My principal research interests are
(see also the tabs above for publications)
Improving our understanding of
Antarctic ice mass balance using
data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)
Using GPS measurements of 3d crustal movements to understand 1) changes
in the Antarctic ice sheet since Last Glacial Maximum; and 2) the
structure of Earth
(lithosphere & mantle)
Absolute
sea level change
over past few centuries using tide gauge data and GPS measurements of
their vertical movement
Ice sheet dynamics (ice streams
and ice shelves), such as vertical tidal motion, tidal modulation of
flow, long-term changes in elevation and velocity
Improving the accuracy and precision of
GPS/GNSS
time series to enable further advances in our understanding of the
solid earth, ice sheets
and tropospheric water vapour,
including the
Detection of Offsets in GPS timeseries Experiment (DOGEx)
Want to know what
geodesy is? Take a look at this video
PhD opportunities: Thinking
of undertaking a PhD?Feel free to discuss ideas with me.
Postdoctoral positions:
If you have a Ph. D., a strong C.V., and would like to do research
with us, I am particularly keen to encourage and help you to apply for
Fellowships (e.g., EU Marie Curie). Contact me to discuss submitting a
proposal.
Research Hosting Programme: If you would be interested to
visit us for an extended period of research, contact me to discuss ideas.
For those with a strong C.V. relative to opportunity, we can also apply for
funding.
As a geodesy group we use geodetic tools to work
on problems relating to Earth geophysics, notably Earth's global water
cycle, sea level change and polar ice mass balance. We also seek to advance
the accuracy and precision of those geodetic tools (e.g., Global Navigation
Satellite Systems (GNSS/GPS), GRACE and SLR).
My wife, Julia, and I are presently living in
Tasmania,
Australia after living in the UK on 'Tyneside' since September 2001. Julia
now looks after our three (!) daughters, Lara (5), April (3) and Chloe (1)
on a full-time basis. A number of Christian lecturers and researchers
recently wrote an open
letter to the students of Newcastle University to encourage them to
consider the Christian faith. The Christian faith may be summarised briefly:
there are two ways to live ...
