have experience of PhD thesis examinations in the UK, Europe, India and USA

Heriot Watt (UK); Cardiff University (UK); Glasgow University (UK); Lund University (Sweden); Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai (India); Indian Institute of Science, Banglore (India); Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (India); Brown University (USA) 

Teaching interests

Teaching modules

  • Questions in Science (S111) - module presentation
  • Environment: responding to change (SDT306) - module production
  • Environmental Science (S(FX)206) - module update (production) and presentation 
  • Earth processes (Oceans) (S309) - module production and presentation
  • Environment: sharing a dynamic planet (DST206) - module update and presentation
  • Science and society (S201) - module production 
  • An introduction to the Earth - Life System (S279) - module presentation and examination board chair
  • Practical Sciences (S288) - module presentation
  • Oceanography (S330)​ -  module presentation and examination board chair

External Examiner

  • B Sc. Environmental Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, UK (2024 - )

Impact and engagement

I was one of the academic advisers on the production of Blue Planet II, the landmark BBC one natural history series (2014 to 2017). I co-authored a poster to communicate about our Blue Planet in 'Oceans' poster: order your free poster here and communicated our research impact of BPII in a workshop organised by BAS (Cambridge) to bring different stakeholders in communicating plastic pollution challenges and solutions.

I have also contributed to the following science communicaton and public outreach events:

Nuffield research palecement (2009 - )

I am passionate about inspiring and giving opportunities for research placements to young people ('A' level) in our local area working in partnership with the Nuffield Foundation. I have supported >30 students through the Nuffield partnership over more than a decade, particularly focussing on giving research experience to students from diverse background (NRP endorsement). These placements have allowed students to be involved in cutting-edge research and making a valuable contribution to wider research while working along side PhD students/academics across STEM. Some of these experiences are captured as blog posts- Read most recent post here and previous blogs (e.g. Coding ocean properties; Fishing in the Atlantic; Mud and monsoon;  Supporting a Nuffield research student; Searching for diamonds in the rough)

Also, I host undergraduate placement research experience students between June-September supported by NERC/UKRI (read Owen Drabwell's experience in 2019).

External collaborations

Ongoing collaborative projects

Firoze Quamar (BSIP, India), Ramananda Chakraborty (IISc, India), Sambuddha Mishra (IISc, Bangalore, India), P D Naidu (NIO, India)

Kate Litter (Exeter University), Melanie Leng (BGS, UK)

Clara Bolton (CEREG, France), Oscar E. Romero (University of Bremen), Ed Hathorne (GEOMAR, Germany)

Marci Robinson (USGS), Priyank Jaiswal (USA), Steve Clemens (Brown University), Maureen Conte (BIOS, Bermuda)

Scientific community service

           Geochemical Society and EAG Townhall/panel discussion meetings: promoting EDI in geochemistry |  mentoring |  covid 19 impacts |

 

Conference organisation

Organising Committee member of International Conference of Paleoceanography 2025 (Bengaluru, India) - 1st week of September 2025 - More soon...

Member of the Science committee for Chapman conference (AGU) - 5th to 9th January 2020 (Washington DC, USA)

International co-ordinator of Monsoon theme at 36th International Geological Congress - 2020 (New Delhi, India)

Convener of Monsoon session for Goldschmidt Conferences (2017, 2018)

Research groups

NameTypeParent Unit
Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research (CEPSAR)CentreFaculty of Science

 

Externally funded projects

Reconstructing South Atlantic Ocean Circulation changes across the Eocene-Palaeocene
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Co-investigator01 Jun 202231 Aug 2024NERC Natural Environment Research Council

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a key component of the modern global ocean circulation, distributing heat, salt, and biologically essential nutrients globally, and exerting a fundamental influence on global climate. Yet, we have very limited understanding how unstable the AMOC will be in the future. To tackle this uncertainty, the climatic warmth of the Eocene-Paleocene offers an opportunity to improve our understanding of ocean circulation under acute warmth. Therefore, this project plans to generate records of South Atlantic Ocean circulation through the Eocene-Palaeocene using a coupled-proxy approach of isotopes of neodymium (εNd) and carbon (δ13C) benthic records.

