David Healy

(he/him)
University of Leeds
Current PositionDirector of Geosolutions Leeds, Chair in Geomechanics
Email[email protected]
Department(s)School of Earth and Environment
ECRNo
YES.DTN Core ThemesDynamic Earth, Natural Hazards & Earth Processes
Profile(s)David Healy (0000-0003-2685-1498) – ORCID

Key Research Interests

  • Rock mechanics
  • Rock physics
  • Structural geology
  • Geomechanics
  • Heat flow 

Recent Key Papers

  • Mura, V., Arancibia, G., Browning, J., Healy, D., López-Contreras, C., Morata, D., Maza, S. and Cardona, C., 2025. Structural control on the Southern Andean Nevados de Chillán geothermal system. Journal of Structural Geology, 196, p.105380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105380
  • Adamus, F.P., Healy, D., Meredith, P.G. and Mitchell, T.M., 2024. Multi‐porous extension of anisotropic poroelasticity: Linkage with micromechanics. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 48(8), pp.2152-2178. https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.3722
  • Heeb, J., Healy, D., Timms, N.E. and Gomez-Rivas, E., 2023. Rapid hydration and weakening of anhydrite under stress: implications for natural hydration in the Earth’s crust and mantle. Solid earth, 14(9), pp.985-1003. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-985-2023