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Contacts

General queries should be made to:

orau@rlaha.ox.ac.uk

or to our postal address:

Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit Research Laboratory for Archaeology
Dyson Perrins Building
South Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3QY
U.K.
 
Tel +44 1865 285229

More specific queries can be made to the staff of ORAU listed below.  A full list of personnel is maintained by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology along with details of research interests.


Director: Prof Christopher Bronk Ramsey (christopher.ramsey@rlaha.ox.ac.uk)

Contact for information on:

  • the running of the unit and its services
  • general policy of the unit
  • radiocarbon research
  • accelerator mass spectrometry
  • radiocarbon calibration and OxCal
  • the use of statistical methods

Deputy Director: Dr Tom Higham (thomas.higham@rlaha.ox.ac.uk)

Contact for information on:

  • archaeological applications of radiocarbon
  • sampling advice for radiocarbon dating
  • radiocarbon pre-treatment research
  • the NERC funding arrangements (ORADS)

Mass spectrometry manager: Dr Peter Ditchfield (peter.ditchfield@rlaha.ox.ac.uk)

Contact for information on:

  • stable isotope mass spectrometry
  • issues concerning stable isotope values
  • details of current stable isotope projects

Radiocarbon Laboratory Post-Doctoral Chemist: Dr Fiona Brock (fiona.brock@rlaha.ox.ac.uk)

Contact for information on:

  • details of chemical pretreatment for radiocarbon samples
  • issues concerning chemical pretreatment in radiocarbon
  • details of current chemical developments at ORAU
Administrative Officer: Mrs Diane Baker (diane.baker@rlaha.ox.ac.uk)

Contact for information on:

  • all administrative and financial matters
  • radiocarbon dating services (non technical)
  • details of sample submission
  • current status of samples

Laboratory infrastructure manager: Mr Martin Humm (martin.humm@rlaha.ox.ac.uk)

Contact for information on:

  • buildings
  • laboratory equipment development
  • equipment procurement and servicing
  • AMS-only services

AMS manager: Mr Philip Leach (phil.leach@rlaha.ox.ac.uk)

Contact for information on:

  • Accelerator mass spectrometer
  • AMS-only services (status of samples)

Radiocarbon pre-treatment technicians:

Angela Bowles (angela.bowles@rlaha.ox.ac.uk)
Jane Davies (jane.davies@rlaha.ox.ac.uk)
Barbara Emery (barbara.emery@rlaha.ox.ac.uk)