Evaluating diversity and inclusion within the (geochemistry) academic ladder (E-DIAL)
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Lead01 Dec 202130 Jun 2022NERC Natural Environment Research Council

This project (E-DIAL) will provide a snapshot of diversity in the UK’s geochemistry community, through an intersectional lens, with emphasis on the HEI academic ladder. As a multi-faceted discipline, geochemistry is central to Earth and environmental science. However, no specific workforce data exists with which to motivate or evaluate policies to tackle under-representation of minoritised groups. Our approach is only possible through timely collaboration of social scientists with serving members of a committee of the European Association of Geochemistry (EAG). Geochemistry community data, collected through an EAG survey, will be the first of its kind. Alongside, we will evidence past and recent rates of appointment, progression, and retention of under-represented groups across all levels of seniority within UK HEIs. In profiling the career pipeline(s) of geochemists and evidencing lived experiences, understanding will be built to inform prevailing policies, attitudes, and practice while assessing the effectiveness of policies at institutions with, e.g., differing Athena Swan certifications. Findings will test the hypothesis that “there is an erosion of diversity within geochemistry careers”. Project results will be disseminated via publication, institutional seminars, conference presentations/networking, panel discussions and a NERC knowledge exchange virtual event; raising awareness and stimulating people at all educational stages to prompt wider participation. E-DIAL investigators interact at higher organisational levels and may submit evidence to inform the next All-Party Parliamentary Group report on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM. Hence, informing and shaping policy change to achieve improved diversity and inclusion while establishing practice for continued institutional level monitoring.

Integrating technological solutions to modernise the study and assessment of coral reefs
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Co-investigator01 Feb 202031 Jan 2028Operation Wallacea Ltd

PhD project looking at technological solutions to mapping and monitoring coral reef fish populations

CENTA 2017 intake
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Co-investigator01 Oct 201731 Jul 2022NERC Natural Environment Research Council

CENTA is a geographically and scientifically coherent consortium offering a wide range of excellent NERC science embedded in a vibrant multidisciplinary environment. The Universities (Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Open and Warwick) and Institutes (British Geological Survey and Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) have a strong track record of producing PhD graduates fit for further research or other relevant employment. The Open University STEM Faculty has match-funded 3 studentships in the 2017 intake.

Reconstruction of changes in Indian Summer Monsoon precipitation
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Lead01 Jul 201630 Sep 2016NERC Natural Environment Research Council

The Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM, a subsystem of Asian Monsoon) is a classic example of coupling between the solid Earth, ocean and atmospheric processes. The intensity of the ISM is due to anomalous heating of the troposphere over central Asia. This results in the formation of a low-pressure system that draws moist air from the surrounding oceans, and in turn results in intense precipitation across Indochina and south Asia, impacting billions of people. The intensity of this low-pressure system over the Asian continent and in turn, the summer monsoon precipitation intensity, is directly linked to the regional tectonic evolution of present day Asia [1]. This has been the case since the initial collision of India and Asia during the Cenozoic, around 50 Ma [2]. An interesting question on tectonic time-scales (i.e., >1 million years) therefore, is how summer monsoon precipitation varied over past climate extremes (e.g., glacial-interglacial during the Pliocene) and how this in turn affected continental erosion and consequently altered tectonic activity rates (i.e. exhumation and uplift) in the Himalaya and Tibet. The understanding of the variability of ISM precipitation due to climate-modulated processes in controlling tectonic evolution will be a step forward in understanding future changes in ISM precipitation. This study will therefore focus on investigating ISM precipitation variability since the Pliocene, providing a formidable analogue for future climate predictions [3]. This project aims to quantify change in terrestrial input due to the summer monsoon runoff strength. It will utilise newly drilled (International Ocean Discovery Programme Expedition 353) sedimentary sequences from the Andaman Sea (site U1448), one of the core regions of ISM precipitation and runoff, and site receives continental runoff during the ISM from the Irrawaddy and Salween rivers. The project involves: 1) Determination of elemental composition of bulk sediment from IODP site U1448 using portable X-Ray Fluorescence technique. New records of elemental concentration and ratios will be generated to understand changes in terrestrial input derived from monsoon runoff. 2) Reconstruction of total organic carbon and carbon isotopic composition of organic carbon variability to assess changes in organic carbon input from C3 versus C4 plants due to change in continental vegetation. 3) Quantification of variability of terrigenous input and total carbonate fraction during glacial-interglacial and the Pliocene.

