- Room 004, Fitzroy, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
- +44 7583 114310
- joshua.jones@plymouth.ac.uk
Profiles
Mr Joshua Jones
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Role
NERC EnvEast CASE funded (AECOM) PhD Student at the University of East Anglia and the University of Plymouth
Qualifications
BSc Geophysics with Geology (1st Class Honours), Durham University, Earth Sciences Department
MSc Risk (Distinction), Durham University, Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, Geography Department
Professional membership
Postgraduate Fellow of the British Society for Geomorphology
Fellow of The Geological Society
Teaching interests
I demonstrate on the following modules:
GEOL1003: Geosystems
GEOL1005: Geological Maps and Structural Geology
GEOL2003: Geospatial Techniques
GEOL3003: Geophysical Methods
GEOL3010: Engineering Geology
Research interests
My research focuses on investigating the controls on landslide distributions across the Nepal Himalaya. I am particularly interested in quantifying how earthquakes might precondition hillslopes to be increasingly susceptible to future trigger events, and how this may be moderated by other geomorphological, climatic and human processes. I am also interested in exploring how scientific research can be used more effectively for disaster risk reduction and response.
Conference/seminar presentations:
St Chads College Research Forum, 04/05/2017, "Spatial-temporal distributions of tsunamis in Chile"
Geology for Global Development Annual Conference 2017, 04/11/2017, "Impact of landslides on sustainable development, Tianshui City, China"
Centre for Research in Earth Sciences (CRES) Conference 2017, 22/11/2017, "Using the spatial-distributions of past landslides to predict future failures, Tianshui City, China"
Landslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation School 2018, 11/09/2018, "Earthquake preconditioning in the Nepal Himalayas, implications for landslide susceptibility modelling"
Grants & contracts
Geological Society Research Grant: £1100 for project titled "Investigating the spatial distributions and susceptibility of co-seismic landslides in Nepal"
Additional information
Volunteer speaker and fundraiser for the Truro-based disaster response charity, Shelterbox.
Keen cyclist, runner and trekker! Have recently completed the Cornish Marathon in support of Shelterbox.
Links
Follow me on twitter @joshjones06