Position

• Lecturer in the Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC)
• Previously: RCUK Academic Fellow in Environmental Informatics - a joint position in LEC and the School of Computing and Communications (SCC).
• Previously : Royal Society University Research Fellow

Research interests

• understanding physical aspects of Earth surface change
• lava flows and volcanic domes
• fluid dynamics of volcano degassing
• electrification of volcanic plumes and particle aggregation
• coastal erosion and sediment dynamics
• development of appropriate and adaptive field methodologies

Tools and techniques

• laser scanning (Riegl LMS-Z210ii and LPM-321)
• thermal imaging (FLIR ThermaCam S40)
• computational fluid dynamics (Flow3D)
• close-range photogrammetry (VMS)
• remote time-lapse imaging (multiple dSLRs and remote housings)

Teaching

• ENV.322 & 452 Volcanic processes field course (A trip to Mt. Etna, Sicily)
• ENV.320 Introduction to geophysical techniques
• LEC.422 Data assimilation and integration (it's all about the metadata...)
• SCC.130 Information Systems (5 weeks of SQL and database intro.)
• SCC.245 Innovation (lectures on image-based modelling)

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