Pete's Page
Like most peoples' personal Web pages, this one is continually (in fact sporadically) being updated, so apologies for any bits which may not work properly. Please e-mail me (address below) if you have any comments.
Pete's PageLike most peoples' personal Web pages, this one is continually (in fact sporadically) being updated, so apologies for any bits which may not work properly. Please e-mail me (address below) if you have any comments.
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I have been on the faculty of Newcastle University since 1998 (Lecturer 1998-2004, Reader 2004-2007, Professor from 2007). I now hold the position of Professor of Geophysical Geodesy in the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences; prior to the formation of this School in 2002, I was part of the Department of Geomatics.
I am involved in the teaching of both of our geomatics degree programmes: B.Sc.(Hons.) Surveying and Mapping Science, and B.Sc.(Hons) Geographic Information Science; and also in the B.Sc. (Hons.) Physical Geography that we teach jointly with the School of Geography. More information about my undergraduate teaching duties can be found on Pete's Teaching Page. I also lead several of our Continuing Professional Development short courses.
My research concerns the use of high-precision geodesy (mostly GPS) to observe the deformation of the solid Earth at all spatial scales, and the use of these observations to understand Earth's rheology (in particular, the rheology of the continental crust and its relationship to the earthquake cycle) and the seasonal water cycle. GPS geodesy is an amazing geophysical tool and can provide information about all kinds of processes in the solid Earth, hydrosphere and atmosphere. Unfortunately, to isolate any one signal of interest it is necessary to understand and remove a whole lot of other interesting signals!
I am a member of the Board of Editors of the Journal of Geodesy, the IAG's official journal (impact factor 2.414 in 2011). Please consider publishing your geodetic research results there.
More information can be found on Pete's Research Page or in my official departmental research profile. See also my full publications list. (Researcher ID: B-1783-2008) (ORCID: 0000-0003-1276-8300).
In addition to teaching and research I have carried out several administrative roles, and played an active part in a number of internal, external and international working groups and committees. Recently (April - December 2003) I was on sabbatical at the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. See my Curriculum Vitae for more details.
Check out Pete's Links Page for some Earth Science, geodesy and Newcastle University-related info, or Pete's Fun Page for some outdoor and amusing links.
Last modified 2012-Nov12 by PJC.