School of Geography - Faculty of Environment

SHORT CV

Present Position

• Chair of Physical Geography
• Director of Research
• Director of water@leeds

Previous Posts

• 2006 -2007: Reader in Physical Geography, School of Geography, University of Leeds
• 2005-2006: Lecturer in Physical Geography, School of Geography, University of Leeds
• 2004-onwards: Director MSc Catchment Dynamics and Management;
  GIS for Catchment Dynamics and Management, School of Geography, University of Leeds
• 2002-2005: NERC Research Fellow, School of Geography, University of Leeds
• 2000-2002: Tutor, Physical Geography, School of Geography, University of Leeds
• 1999-2002: Lecturer (part-time), Environmental Science, University of Durham
• 1997-2000: Tutor, Department of Geography, University of Durham
• 1998-2000: Tutor, Hatfield College, University of Durham
• 1998-1999: MCR President, Hatfield College, University of Durham
• 1997-1998: MCR Vice-President, Hatfield College, University of Durham
• 1998-2000: Member of Hatfield College Working Party on Admissions, University of Durham
• 1997-2000: Research Student, Department of Geography, University of Durham

Qualifications & Education

• 2011 Awarded Gordon Warwick medal by the British Society for Geomorphology
• 2007 Philip Leverhulme Prize
• 2005 Awarded Chartered Geographer status from the Royal Geographical Society
• 1997-2000: Ph.D., University of Durham. Runoff generation in upland blanket peat covered catchments.
  Funded by University of Durham and submitted within three years of commencement
• 1998-2000: Awarded as University of Durham Lindsay Scholar
• 1994-1997: BA Hons Geography. Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge

Membership of Learned Societies

• 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society
• Executive Committee Trustee of British Society for Geomorphology
• Member of the British Hydrological Society Regional Committee 2008-2011
• Regional co-ordinator for the Royal Geographical Society 2006-2009
• 2003- Member of the American Geophysical Union
• 2000- Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society - IBG
• 2000- Member of the European Geosciences Union
• 1999- Member of the British Hydrological Society
• 1997- Member of the British Geomorphological Research Group
• 1997- Member of the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation

Other Details

Research Council Committes

• NERC Changing Water Cycle Advisory panel 2009-2014
• NERC Flood Risk from Extreme Events (FREE) Programme Steering Group member
  http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/thematics/free/
• Member of the NERC Peer Review College
  http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/prcollege/index.shtml

Postdoctoral and research assistant supervision

• Dr Rizwan Nawaz: December 2011-
Dr Zoe Wallage: September 2011-
• Dr Catherine Wearing: Sept 2009-2011
• Miss Sarah Buckmaster: Sept 2009-2011
• Dr Kerrylyn Johnston: July 2009-
• Dr Richard Grayson: April 2009-
• Dr Bjorn Roebrek: Aug 2008-April 2009
• Dr Richard Smart: May 2007-2011
• Dr Nanlin Jin: April 2006-June 2009
• Dr Paul Kay: September 2005-
• Dr Alona Armstrong: January 2005-August 2007
• Mr Tim Jones: July 2005 - September 2005
• Dr Laura Shotbolt: December 2004 – August 2005
• Miss Eleanor Maxfield: November 2003 – September 2004
• Mr David Milledge: June 2004 – October 2004
• Mr Vincent Holden: June 2003 – October 2003