Benjamin Mills

(he/him)
University of Leeds
Current PositionProfessor
Emailb.mills@leeds.ac.uk
Department(s)School of Earth and Environment – Earth Surface Science Institute
ECRNo
YES.DTN Core ThemesDynamic Earth, Natural Hazards & Earth Processes
Profile(s)Benjamin Mills (0000-0002-9141-0931) – ORCID

Key Research Interests

  • Biogeochemisty
  • Co-evolution of life and the Earth
  • Earth System Models

Recent Key Papers

  • Merdith AS, Gernon TM, Maffre P, Donnadieu Y, Godderis Y, Longman J, Muller RD, Mills BJW. 2025. Phanerozoic icehouse climates as the result of multiple solid-Earth cooling mechanisms. Science Advances. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adm9798
  • Alcott LJ, Walton C, Planavsky NJ, Shorttle O, Mills BJW. 2024. Crustal carbonate build-up as a driver for Earth’s oxygenation. Nature Geoscience. 458-464 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01417-1.
  • Gurung K, Field KJ, Batterman SA, Poulton SW, Mills BJW. 2024. Geographic range of plants drives long-term climate change. Nature Communications. 15. https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/209483