Data Intensive Scientist & Researcher

The University of Hong Kong

Transforming Complex Data into Insights | Himalayan Geoscience

I am a dedicated and highly skilled researcher with over 6 years of expertise specialising in synthesising insights from complex social science, geological, spatial, and temporal data, using reasoning transparency and empirical analysis to solve real-world problems using numerical modeling, data analysis, and data visualisation. I'm currently based in Hong Kong, studying for a PhD in Earth Science at The University of Hong Kong.

Portfolio CV

About

I am eager to collaborate and apply my research skills with stakeholders across various sectors, including donors, charities, policy makers, and think tanks, to tackle complex challenges and contribute to impactful, effective, and tangible solutions.

I am available for short-term projects and longer-term engagements.

In my pursuit of impactful projects, I prioritise initiatives which:

Increase the number of people that will be helped as a result

Maximise the size of the positive effects per person

Have the potential to generate long-term, self-sustaining benefits, ensuring lasting impact and meaningful change.

Portfolio

My research involves multi-million-year-scale interactions between mantle geodynamics, crustal tectonics, topography, fluvial system evolution, and biotic migration and speciation, using the Miocene Himalaya as a case study.

I generate, analyse, and visualise spatial, temporal, and geological data to form an understanding of complex Earth system interactions, and evaluate and validate these insights using a wide variety of independent datasets.

I have taken multiple projects from idea inception, through successful grant making, totaling ~£185,000, to communication to a wide variety of audiences via peer-reviewed publications, presentations, and discussions.

Funded by the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) and the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship (HKU-PS).

Himalayan River Network Response To Progressive Himalayan Uplift

PhD project
(2022-present)

Himalayan Biotic Response To Progressive Mountain Uplift

PhD project
(2020-present)

The Influence of Earth’s Mantle Flow on Himalayan Uplift

PhD project
(2022-present)

Please note that these projects are currently unpublished and so the associated code is not yet publicly available on my GitHub. The code for these projects will be made publicly available once the projects are published. If you would like further details regarding these projects, including code samples, please contact me at hayley.hunt@hotmail.co.uk.