一、个人简介

Simon Williams一直致力于研究地球表面的板块运动历史，主要通过全球尺度的构造板块重建模型来重建随时间变化的板块绝对运动。以首席科学家身份主持了多次大洋航次项目，收集和解释从大洋深处获得的岩石样品与地球物理观测数据，从而结合地球物理资料和地质学证据来更好地约束大陆板块在Pangea 超大陆裂解过程中相互运动过程。与此同时，Simon也是开源地质软件GPlates 开发的主要贡献人员，而这款软件也是广大地质科研人员研究不同地质历史时期地球的重要工具。

二、科研情况

1.学术论文

(1) Williams Simon E*; Whittaker Joanne M; Halpin Jacqueline A; Muller R Dietmar, Australian-Antarctic break up and seafloor spreading: Balancing geological and geophysical constraints, Earth-Science Reviews, 2019, 188: 41~58
(2) Brune Sascha*; Williams Simon E; Muller R Dietmar, Potential links between continental rifting, CO₂ degassing and climate change through time, Nature Geoscience, 2017, 10(12): 0~941
(3) Brune Sascha*; Williams Simon E; Butterworth Nathaniel P; Muller R Dietmar, Abrupt plate accelerations shape rifted continental margins, Nature, 2016, 536(7615): 0~201
(4) Williams Simon E*; Flament Nicolas; Muller R Dietmar, Alignment between seafloor spreading directions and absolute plate motions through time, Geophysical Research Letters, 2016, 43(4): 1472~1480 
(5) Williams Simon*; Flament Nicolas; Muller R Dietmar; Butterworth Nathaniel, Absolute plate motions since 130 Ma constrained by subduction zone kinematics, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2015, 418: 66~77 

2.科研项目

3.学术专著

4.学术会议和学术交流

简介内容

5.科研奖励