Biography
I was appointed as a lecturer in geophysics and geology at Keele in 1987. My first degree was in geology at the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College and I then went on to study earthquake source mechanics at University College Cardiff for my Ph.D. Before arriving at Keele I did some postdoctoral work setting up a seismic network in Brazil and computer modelling sandstone deposition based in Cardiff as well as analysing the French underground nuclear test in Algeria for the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Blacknest.
Research and scholarship
Further information can be found on my personal web page.
Teaching
Science Foundation Year
- ESC-00002 : Geology of the Planets
Year 1
- ESC-10019 : Planetary Geology
- ESC-10005 : Geology Fieldwork and Transferable Skills
- ESC-10015 : ESS Fieldwork and Transferable Skills
Year 2
- ESC-20012 : Advanced Fieldwork Skills
Year 3
- ESC-30002 : Fieldwork
- ESC-30011 : Advanced Tectonics and Structural Geology
- ESC-30012 : Advanced Geophysics
Year 4
- ESC-40001 : Computing Skills for Earth Scientists
- ESC-40002 : Programming Skills for Earth Scientists
Selected Publications
-
2017. Engineering investigation and assessment. In Engineering Geology and Geomorphology of Glaciated and Periglaciated Terrains Engineering Group Working Party Report. Geological Society of London. doi> full text>
-
2011. Japan's Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. Geology Today, vol. 27(3), 96-98. link>
-
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> full text>
Full Publications List show
Journal Articles
-
2019. Geophysical Investigations of WW2 UK air-raid shelters. Journal of Conflict Archaeology, vol. 13(3), 167-197. link> doi> link> full text>
-
2016. The Rise and Fall of a Collaboration: Reflections on the benefits, challenges and lessons learned from an joint England-China teaching initiative. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, 32-56. link>
-
2015. Geophysical surveys to help map buried igneous intrusions, Snowdonia, North Wales, UK. Geology Today, vol. 31(3), 109-115. doi> link> full text>
-
2015. Preparing international students for the diversity of assessment in UK High Education. PedRIO, vol. 7(Inclusive Assessment), 30-35. link>
-
2011. Japan's Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. Geology Today, vol. 27(3), 96-98. link>
-
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> full text>
-
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>
-
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> doi> full text>
-
1988. EVOLUTION OF INTRAPLATE SEISMICITY IN THE JOAO-CAMARA REGION, NE BRAZIL. GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL-OXFORD, vol. 92(3), 527. link>
-
1988. SEISMOTECTONICS, NEOTECTONICS AND PLATE KINEMATICS OF THE NORTH CHILEAN CONTINENTAL FORE-ARC. GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL-OXFORD, vol. 92(3), 528. link>
-
1988. THE SAMAMBAIA ACTIVE FAULT SYSTEM, JOAO-CAMARA NE BRAZIL. GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL-OXFORD, vol. 92(3), 527. link>
-
Tracking Sustainability Concepts in Geology and Earth Science Teaching and Learning, Keele University, UK. The Journal of Academic Development and Education (JADE). full text>
Chapters
-
2017. Engineering investigation and assessment. In Engineering Geology and Geomorphology of Glaciated and Periglaciated Terrains Engineering Group Working Party Report. Geological Society of London. doi> full text>
Other
PGT/PGR Students
PGR students
Current students
- Karl Clark. PhD Title: Sedimentary controls on secondary processes: Deformation bands in reservoirs
- James Foey. PhD Title: The influence of halokinesis on shallow-marine sediments in salt basins: The Fulmar Formation, Central North Sea, UK
- Stuart Campbell. PhD Title: Unconventional and geothermal energy resources within the Main Karoo Basin, South Africa
- Raad Eissa. PhD Title: Application of multi-parameter geophysical techniques for the sub-surface investigation
Past students
Aidan Parkes, 2010. A multi-disciplinary study of the origin and glaciological significance of the Woore Moraine, Shropshire.
Resulting papers: Ann. Glac. ; PGA
*Accreditation is dependent on the degree route and modules taken