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 Simon Ussher

Associate Professor of Marine and Analytical Chemistry

Associate Head of School (Research)
Professor Sean Comber

Professor of Environmental Chemistry
Dr Stephen Grimes

Associate Head of School - Education and Student Experience
Dr Sarah Boulton

Associate Professor in Active Neotectonics
Dr Martin Stokes

Associate Professor in Geological Sciences
Dr Anita Young

Science and Engineering School Technical Manager

Academic staff

Professor Mark Anderson

Professor of Geology
Professor Ian Bailey

Professor of Environmental Politics
Dr Uwe Balthasar

Lecturer in Palaeontology
Professor Simon Belt

Professor of Chemistry
Professor Will Blake

Professor of Catchment Science
Dr Sarah Boulton

Associate Professor in Active Neotectonics
John Bull

Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Pollution Ecology
Dr Caroline Clason

Associate Professor of Glaciology
Dr Paul Cole

Associate Professor of Volcanology
Professor Sean Comber

Professor of Environmental Chemistry
Dr Tim Daley

Associate Professor of Physical Geography
Dr Scott Davidson

Lecturer in Ecosystem Resilience
Dr Simon Dickinson

Lecturer in Geohazards and Risk
Dr Lee Durndell

Lecturer in Chemistry
Dr Stephen Essex

Associate Professor in Geography
Dr Sophie Fauset

Lecturer in Environmental Science
Dr Meriel FitzPatrick

Lecturer in Earth Sciences (Education)
Professor Mark Fitzsimons

Professor of Environmental Chemistry
Professor Ralph Fyfe

Professor
Professor David Gilvear

Professor of River Science
Dr Stephen Grimes

Associate Head of School - Education and Student Experience
Dr Catherine Gutmann Roberts

Lecturer in Environmental Science
Dr Nichola Harmer

Lecturer in Human Geography
Dr Michelle Harris

Lecturer in Earth Sciences
Dr Mark Holton

Lecturer in Human Geography
Dr Giuliano Laudone

Lecturer in Physical Chemistry
Dr Anthony Lewis

Associate Professor in Environmental Organic Chemistry
Dr Roy Lowry

Associate Professor (Teaching Fellow)
Dr Paul Lunt

Associate Professor in Environmental Science
Dr Hayley Manners

Lecturer in Organic Chemistry
Dr Irene Manzella

Associate Professor of Engineering Geology and Geohazards
Professor Anne Mather

Professor in Geomorphology
Dr Zoe Mildon

Lecturer in Earth Sciences
Dr Angela Milne

Lecturer in Environmental Science
Professor Tony Morris

Professor
Professor Gregory Price

Professor of Earth Sciences
Dr Lynda Rodwell

Associate Professor in Ecological Economics
Dr Richard Sandford

Lecturer in Environmental Science (Education)
Dr Ian Selby

Director of Sustainable Geoscience
Professor Jon Shaw

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

Associate Professor of Human Geography
Dr Christopher Smart

Associate Professor (Reader) in Palaeontology
Dr Alan Smith

Lecturer in Environmental Management
Professor Iain Stewart MBE

Professor of Geoscience Communication, Sustainable Earth Institute
Dr Alison Stokes

Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Science Education
Dr Martin Stokes

Associate Professor in Geological Sciences
Dr Matt Telfer

Associate Professor of Physical Geography
Dr Alison Turner

Lecturer in Chemistry and Environmental Geochemistry (Education)
Dr Andrew Turner

Associate Professor (Reader) in Environmental Sciences
Dr Simon Ussher

Associate Professor of Marine and Analytical Chemistry
Dr Kim Ward

Lecturer in Human Geography
Dr Matthew Watkinson

Associate Professor in Energy Geoscience
Dr Ruth Weaver

Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Physical Geography
Dr Michael Wilde

Lecturer
Dr Olivia Wilson

Lecturer in Human Geography (Spatial Planning)
Professor Richard Yarwood

Director of Doctoral College
Dr Jessie Woodbridge

Lecturer

Technical staff

Mr Tim Absalom

Senior Technician
Louise Argent

Senior Technician
Dr Rob Clough

Technical Specialist
Dr Marc Davies

Senior Technician (Isotope Mass Spectrometry)
Dr Jodie Fisher

Senior Technician
Dr Martha Hall

Technician
Richard Hartley

Technical Specialist
Shaun Lewin

Technical Instructor
Jamie Quinn

Technician (Cartographer)
Mr Billy Simmonds

Technician
Dr Paul Sutton

Technical Specialist
Jane Thorning

Senior Technician
Jenny Wiggins

Technician
Dr Claire Williams

Technician
Dr Anita Young

Science and Engineering School Technical Manager

Research staff

Dr Lauren Ansell

Lecturer in Mathematical Sciences
Dr Matthew Ashley

Research Fellow - Social-Ecological Systems
Dr Sam Berlin

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Mr Stuart Ellaway

Research Assistant
Dr Katie Jones

Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry
Dr Claire Kelly

Senior Research Fellow
Dr Klara Lucznik

Research Fellow in Health, Well-being and Economy
Dr Thomas Murphy

Industrial Research Fellow - Green Wall - Low Carbon Devon
Dr Rob Schindler

Researcher
Dr Katrin Schmidt

Research Assistant
Dr Kate Schofield

Senior Research Fellow (ReCon Soil)
Dr Andrew Seedhouse

Director of Transport
Dr Lukas Smik

Researcher
Dr Jessie Woodbridge

Lecturer

Administrative staff

Donella Bone

Senior Support Administrator
Debbie Millar

Assistant Administrator