Barbara Ann Maher is Professor Emerita of Environmental Science at Lancaster University.
16 Facts About Barbara Maher
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Barbara Maher remained there for her graduate studies, earning a PhD in environmental geophysics for research on the origins and transformations of magnetic minerals in soils.
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Barbara Maher joined the School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia as a lecturer in 1987 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1996 and Reader in 1998.
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Barbara Maher developed spatial and temporal reconstructions of the Asian palaeomonsoon.
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Barbara Maher was the Royal Institution Scientists for the new century lecturer in 1999.
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Barbara Maher edited the book Quaternary Climates, Environments and Magnetism in 1999.
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Barbara Maher was described by Richard Harrison as having "single-handedly developed the field of environmental magnetism".
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Barbara Maher demonstrated that soils that were exposed to higher rainfall make more magnetite.
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Barbara Maher has studied how windblown dusts impacted the levels of greenhouse gases.
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Barbara Maher is interested in magnetic records of Quaternary terrestrial sediments.
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Barbara Maher launched the Quantifying Uncertainty in the Earth System Working Group on Dust in 2008.
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In 2013 Barbara Maher demonstrated that silver birch trees could be used as pollution filters.
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Barbara Maher's work was examined by Michael Mosley and Gabriel Weston on the BBC show Trust Me, I'm a Doctor.
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In 2016 Barbara Maher found toxic, metal-rich nanoparticles in human brain tissue.
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Barbara Maher became concerned that these magnetite particles could be linked to Alzheimer's disease, mental illness and reduced intelligence.
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Barbara Maher has appeared on numerous BBC News and World Service TV and radio programmes, including BBC Radio 4's Inside Science in 2018, discussing the Government of the United Kingdom Clean Air Strategy.