School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences staff directory

Meet the people behind the school

Senior Leadership Team

Professor Jon Shaw

Head of School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Dr Mark Holton

Associate Head of School (Graduate Outcomes)

Associate Head of School (Graduate Outcomes)
Dr Alison Stokes

Associate Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences

Associate Head of School (Education)
Dr Paul Simpson

Associate Head of School - Research

Associate Head of School (Research)
Dr Matt Telfer

Associate Head of School (Marketing and Recruitment)

Associate Head of School (Marketing and Recruitment)
Dr Martin Stokes

Deputy Head of School
Dr Anita Young

Science and Engineering School Technical Manager

Academic staff

Dr Billy Andrews

Teaching Fellow in Earth Sciences
Professor Ian Bailey

Professor of Environmental Politics
Dr Matt Bailey Ross

Lecturer in Environmental and Engineering Geology
Dr Uwe Balthasar

Lecturer in Palaeontology
Professor Will Blake

Professor of Catchment Science
Professor Sarah Boulton

Professor of Geohazards
Dr Souran Chatterjee

Lecturer in Energy Transitions -Environmental Management & Sustainability
Dr Paul Cole

Associate Professor of Volcanology
Dr Tim Daley

Associate Professor of Physical Geography

Associate Head of School (Strategy)
Dr Craig Dedman-Jones

Lecturer in Environmental Science
Dr Simon Dickinson

Lecturer in Geohazards and Risk
Dr Lee Durndell

Associate Professor in Clean Energy Transitions
Dr Stephen Essex

Associate Lecturer
Dr Sophie Fauset

Associate Professor in Terrestrial Ecology
Professor Mark Fitzsimons

Professor of Environmental Chemistry
Professor Ralph Fyfe

Professor
Dr Stephen Grimes

Associate Professor in Stable Isotope Geochemistry and Climate Change

SoGEES Senior Tutor
Dr Nichola Harmer

Lecturer in Human Geography
Dr Michelle Harris

Associate Professor in Earth Sciences
Dr Mark Holton

Associate Head of School (Graduate Outcomes)
Dr Katie Jones

Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry
Dr Cho Kwong Charlie Lam

Lecturer in Environmental Science
Dr Giuliano Laudone

Lecturer in Physical Chemistry
Professor Jamie Lead

Professor of Environmental Nanoscience
Dr Roy Lowry

Associate Professor (Teaching Fellow)
Dr Paul Lunt

Associate Professor in Environmental Science
Dr Hayley Manners

Lecturer in Organic Chemistry
Professor Anne Mather

Professor in Geomorphology
Dr Zoe Mildon

Associate Professor in Earth Sciences
Dr Angela Milne

Associate Professor in Marine Chemistry

Programme Leader for Environmental Sciences
Dr Thomas Murphy

Lecturer in Environmental Sciences
Dr Andrew Parsons

Lecturer in Geosciences
Professor Gregory Price

Professor of Earth Sciences
Professor Clive Sabel

Professor of Big Data and Spatial Science
Dr Andrew Seedhouse

Associate Professor in Transport Geography
Professor Jon Shaw

Head of School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Dr Paul Simpson

Associate Head of School - Research
Dr Christopher Smart

Associate Professor (Reader) in Palaeontology
Mr Nick Smith

Lecturer in Spatial Planning
Professor Iain Stewart MBE

Professor of Geoscience Communication, Sustainable Earth Institute
Dr Alison Stokes

Associate Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences

Associate Head of School (Education)
Dr Martin Stokes

Deputy Head of School
Dr Matt Telfer

Associate Head of School (Marketing and Recruitment)
Professor Simon Ussher

Professor of Marine and Analytical Chemistry

Associate Head of School (Research)
Dr Kim Ward

Lecturer in Human Geography
Dr Matthew Watkinson

Associate Professor in Energy Geoscience
Dr Matt Westoby

Associate Professor of Physical Geography
Dr Michael Wilde

Associate Professor in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
Dr Jessie Woodbridge

Lecturer
Professor Richard Yarwood

Professor of Human Geography

Affiliated teaching staff

Dr Lynda Rodwell

Associate Lecturer
Dr Andrew Turner

Associate Lecturer
Dr Stephen Essex

Associate Lecturer

Technical staff

Tim Absalom

Senior Technician
Erin Simmonds

Technician
Louise Argent

Senior Technician
Dr Marc Davies

Senior Technician
Dr Vannia Dos Santos Durndell

Senior Technician
Richard Hartley

Technical Specialist/Instructor
Mr William Jay

Senior Technician
Shaun Lewin

Technical Instructor
Kat Piper

Technician
Jamie Quinn

Technician (Cartographer)
Dr Paul Sutton

Technical Specialist/Instructor
Jane Thorning

Senior Technician
Dr Anita Young

Science and Engineering School Technical Manager

Research staff

Miss Amy Beswick

Research Assistant
Dr Laura Evenstar

Associate Professor
Dr Suryodoy Ghoshal

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Landscape Evolution Modelling
Dr Rupert Goddard

Research Fellow - Resilient Catchment Communities
Dr Nicola Mansfield

Research Fellow - Interdisciplinary Soil Assessment
Dr Kalani Perera

Research Fellow
Dr Eva Perrin

Research Fellow - River Pollution
Dr Rob Schindler

Researcher - SHET Fabsoil Project
Dr Jessy Williams

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Administrative staff

Donella Bone

Senior Support Administrator
Sally Smerdon

Senior Support Administrator

International Ocean Drilling Programme staff

Dr Jodie Fisher

IODP Science Office Scientific Communications, Applications and EDI Manager
Professor Tony Morris

Professor in Geophysics and Geodynamics
Dr Myriam Kars

IODP Science Office Publications Manager
Dr Chiara Amadori

IODP Science Office Proposals and Meetings Manager

Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership staff

Mr Richard Burningham

Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership Officer
Miss Rebecca Catterall

Development Officer (Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership)
Michael Parker-Bray

Communications Officer - Citizens' Rail / INTERREG
Miss Betsy Saunders

Social Media & Content Officer (Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership)