School of Geography, Geology and the Environment

Academic and research staff

All telephone numbers are prefaced with +44 (0)116 252 when calling from outside the University unless otherwise stated.

Name Position Telephone Email Research theme
Dr Nadir Abbas Research Associate in Material Processing   na437@le.ac.uk
Solid Earth  
Dr Akram Abdulla Research Associate   asa59@le.ac.uk
Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR)
Nezha Acil Research Associate in Earth Observation of Forest Biomass 
  na406@le.ac.uk
Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR) 
Kathryn Adams Research Assistant in GIS (CEHS)
kaa40@le.ac.uk  
Alma Adventa Research Associate (Kalimantan Lestrai (KaLi))   aa1316@le.ac.uk Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR)
Professor Heiko Balzter Professor of Physical Geography 3820  hb91@le.ac.uk  Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR)
Dr Kirsten Barrett Associate Professor in Geographical Information Science and Remote Sensing 5010  kb308@le.ac.uk  Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR)
Dr Tiffany Barry  Teaching and Research Associate Professor 3924  tlb2@le.ac.uk  Solid Earth 
Dr Padmasini Behera  Research Associate Palaeoclimatology and Geochemistry    pb372@le.ac.uk Evolution and Past Environments
Professor Katy Bennett  Professor of Human Geography 3839  kjb33@le.ac.uk  Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography)  
Dr Juan Carlos Berrio  Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography 3833  jcb34@le.ac.uk  Evolution and Past Environments  
Dr Philip Bird Research Associate in Mineral Processing 5246  pb310@le.ac.uk Solid Earth
Dr James Blake Research Assistant   jsdb5@le.ac.uk
Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR)
Dr Arnoud Boom  Associate Professor in Biogeochemistry 3832 ab269@le.ac.uk  Evolution and Past Environments
Professor Mike Branney  Professor of Volcanology 3647  mjb26@le.ac.uk  Solid Earth 
Elena Bulmer  Research Assistant in Mineral Processing   eb413@le.ac.uk Solid Earth 
Dr Margaret Byron  Associate Professor in Human Geography 2821  mb416@le.ac.uk  Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography) 
Dr Andrew Carr  Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography 3851  asc18@le.ac.uk  Evolution and Past Environments 
Dr Ben Clarke Research Associate
5246 bac13@le.ac.uk Solid Earth  
Dr Ben Coles  Lecturer in Human Geography 3838  bfc2@le.ac.uk  Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography) 
Dr Susan Cumberland Lecturer in Geoscience   sac85@le.ac.uk  
Professor Sarah Davies  Professor of Sedimentology
3624 sjd27@le.ac.uk Evolution and Past Environments
/Solid Earth
Ursula Davis  Invited Fellowship AI4NetZero    ud17@le.ac.uk Solid Earth 
Dr Stefano De Sabbata  Associate Professor in Geographical Information Science 3812  sds27@le.ac.uk  Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography) 
Dr Anna Joy Drury Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow   a.j.drury@le.ac.uk Solid Earth
Dr Fernando Espirito Santo  Associate Professor in Environmental Earth Observation   fdbes1@le.ac.uk  Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR) 
Lucy Finch Assistant Seismologist - SEIS-UK  3791 lef12@le.ac.uk Solid Earth  
Professor Stewart Fishwick 

Professor of Geophysics
Head of School

3522/3921 hos-geoggeolenv
@le.ac.uk
Solid Earth 
Professor Sarah Gabbott  Professor of Palaeobiology 3636  sg21@le.ac.uk  Evolution and Past Environments
Dr Zoe Gardner Teaching Fellow in Human Geography     zg61@le.ac.uk Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography)
Dr Aditya Ghosh Teaching Fellow in Environmental Geography    ag655@le.ac.uk Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography) 
Dr Marie Godin Lecturer in Human Geography   marie.godin@le.ac.uk Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography) 
Dr Cat Greenfield
Teaching Fellow in Geoscience 3799 cat.greenfield@le.ac.uk Solid Earth 
Dr Rob Harris Research Fellow 2140 rch12@le.ac.uk Solid Earth 
Dr Tom Harvey  Lecturer in Geoscience
3644  thph2@le.ac.uk  Evolution and Past Environments
Professor Dave Holwell Professor of Applied and Environmental Geology
3804  dah29@le.ac.uk  Solid Earth 
Dr Claire Jarvis  Associate Professor in Geographical Information 3808  chj2@le.ac.uk  Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography) 
Professor Gawen Jenkin  Professor of Applied Geology
3934  grtj1@le.ac.uk  Solid Earth 
Dr Calvin Jephcote Lecturer in Practice and Research Fellow in GIS
5439  cj191@le.ac.uk Contemporary Environments (inc. CLCR)
Dr Sarah Johnson  Earth Observation ‘Lecturer in Practice’ and Research Fellow 
7496  sj239@le.ac.uk  Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR) 
Dr Joerg Kaduk  Associate Professor in Physical Geography 3848  j.kaduk@le.ac.uk  Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR) 
Dr Hibist Kassa Policy Interface Fellow
hwk3@le.ac.uk 

