Mr. Sam Toon

Title: Research Fellow
Phone: (+44) 01782 7 33698
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Location: William Smith Building : WS 1.17
Role: Research Fellow in Applied & Environmental Geophysics.
Contacting me: Find me in my office or email me.
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I am a Research Fellow in Applied & Environmental Geophysics. I arrived at Keele in 2001, after working for a year in industry and before that as a Research Assistant at the University of Liverpool.

I am a Fellow of the Geological Society of London, a member of the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, a member of the Seismological Society of America and a member of the American Geophysical Union.

My interests are in microseismic monitoring and use of microgravity for detection of cavities. I have been involved in several projects monitoring stability of mines using microseismic activity, including monitoring of the abandoned salt mines beneath Northwich town centre before and during the ground stabilisation project to enable regeneration of the town centre.

I have also worked on vibrations from wind turbines and the possible impact on seismically sensitive installations, including the CTBT IMS seismic array at Eskdalemuir in Scotland.

Since 2005 I have with involved with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO). I have attended several training events, workshops and table top exercises for the On-Site Inspection (OSI) division. I was part of the Inspection Team for the Integrated Field Exercise in Kazakhstan in 2008. I am now involved with in second training cycle, training the next group of surrogate inspectors and the build-up the the next major exercise that will be held in Jordan in 2014.

Selected Publications

  • Pringle JK, Stimpson IG, Toon SM, Caunt S, Lane VS, Husband CR, Jones GM, Cassidy NJ, Styles P. 2008. Geophysical characterization of derelict coalmine workings and mineshaft detection: a case study from Shrewsbury, United Kingdom. NEAR SURFACE GEOPHYSICS, vol. 6(3), 185-194. link> full text>
  • Pringle JK, styles P, howell C, branston M, furner R, toon S. 2012. Long term time-lapse microgravity and geotechnical monitoring of relict salt-mines, Marston, Cheshire, UK. Geophysics, vol. 77(6), B287-B294. doi> link> full text>
  • Styles P, Westwood R, Toon S. 2012. Low Frequency Vibrations generated by Wind Turbine Farms: Their effect on the CTBTO IMS station at Eskdalemuir, Scotland. http://www.earthdoc.org/: EAGE. link>
  • Westwood R, Toon S, Styles P. 2011. Studies of Vibrations from Wind Turbines in the Vicinity of the Eskdalemuir (AS104) IMS Station. Vienna: CTBTO. link>
  • Westwood RF, Styles P, Toon S. 2011. Monitoring and Modelling the Vibrational Effects of Small (<50 kW) Wind Turbines on the Eskdalemuir IMS Station. INCE/Europe. link>

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Journal Articles

  • Pringle JK, styles P, howell C, branston M, furner R, toon S. 2012. Long term time-lapse microgravity and geotechnical monitoring of relict salt-mines, Marston, Cheshire, UK. Geophysics, vol. 77(6), B287-B294. doi> link> full text>
  • Pringle JK, Cassidy NJ, Styles P, Stimpson IG, Toon SM. 2011. Training the next generation of near-surface geophysicists: team-based, student-led, problem-solving field exercises, Cumbria, UK. Near Surface Geophysics, vol. 9(4), 397. doi> link>
  • Pringle JK, Cassidy NJ, Styles P, Stimpson IG, Toon SM. 2010. Training the next generation of near-surface geophysicists: team-based, student-led, problem-solving field exercises, Cumbria, UK. NEAR SURFACE GEOPHYSICS, vol. 8(6), 503-517. link> doi> full text>
  • Pringle JK, Stimpson IG, Toon SM, Caunt S, Lane VS, Husband CR, Jones GM, Cassidy NJ, Styles P. 2008. Geophysical characterization of derelict coalmine workings and mineshaft detection: a case study from Shrewsbury, United Kingdom. NEAR SURFACE GEOPHYSICS, vol. 6(3), 185-194. link> full text>

Other

  • Styles P, Westwood R, Toon S. 2012. Low Frequency Vibrations generated by Wind Turbine Farms: Their effect on the CTBTO IMS station at Eskdalemuir, Scotland. http://www.earthdoc.org/: EAGE. link>
  • Westwood R, Toon S, Styles P. 2011. Studies of Vibrations from Wind Turbines in the Vicinity of the Eskdalemuir (AS104) IMS Station. Vienna: CTBTO. link>
  • Westwood RF, Styles P, Toon S. 2011. Monitoring and Modelling the Vibrational Effects of Small (<50 kW) Wind Turbines on the Eskdalemuir IMS Station. INCE/Europe. link>
  • Stuart G, Murray T, Brisbourne A, Styles P, Toon S. 2005. Seismic emissions from a surging glacier: Bakaninbreen, Svalbard. ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY, VOL 42, 2005 (vol. 42, pp. 151-157). link> doi>
  • Toon SM, Styles P, England R, Stimpson I. 2005. Microseismic and Infrasound Monitoring of Low Frequency Noise and Vibrations from Windfarms: Recommendations on the siting of windfarms in the vicinity of Eskdalemuir, Scotland.