How has recent ocean acidification affected the biocalcification and ecology of planktonic foraminifera?
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Lead01 Apr 201531 Mar 2016Cushman Foundation

This project aims to monitor the biological impact of recent Ocean Acidification (OA) by assessing changes in modern planktonic foraminifera (PF) flux and shell calcification. This project utilises a bi-weekly sediment trap time series (Ocean Flux Program) to quantify seasonal and interannual changes in PF flux, calcification and trace element incorporation in relation to physical and chemical oceanographic changes. These developed proxies will be utilised to constrain the changes in shell calcification and seawater chemistry in the past century (due to anthropogenic OA) and over glacial-interglacial timescales.

Indian Summer Monsoon: initiation and evolution to current strength
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Lead29 Nov 201431 Mar 2016NERC Natural Environment Research Council

The Asian Monsoon is one of the best examples of coupling between solid Earth and atmospheric processes but its initiation and evolution over tectonic (million years) time scales are poorly understood. The key question that this project will address is when did the present strength of the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) (a subsystem of the Asian Summer Monsoon) occur? This project will primarily utilise newly drilled continuous sedimentary successions from the Bay of Bengal (IODP Expedition 353) to reconstruct tectonic scale changes in (a) sea surface temperature (Mg/Ca in planktonic foraminifera) and sea surface salinity (d18O seawater from coupled d18O and Mg/Ca of planktonic foraminifera) (b) erosional strength (Al/Si) and continental flux variation as a result of monsoon runoff. The obtained multi-proxy data will provide insights into the initiation and evolution of ISM precipitation/runoff in the past and to its current strength.

NERC Doctoral Training Partnerships
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Co-investigator01 Oct 201430 Sep 2018NERC Natural Environment Research Council

CENTA is a geographically and scientifically coherent consortium offering a wide range of excellent NERC science embedded in a vibrant multidisciplinary environment. The Universities (Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Open and Warwick) and Institutes (British Geological Survey and Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) have a strong track record of producing PhD graduates fit for further research or other relevant employment. We will advance PhD training significantly by offering broad and holistic educational opportunities in the environmental sciences, including innovative approaches to cohort training, supported by the Open University’s Virtual Research Environment learning platform. Where we offer leading national capability, we will offer training to other NERC consortia in addition to CENTA students. We are match-funding this bid for 20 studentships annually.CENTA defines its four areas of science excellence as follows: 1) Anthropogenic impacts and environmental sustainability. 2) Evolution of organisms and ecosystems. 3) Dynamic Earth. 4) Organisms.

Publications

You can't climb a broken ladder: Examining underrepresentation of multiply-disadvantaged groups in secure and senior roles in UK geochemistry (2024-04)
Anand, Pallavi; Bots, Pieter; Gagnon, Jessica; Appiah, Francis; Matera, Elena; Bhagwat, Shonil; Little, Susan; Riches, Amy; ChiFru, Ernest; Lawrence, Anya and Ngwenya, Bryne
Earth Science, Systems and Society, 4, Article 10098

Climate tipping point interactions and cascades: A review (2024)
Wunderling, Nico; von der Heydt, Anna S.; Aksenov, Yevgeny; Barker, Stephen; Bastiaansen, Robbin; Brovkin, Victor; Brunetti, Maura; Couplet, Victor; Kleinen, Thomas; Lear, Caroline H.; Lohmann, Johannes; Roman-Cuesta, Rosa Maria; Sinet, Sacha; Swingedouw, Didier; Winkelmann, Ricarda; Anand, Pallavi; Barichivich, Jonathan; Bathiany, Sebastian; Baudena, Mara; Bruun, John T.; Chiessi, Cristiano M.; Coxall, Helen K.; Docquier, David; Donges, Jonathan F.; Falkena, Swinda K. J.; Klose, Ann Kristin; Obura, David; Rocha, Juan R.; Rynders, Stefanie; Steinert, Norman Julius and Willeit, Matteo
Earth System Dynamics, 15 (pp. 41-74)

You Can’t Climb a Broken Ladder: Examining Underrepresentation of Multiply-Disadvantaged Groups in Secure and Senior Roles in UK Geochemistry (2024)
Anand, Pallavi; Bots, Pieter; Gagnon, Jessica; Appiah, Francis; Maters, Elena; Bhagwat, Shonil; Little, Susan; Riches, Amy; ChiFru, Ernest; Lawrence, Anya and Ngwenya, Bryne
Earth Science, Systems and Society, 4, Article 10098

