Nigel Cassidy promoted to Reader

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Posted on 06 March 2012

Cassidy_Nigel Nigel Cassidy began his interest in geophysics through his BSc at Liverpool University, before taking his PhD here at Keele, on the use of radar for studying archaeological sites. He has been here ever since, initially as a University Research/ Teaching Fellow, then as Lecturer in 2004 and Senior Lecturer since 2007. Two features characterise Nigel's research; the first has been the identification of a key area of expertise that would have widespread applicability and long-term importance – namely, ground-penetrating radar (GPR), and its use in analysing near-surface features. The second has been his interest in inter-disciplinary research – especially important for a technique like GPR, in which the data collected can be invaluable in collaborative projects, and he was a 'Researcher in Residence' for the '3ME cross-disciplinary medical/ modelling' project (£300k grant from EPSRC).

He has been lead or co-applicant on £1.8M of research grants, and was awarded a highly prestigious Royal Society Industrial Fellowship (2008-2012). He has around 40 peer-reviewed publications, is a regular keynote speaker or chair at international conferences, and was awarded the Mintrop medal in 2009 by the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers. His own research work is complemented by his role as Director of Postgraduate Research for EPSAM, whilst his external activities include serving on national geophysics committees and the NERC Peer Review College.

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