George Graham

Dr George Graham

Job title: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, School of Marine Science and Engineering (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Address: A508, Portland Square, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +441752584599
Facsimile: +44 (0)1752 232406
Email: george.graham@plymouth.ac.uk

Role

Postdoctoral Research Fellow on 'Particles from Space' project
Member of Coastal Processes Research Group

Qualifications & background

2008 - present: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Science, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.
2004 - 2008: PhD, School of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Science, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK. "Biomediation of Turbulence and Suspended Sediment Characteristics in Marsh Surface Flows - The Influence of Spartina anglica."
2003 - 2004: MSc Applied Marine Science, School of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Science, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK. "Hydro- and sedimentary dynamics in shallow, vegetated flows: initial laboratory investigations."
1999 - 2002: BA (Hons) Geography, University of Durham, Durham, UK.

Research interests

Dynamics of suspended, cohesive sediments in estuarine and coastal environments.
Mean flow, turbulence and suspended sediment dynamics in shallow, vegetated flows.
Holography for observation of suspended, flocculated sediments.
Automated methods for particle settling velocity and size estimation.

Publications
Peer Reviewed:

Braithwaite, K.M., Bowers, D.G., Nimmo Smith, W.A.M., Graham, G.W., Agrawal, Y.C., and Mikkelsen, O.A. (submitted). Observations of particle density and scattering in the Tamar Estuary. Marine Geology.

Graham, G.W., and Nimmo-Smith, W.A.M. (2010) The application of holography to the analysis of size and settling velocity of suspended cohesive sediments. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 8, 1-15.

Bowers, D.G., Braithwaite, K.M., Nimmo-Smith, W.A.M., and Graham, G.W. (2009) Light scattering by particles suspended in the sea: The role of particle size and density. Continental Shelf Research , 29 (14), 1748-1755.

Graham, G.W., Bass, S.J., Nimmo-Smith, W.A.M., and Manning, A.J. (2007). Flow modification by Spartina anglica. Journal of Coastal Research , SI 50, 778-783.

Manning, A.J., Martens, C., de Mulder, T., Vanlede, J., Winterwerp, J.C., Ganderton, P. and Graham, G.W., (2007). Mud floc observations in the turbidity maximum zone of the Scheldt Estuary during neap tides. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 50, 832-836.

Graham, G.W., and Manning, A.J., (2007). Floc size and settling velocity in tidal wetlands: preliminary observations from laboratory experimentation. Continental Shelf Research, SI 27, 1060-1079.

Abstracts:

Graham, G.W., and Nimmo-Smith, W.A.M. 2008. The Application of Holography to the Analysis of Size and Settling Velocity of Suspended Cohesive Sediments. Particles in Europe (PiE) Abstract Volume, 13 - 14 October, ISMAR-CNR, Bologna, Italy.

Graham, G.W., Bass, S.J., Manning, A.J, and Nimmo Smith, W.A.M., (2008). Vegetative Influences on Saltmarsh Suspended Sediment Transport. INTERCOH 2007 Abstract Volume, 25 - 28 September, Brest, France.

Graham, G.W., Manning, A., Friend, P.L., Thompson, C., and Amos, C.L., 2004. The influence of Spartina Anglica on the flocculation of cohesive sediments: a laboratory investigation, in BIOFLOW Workshop III Abstract Volume, 22 - 26 August 2004. Venice International University, Venice, Italy, 39pp

Graham, G.W., and Manning, A.J. 2004. Floc characteristics and mass settling flux modifications during marsh inundation: initial laboratory investigations, in Challenger Conference for Marine Sciences Abstract Volume, 13 - 17 September, 2004. University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, 269pp.