Evaluating the temperature dependence of δ44/40Ca along with δ18O, Mg/Ca, and Sr/Ca in calcite tests of multiple foraminifera species (2023-11-20)
Mondal, Surajit; Anand, Pallavi and Chakrabarti, Ramananda
Chemical Geology, Article 121736(639)

Climate Evolution through the onset and intensification of Northern Hemisphere Glaciation (2023-09)
McClymont, E. L.; Ho, S. L.; Ford, H. L.; Bailey, I.; Berke, M. A.; Bolton, C.T.; De Schepper, S.; Grant, G.R.; Groeneveld, J.; Inglis, G.N.; Karas, C.; Patterson, M.O.; Swann, G.E.A.; Thirumalai, K.; White, S.M.; Alonso‐Garcia, M.; Anand, P.; Hoogakker, B. A. A.; Littler, K.; Petrick, B. F.; Risebrobakken, B.; Abell, J.T.; Crocker, A.J.; de Graaf, F.; Feakins, S.J.; Hargreaves, J.C.; Jones, C.L.; Markowska, M.; Ratnayake, A.S.; Stepanek, C. and Tangunan, D.
Reviews of Geophysics, 61, Article e2022RG000793(3)

Gender balance and geographical diversity in editorial boards of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Chemical Geology (2022-12-22)
Pourret, O.; Anand, P.; Bots, P; Cottrell, E; Dosseto, A; Gunter, A; Hedding, D. W.; Ibarra, D. E.; Irawan, D. E.; Johannesson, K; Labidi, J; Little, S; Liu, H; Makhubela, T. V.; Carbonne, J M; Perez-Fodich, A; Riches, Amy; Tartèse, R and Tripati, A
European Science Editing, 48, Article e89470

Indian Summer Monsoon variability 140-70 thousand years ago based on multi-proxy records from the Bay of Bengal (2022-03-01)
Nilsson-Kerr, Katrina; Anand, Pallavi; Sexton, Philip F.; Leng, Melanie J. and Naidu, P. D.
Quaternary Science Reviews, 279, Article 107403

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: tackling under-representation and recognition of talents in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry (2021-10-01)
Pourret, Olivier; Anand, Pallavi; Arndt, Sandra; Bots, Pieter; Dosseto, Anthony; Li, Zimin; Marin Carbonne, Johanna; Middleton, Jennifer; Ngwenya, Bryne and J. V. Riches, Amy
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 310 (pp. 363-371)

Evidence of a South Asian proto-monsoon during the Oligocene–Miocene transition (2021-09-16)
Beasley, C.; Kender, S.; Giosan, L.; Bolton, C. T.; Anand, P.; Leng, M. J.; Nilsson-Kerr, K.; Ullmann, C. V.; Hesselbo, S. P. and Littler, K.
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 36, Article e2021PA004278(9)

Diversity among Editorial Boards of Elements and other selected Geochemistry, Cosmochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology journals (2021-09-01)
Pourret, O.; Middleton, J.; Ibarra, D. E.; Irawan, D. E.; Rouff, A.; Anand, Pallavi; Tripati, A.; Riches, A. J. and Dosseto, A.
Elements, 17(3) (pp. 150-152)

Strengthening geochemistry through community action and wider influence (2021-08)
European Association of Geochemistry (EAG), Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and Anand, Pallavi
Elements, 17(4) (pp. 282-283)

Tectonic and climatic drivers of Asian monsoon evolution (2021-06-29)
Thomson, James R.; Holden, Philip B.; Anand, Pallavi; Edwards, Neil R.; Porchier, Cécile A. and Harris, Nigel B. W.
Nature Communications, Article 4022(12)

Remote and local drivers of Pleistocene South Asian summer monsoon precipitation: A test for future predictions (2021-06-04)
Clemens, Steven C.; Yamamoto, Masanobu; Thirumalai, Kaustubh; Giosan, Liviu; Richey, Julie N.; Nilsson-Kerr, Katrina; Rosenthal, Yair; Anand, Pallavi and McGrath, Sarah M.
Science Advances, 7, Article eabg3848(23)

