I am enthusiastic about Quaternary geochronology, specifically luminescence dating. Previously, as part of my PhD research, I tested and developed the infrared radiofluorescence (IR-RF) dating method applied to both coarse-grained K-feldspar and polymineral fine-grains, on loess sediments from the Luochuan loess-palaeosol sequence on the Chinese Loess Plateau. Additionally I compared the IR-RF signal with the more conventional post-IR IR stimulated luminescence (pIRIRSL) and with the newly developed IR photo luminescence (IRPL) signals in coastal sediments from Sardinia, Italy. Starting in 2023, I will be working on a DFG funded project in which we will investigate the characteristics and potential of yellow stimulated luminescence signals from feldspar for dating Quaternary sediments.

Buchanan, G. R., Tsukamoto, S., Zhang, J., Long, H., 2022. Testing the natural limits of infrared radiofluorescence dating of the Luochuan loess-palaeosol sequence, Chinese Loess Plateau. Radiat. Meas. 155. doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2022.106797