Godalming, England, United Kingdom
Specialist Expertise Engineering Geology of Glaciated and Periglaciated Terrains, Geological Ground Model Development, Remote Sensing, GIS, and Spatial Data Modelling, LiDAR and InSAR, Geological Hazards and Problematic Ground Conditions, Geotechnical Hazards and Risk Assessment, Geotechnical Databases and Data Management, Risk-Based Contaminated Land Assessment, Digital Geohazard Assessment. Engineering Geology of Chalk - Hemel Hempstead, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Hertford, Knebworth, Watford, Radlett, Shenley, Cambridge, Norwich, Reading, Henley, Shiplake, Crossways, Maidenhead, Chalfonts, High Wycombe, Princes Risborough, Salisbury, Andover, Dover, Folkestone, Goodwood Expert Opinions Expert opinions and CPR Part 35 compliant expert witness reports have been provided for slope and landslide-related claims, adequacy of investigations in relict periglacial-terrains, instability caused by quarrying, clay extraction, slope removal, open-cast backfill, embankment failures, and coal mining. Qualifications PhD by Publication Computer-Based Modelling and Analysis in Engineering Geology BSc (Hons) Engineering Geology & Geotechnics Portsmouth Polytechnic Chartered Geologist Registered Ground Engineering Adviser (RoGEP) Fellow of the Geological Society Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Once a Chartered Engineer via the IMM Council Member and Trustee of the Geological Society
2019 - Present Service as Council Member and Trustee of the Geological Society 2019 – 2023 Service as the Geological Society representative to the UK Register of Ground Engineering Professionals Board 2019 – 2023 Service as a committee member of the Professional Committee of the Geological Society 2017 – Present Organising Committee Annual Conference of the Engineering Group of the Geological Society. 2016 - 2017 Organising Committee Joint Quaternary Research Association / Engineering Group Annual Discussion Meeting, Quaternary engineering geology: implications for glaciated and periglaciated terrains, Durham University. 2010 – 2017 Engineering Group of the Geological Society Working Party on Glacial and Periglacial Engineering Geology. 2009 – Present Secretary of the International Association for Engineering Geology Commission 22: Landscape Evolution and Engineering Geology. 2006 – Present Engineering Group of the Geological Society Working Party on the Training of Engineering Geologists. 2005 – Present Engineering Group of the Geological Society Working Party on Geohazards (Committee Chair) 2005 – 2006 Organising Committee (Field Trip Liaison Officer) 10th International Association of Engineering Geologists Congress, Engineering Geology for Tomorrow's Cities, September 2006. Nottingham, UK. 2003 Organising Committee of the Annual Conference of the International Association of Mathematical Geology, Portsmouth, UK. 1995 - Present Geological Society Engineering Group Annual Field Meeting Convenor. 2002 - Present Committee Member of the Geological Society Engineering Group. 1993 - 1996 Committee Member of the Geological Society Remote Sensing Group. 1991 - 1996 Member of the Association of Geotechnical Specialists Working Party on the electronic transfer of geotechnical data from ground investigations.
2023 Engineering Geology of Ironbridge and Shropshire Lead Mining 2021 Engineering geology of canals, Somerset – the William Smith legacy 2019 Engineering Geology of the area around Swansea and Cardiff Bay 2018 Engineering Geology of Ripon and the Vale of York 2017 Engineering Geology of Lyme Regis 2016 Quaternary Periglaciation of Kent 2012 Engineering Geology of Dieppe, France 2011 Engineering Geology of South Wales 2010 Engineering Geology of North East England 2009 Engineering Geology of the French Alps in the Area around Grenoble 2008 Engineering Geology of Bathstone Mining and the Severn Barrage 2007 Engineering Geology of Ironbridge and the Welsh Borders 2006 Engineering Geology of Dorset 2005 Engineering Geology of the Peak District 2004 Engineering Geology of the A55 North Wales 2003 Coastal Engineering Geology of the Isle Wight 2003 Engineering Geology of the Lambeth Group 2002 Landslides and Slope Stability in South Wales 2001 Engineering Geology of the M2 Widening and CTRL, Kent 2000 Engineering Geology of Scarborough 1999 Coastal Engineering Geology of Hunstanton and North Norfolk 1998 Periglacial and Proglacial Sediments and Landforms in the Area around Stoke on Trent 1997 Engineering Geology of the Chalk
MSc Units Taught On: Contaminated Land & Groundwater Protection Contaminated Land Assessment & Remediation Ground Models and Ground Investigation Geological and Environmental Hazards Geomechanics of Natural Hazards Fundamentals of Contaminated Land Engineering Geology Principles Topics in Engineering Geology Engineering Geomorphology Risk Analysis and Assessment Topics in Contaminated Land Remote Sensing and GIS Level 6: Contaminated Land and Groundwater Management Hazard and Risk Analysis Landslides and Slope Stability Past Climates and Landscapes Contaminated Land Applied Geoscience Study Tour Spatial Data Acquisition and Analysis Risk Analysis and Assessment, Geoscience Information Systems, Geohazard Management Level 5 Units Taught On: Professional Skills for Applied Geoscientists Ground Investigation Engineering Stratigraphy Professional Skills for Applied Geoscientists, Geotechnics, Engineering Soil and Rock Assessment, Geoscience Data Analysis and Modelling Level 4 Units Taught On: Geological Hazards and Engineering Geology How the Earth Works Natural Hazards Introducing Mathematics and Physics for Geoscientists Quantitative Methods
Principal lecturing and research areas include geological hazards, Quaternary Geology and engineering geomorphology, landslides and slope stability, contaminated land, risk analysis and assessment, geohazard management and remediation, spatial data modelling, geostatistical techniques, geographical information systems and geoscience databases, remote sensing and image analysis. Experience of co-ordinating and running fieldwork programmes to North Norfolk (Quaternary geology and engineering geomorphology), Malverns (engineering rock and soil assessment), Broadway, Cotswolds (engineering geomorphology), Villerville, Normandy, (geohazard assessment), Portland, Lyme Regis and Dorset (geohazard assessment), Kent (landslides and slope instability), Isle of Skye (Quaternary geology), French Alps, Provence and the Massif Central (geological hazards and engineering geology study tour). As Applied Geoscience Programme Manager was responsible for the BEng (Hons) Engineering Geology and Geotechnics and BSc (Hons) Geological Hazards pathways. Chaired of the Applied Geoscience Board of Examiners, Applied Geoscience Board of Studies and Applied Geoscience Unit Assessment Boards. Acted as the Applied Geoscience Admissions Tutor. Active involvement in the University Widening Participation Project.
Isle of Wight (Tertiary and Cretaceous terrains, engineering geology of the chalk, coastal landslides) Isle of Portland (Jurassic terrains, coastal landslides) Lyme Regis (Jurassic terrains, coastal landslides, slope stabilisation) Lulworth Cove (Jurassic, Cretaceous terrains, geological mapping) Malverns (Pre-Cambrian terrains, rock mass assessment) Cotswolds (Jurassic and periglacial terrains, engineering geomorphological, landslides) North Norfolk (Glacial terrains, coastal landslides) North Wales (Glacial terrains, complex geological models, engineering geology) Kent (Cretaceous, Tertiary and periglacial terrains, coastal landslides) Isle of Skye (Quaternary and igneous terrains, large scale landslides) Villerville, Normandy (Jurassic terrains, coastal landslides) French Alps (Tectonic and glacial terrains, landslides, engineering geology) Provence (Permo-Triassic terrains, engineering geology, geological hazards) Massif Central (Volcanic terrains)