The ecological importance of habitat complexity to the Caribbean coral reef herbivore Diadema antillarum: three lines of evidence (2021-04-30)
Bodmer, M. D. V.; Wheeler, P. M.; Anand, P.; Cameron, S. E.; Hintikka, Sanni; Cai, W.; Borcsok, A. O. and Exton, D. A.
Scientific reports, 11, Article 9382

Synergistic impacts of anthropogenic fires and aridity on plant diversity in the Western Ghats: Implications for management of ancient social-ecological systems (2021-04-01)
Kulkarni, Charuta; Finsinger, Walter; Anand, Pallavi; Nogué, Sandra and Bhagwat, Shonil
Journal of Environmental Management, 283, Article 111957

Dipole patterns in tropical precipitation were pervasive across landmasses throughout Marine Isotope Stage 5 (2021-03)
Nilsson-Kerr, Katrina; Anand, Pallavi; Holden, Philip B.; Clemens, Steven C. and Leng, Melanie J.
Communications Earth & Environment, 2, Article 64

Geological Society of London Scientific Statement: what the geological record tells us about our present and future climate (2021-01)
Lear, Caroline H.; Anand, Pallavi; Blenkinsop, Tom; Foster, Gavin L.; Gagan, Mary; Hoogakker, Babette; Larter, Robert D.; Lunt, Daniel J.; McCave, I. Nicholas.; McClymont, Erin; Pancost, Richard D.; Rickaby, Rosalind E. M.; Schultz, David M.; Summerhayes, Colin; Williams, Charles J. R. and Zalasiewicz, Jan
Journal of the Geological Society, 178, Article 239(1)

What can we learn from X‐ray fluorescence core scanning data? A paleo‐monsoon case study (2020-01-10)
Gebregiorgis, D.; Giosan, L.; Hathorne, E.; Anand, P.; Nilsson-Kerr, K.; Plass, A.; Luckge, A.; Clemens, S. C. and Frank, M.
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 21, Article e2019GC008414(2)

Role of Asian summer monsoon subsystems in the inter-hemispheric progression of deglaciation (2019-03-18)
Nilsson-Kerr, K.; Anand, P.; Sexton, P. F.; Leng, M. J.; Misra, S.; Clemens, S. C. and Hammond, S. J.
Nature Geoscience, 12 (pp. 290-295)

Indian summer monsoon amplified global warming 130,000 years ago, helping end ice age (2019-03-18)
Nilsson-Kerr, Katrina and Anand, Pallavi
The Conversation

Silicate weathering and carbon cycle controls on the Oligocene-Miocene transition glaciation (2017)
Stewart, Joseph A.; James, Rachael H.; Anand, Pallavi and Wilson, Paul A.
Paleoceanography, 32, Article PA003115(10) (pp. 1070-1085)

Influence of the Amazon River on the Nd isotope composition of deep water in the western equatorial Atlantic during the Oligocene–Miocene transition (2016-11-15)
Stewart, Joseph; Gutjahr, Marcus; James, Rachael; Anand, Pallavi and Wilson, Paul
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 454 (pp. 132-141)

Geochemical imprints of genotypic variants of Globigerina bulloides in the Arabian Sea (2016-10)
Sadekov, Aleksey Yu.; Darling, Kate F.; Ishimura, Toyoho; Wade, Christopher M.; Kimoto, Katsunori; Singh, Arun Deo; Anand, Pallavi; Kroon, Dick; Jung, Simon; Ganssen, Gerald; Ganeshram, Raja; Tsunogai, Urumu and Elderfield, Henry
Paleoceanography, 31(10) (pp. 1440-1452)

Calcification and growth processes in planktonic foraminifera complicate the use of B/Ca and U/Ca as carbonate chemistry proxies (2016-09-01)
Salmon, Kate H.; Anand, Pallavi; Sexton, Philip F. and Conte, Maureen
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 449 (pp. 372-381)

High precision radiogenic strontium isotope measurements of the modern and glacial ocean : limits on glacial-interglacial variations in continental weathering (2015-04-01)
Mokadem, Fatima; Parkinson, Ian J.; Hathorne, Ed C.; Anand, Pallavi; Allen, John T. and Burton, Kevin W.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 415 (pp. 111-120)

Upper ocean mixing controls the seasonality of planktonic foraminifer fluxes and associated strength of the carbonate pump in the oligotrophic North Atlantic (2015-01-13)
Salmon, K. H.; Anand, P.; Sexton, P. F. and Conte, M.
Biogeosciences, 12(1) (pp. 223-235)

Geochemical assessment of the palaeoecology, ontogeny, morphotypic variability and palaeoceanographic utility of “Dentoglobigerina” venezuelana (2012-03)
Stewart, Joseph A.; Wilson, Paul A.; Edgar, Kirsty M.; Anand, Pallavi and James, Rachael H.
Marine Micropaleontology, 84-85 (pp. 74-86)

Quantifying sea surface temperature ranges of the Arabian Sea for the past 20 000 years (2011-12)
Ganssen, G .; Peeters, F.; Metcalfe, B.; Anand, P.; Jung, S.; Kroon, D. and Brummer, G.-J.
Climate of the Past, 7(4) (pp. 1337-1349)

Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios in planktonic foraminifera: Proxies for upper water column temperature reconstruction (2008)
Cleroux, Caroline; Cortjo, Elsa; Anand, Pallavi; Labeyrie, Laurent; Bassinot, Franck; Caillon, Nicolas and Duplessy, Jean-Claude
Paleoceanography, 23, Article PA3214(3)

Coupled sea surface temperature–seawater δ18O reconstructions in the Arabian Sea at the millennial scale for the last 35 ka (2008)
Anand, Pallavi; Kroon, Dick; Singh, Arun Deo; Ganeshram, Raja S.; Ganssen, Gerald and Elderfield, Henry
Paleoceanography, 23(4) (PA4207)

Calibrations for benthic foraminiferal Mg/Ca paleothermometry and the carbonate ion hypothesis (2006-10)
Elderfield, H.; Yu, J.; Anand, P. and Nyland, B.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 250(3-4) (pp. 633-649)

An evaluation of controls on planktonic foraminiferal Sr/Ca: Comparison of water column and core-top data from a North Atlantic transect (2005-12)
Mortyn, P. G.; Elderfield, H.; Anand, P. and Greaves, M.
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 6(12)

Variability of Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca between and within the planktonic foraminifers Globigerina bulloides and Globorotalia truncatulinoides (2005-11)
Anand, Pallavi and Elderfield, Henry
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 6(11)

Calibration of Mg/Ca thermometry in planktonic foraminifera from a sediment trap time series (2003-06)
Anand, Pallavi; Elderfield, Henry and Conte, Maureen H
Paleoceanography, 18(2) (pp. 28-31)

Extent and Impact of Microplastics on Availability of Soil Nutrients: A Trade-off Assessment (2023)
Jesionkowska, Joanna; Araya, Yoseph; Anand, Pallavi; Vale, Peter and Fraser, Wesley
In : SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting (30 Apr - 4 May 2023, Dublin, Ireland) (pp. 357-358)

Plio-Pleistocene productivity reconstructions in the Indian Monsoon region (2022-08)
Gray, Emmeline; Anand, Pallavi; Badger, Marcus; Bolton, Clara; Leng, M. J. and Murayama, Masafumi
In : GC10-Pliocene-44: The Warm Pliocene: Bridging the geological data and modelling communities (23-26 Aug 2022, Leeds, UK)

Dynamic responses of Indian Summer Monsoon variability during past warm intervals (2022-08)
Anand, Pallavi; Nilsson-Kerr, Katrina; Quamar, F; Holden, Philip; Leng, M. J.; Clemens, S. C. and Naidu, P. D.
In : ICP 14: 14th International Conference on Paleoceanography (29 Aug - 2 Sep 2022, Bergen, Norway)

Assessing diversity and inclusion within the UK’s geochemistry academic workforce (2022)
Anand, Pallavi; Appiah, Francis; Lawrence, Anya; Bots, Pieter; Gagnon, Jessica; Bhagwat, Shonil; Riches, Amy J. V; Little, Susan; Maters, Elena; Chi Fru, Ernest and Ngwenya, Bryne
In : European Geoscience Union 2022 (23-27 May 2022, Vienna, Austria)

Are diverse geochemists retained and thriving on the UK academic ladder? (2022)
Maters, Elena; Appiah, Francis; Lawrence, Anya; Bots, Pieter; Gagnon, Jessica; Riches, Amy; Bhagwat, Shonil; Chi Fru, Ernest; Little, Susan; Ngwenya, Bryne and Anand, Pallavi
In : European Geosciences Union 2022 (23-27 May 2022, Vienna, Austria)

Orbital scale variability and evolution of the Indian Monsoon during the Pliocene: new data from the Andaman Sea (2022)
Jan, Jinrong; Littler, Kate; Anand, Pallavi; Leng, M. J. and Robinson, M. M.
In : ICP14 Bergen: 14th International Conference on Paleoceanography (29 Aug - 2 Sep 2022, Bergen, Norway)

Constraining Geochemistry’s Community Demographics (2021)
Little, Susan; Labidi, Jabrane; Amy, Riches; Bots, Pieter; Anand, Pallavi; Arndt, Sandra; Li, Zimin; Maters, Elena; Marin-Cambonne, Johanna; Chi Fru, Earnest; Pourret, Olivier; Ngwenya, Bryne and Samankassou, Elias
In : Goldschmidt Conference 2021 (4-9 Jul 2021, Leon, France)

Under-representation of Talents among Awards in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry (2021)
Riches, Amy; Pourret, Olivier; Ader, Magali; Anand, Pallavi; Arndt, Sandra; Bots, Pieter; Dosseto, Anthony; Li, Zimin; Marin-Carbonne, Johanna; Middleton, Jennifer and Ngwenya, Bryne
In : Goldschmidt 2021 (4-9 Jul 2021, Leon, France)

Reconstructing the structure of Atlantic Ocean circulation during early-middle Eocene extreme climatic warmth (2019-09-03)
Mcintyre, Andrew; Sexton, Philip and Anand, Pallavi
In : 13th International Conference on Paleoceanography (2-6 Sep 2019, Sydney, Australia)

Assessing the long-term resilience of the Western Ghats agroforestry landscapes: Implications for sustaining biodiversity in one of its prime hotspots (2019-08-28)
Kulkarni, Charuta; Bhagwat, Shonil; Finsinger, Walter; Nogue, Sandra; Anand, Pallavi and Willis, Katherine
In : RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2019 (Aug 2019, London)

Anthropogenic fires in agroforestry landscapes of India: Lessons from the “burnt” past for future ecological management in the tropics (2019-07-25)
Kulkarni, Charuta; Bhagwat, Shonil; Finsinger, Walter; Nogue, Sandra; Anand, Pallavi and Willis, Katherine
In : 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) (25-31 Jul 2019, Dublin, Ireland)

EARNEST: Examining the agroforestry landscape resilience in India to inform socioecological sustainability in the tropics (2019-05-20)
Kulkarni, Charuta; Bhagwat, Shonil; Finsinger, Walter; Nogue, Sandra; Anand, Pallavi and Willis, Katherine
In : 4th World Congress on Agroforestry (20-22 May 2019, Montpellier, France)

Assessing the resilience of the Western Ghats agroforestry landscapes towards anthropogenic fires and monsoonal variability: Implications for sustaining biodiversity in one of its prime hotspots (2019-04-24)
Kulkarni, Charuta; Bhagwat, Shonil; Finsinger, Walter; Nogue, Sandra; Anand, Pallavi and Willis, Katherine
In : 4th Open Science Meeting of the Global Land Programme (Apr 2019, Bern, Switzerland)

Plastics in the ocean (2018)
Anand, Pallavi
In : Plastics in the Ocean (7 Mar 2018, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge)

The retrieval of marine weathering records preserved by strontium stable isotopes in foraminifera (2010-12)
Stevenson, E. I.; Burton, K.; Mokadem, F.; Parkinson, I. J.; Anand, P. and Hathorne, E. C.
In : American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010. (13-17 Dec 2010, San Francisco)

Records of continental weathering for the past 15 Ma from paired analysis of lithium and neodymium isotopes in planktonic foraminifera (2010-08)
Anand, Pallavi; James, Rachael and Mokadem, Fatima
In : 10th International Conference on Paleoceanography (29 Aug - 3 Sep 2010, San Diego, USA)

Changes in weathering processes in the Oligocene – Miocene: interpretations of Li/Ca, d7Li and eNd data from the Ceara Rise, western equatorial Atlantic (2010-08)
John, Eleanor; Anand, Pallavi and James, Rachael
In : 10th International Conference on Paleoceanography (29 Aug - 3 Sep 2010, San Diego, USA)

Strontium stable isotope behaviour in foraminiferal calcite and the retrieval of marine records (2009)
Stevenson, E.; Burton, K. W.; Rickaby, R. E. M.; Parkinson, I. J.; Anand, P. and Hathorne, E. C.
In : American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009 (Dec 2009)

Utility of Li and Li isotopes as tracers of continental weathering (2008)
James, R. H.; Wimpenny, J. B.; Pogge von Strandmann, P. A. E.; Kisakurek, B.; Hathorne, E. C.; Anand, P. and Burton, K. W.
In : American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008 (15-18 Dec 2008)

d18O and trace element calibrations for 3 deep-dwelling planktonic foraminifera species : potential recorders of past thermocline temperature (2007-01)
Cléroux, C.; Cortijo, E.; Caillon, N.; Anand, P.; Bassinot, F.; Duplessy, J.-C. and Labeyrie, L.
In : European Geosciences Union General Assembly (15-20 Apr 2007)

Water mass evolution at intermediate depths off somalia for the past 31 kyr based on the benthic foraminiferal chemistry (2004)
Anand, Pallavi; Kroon, D.; Elderfield, H.; Ganssen, G. and Brise, S. E. A.
In : 8th International conference on Paleoceanography (Sep 2004, Biarritz)

Effect of supra-lysoclinal dissolution on oxygen isotopes and Mg/Ca in planktonic foraminifera (2004)
kroon, D.; Anand, Pallavi; Elderfield, H.; Birse, S. E. A. and Ganssen, G.
In : 8th International Conference on Paleoceanography (5-10 Sep 2004, Biarritz)

Temperature sensitivity of Planktonic foraminiferal Sr/Ca: discriminating against dissolution influence via water column versus core-top comparison (2004)
Mortyn, G. P.; Elderfield, H.; Greaves, M. and Anand, Pallavi
In : VIII International Conference on Paleoceanography (Apr 2004, Biarritz)

Variability of shell mass, d18O and Mg/Ca in planktonic foraminifera: from production to preservation (2003)
Anand, P.; Ganssen, G.; Elderfield, H.; Peeters, F.; Kroon, D. and Jung, S.
In : American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2003 (Dec 2003, San Francisco)

Chapter 1.5: Climate tipping point interactions and cascades (2023-12-06)
Wunderling, N.; von der Heydt, A.; Aksenov, Y.; Barker, S.; Bastiaansen, R.; Brovkin, V.; Brunetti, M.; Couplet, V.; Kleinen, T.; Lear, C. H.; Lohmann, J.; Roman-Cuesta, R. M.; Sinet, S.; Swingedouw, D.; Winkelmann, R.; Anand, P.; Barichvich, J.; Bathiany, S.; Baudena, M.; Brunn, J. T.; Chiessi, C. M.; Coxall, H. K.; Docquier, D.; Donges, J. F.; Falkena, S. K. J.; Klose, A. K.; Obura, D.; Rocha, J.; Rynders, S.; Steinet, N. J. and Willet, M.
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.

Professional Culture: Let’s Talk Tackling of Inequity, Injustice, and Absent Talent (2021-06-01)
Riches, A.; European Association of Geochemistry (EAG), Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and Anand, Pallavi
EAG DEI Committee

AGU’s Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology - Data Submission Quick Guide (2021)
Feakins, Sarah; Anand, Pallavi; Farnsworth, Alex; Higgins, John and Huber, Matthew
AGU

How putting algae and seaweed on menues could help save our seafood (2018-01-03)
Anand, Pallavi and Schmidt, Daniela
Independent.co.uk

Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood (2018-01-03)
Anand, Pallavi and Schmidt, Daniela
Open Learn

One solution to global hunger could be at the bottom of the ocean (2017-12-15)
Anand, Pallavi and Schmidt, Daniela
World Economic Forum

Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood (2017-12-14)
Anand, Pallavi and Schmidt, Daniela
The Conversation

Sunlight powered food: key for life on Earth (2017-11-24)
Anand, Pallavi
Open Learn

Indian monsoon rainfall. International Ocean Discovery Program Preliminary Report, 353 (2015-04)
Clemens, S. C.; Kuhnt, W.; LeVay, L. J.; the Expedition 353 Scientists, and Anand, Pallavi
IODP