Hedwig Krawczyk  Researcher in Palaeobiology

hak20@le.ac.uk Evolution and Past Environments
Dr Victoria Lane  Seismologist - SEIS-UK Manager 3791/
3929 
vl36@le.ac.uk  Solid Earth 
Dr Angela Last  Lecturer in Human Geography 3939  al418@le.ac.uk  Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography) 
Dr Sarah Lee  

Associate Professor in Geology
Course Director for Geology Degrees

3800  svl7@le.ac.uk  Evolution and Past Environments 
Bilal Majeed Project Software Engineer (Cloud Computing)   bm334@le.ac.uk
Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR) 
Dr Andrew McIntyre IODP Research Associate 
  am1422@le.ac.uk Solid Earth
Dr Andrew Miles  Lecturer in Igneous Petrology
Postgraduate Tutor
373 6449  ajm131@le.ac.uk  Solid Earth 
Dr Snigdha Mishra Research Associate in Material Processing    sm1294@le.ac.uk   
Solinda Morgillo Early Stage Researcher SOLiDi Project 10   sm1142@le.ac.uk
Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography)
Sungano Mubaira Research Assistant in Mineral Processing
  sm1170@le.ac.uk Solid Earth 
Dr Lucentezza Napitupulu Research Associate (Kalimantan Lestari (KaLi))    rle12@le.ac.uk 
Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR)  
Gavers Oppong  Invited Fellowship AI4NetZero    gko4@le.ac.uk  Solid Earth 
Dr Tess Osborne Lecturer in Human Geography
3858 to199@le.ac.uk Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography) 
Xin Pan
Early Stage Researcher  SOLiDi Project 9 
  xin.pan@le.ac.uk
Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography) 
Professor Susan Page  Professor of Physical Geography 3318  sep5@le.ac.uk  Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR) 
Matthew Payne Research Software Developer (Python)   mp730@le.ac.uk  Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR) 
Professor Martin Phillips  Professor of Social and Cultural Geography 3886  mpp2@le.ac.uk  Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography)
Dr Mark Powell Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography
Director of Teaching and Learning
3850  dmp6@le.ac.uk  Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR) 
Professor Mark Purnell  Professor of Palaeobiology
Director of Research for the College of Science and Engineering
3645  map2@le.ac.uk  Evolution and Past Environments 
Dr Ivan Reading Research Associate (Forest Mind)   ir81@le.ac.uk Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR)  
Dr Marc Reichow  Associate Professor in Igneous and Metamorphic Geochemistry
Schools Liaison Tutor Geology
3785  mkr6@le.ac.uk  Solid Earth 
Alexander Rutson Assistant Seismologist - SEIS-UK (PT)
  acr34@le.ac.uk Solid Earth
Dr Marisa Rydzy
IODP Research Associate
3327 mbr8@le.ac.uk Solid Earth  
Dr Daniel Smith  Associate Professor in Applied Environmental Geology
AccessAbility Tutor
5355  djs40@le.ac.uk  Solid Earth 
Professor Kevin Tansey  Professor of Remote Sensing 3859  kjt7@le.ac.uk  Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR) 
Dr Nicholas Tate  Associate Professor in Geographical Information 223 1320  njt9@le.ac.uk  Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR) 
Dr David Unwin  Reader in Palaeobiology 3947  dmu1@le.ac.uk  Evolution and Past Environments 
Professor Caroline Upton  Professor of Human Geography 3824  cu5@le.ac.uk  Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geog) 
Dr Tim Van Peer IODP Research Fellow   tevp1@le.ac.uk Solid Earth  
Professor Mick Whelan  Professor of Physical Geography 5215  mjw72@le.ac.uk  Contemporary Processes (inc. CLCR) 
Toby White  Project Manager 07731 970692  tw125@le.ac.uk   
Dr Matt Wilde  Lecturer in Human Geography 3315  matt.wilde@le.ac.uk  Critical and Creative Geographies (Human Geography) 
Professor Mark Williams  Professor of Palaeobiology 3642  mri@le.ac.uk  Evolution and Past Environments 
Dr Thomas Wong Hearing Palaeoclimate Scientist
twwh1@le.ac.uk
Professor Jens Zinke  Professor of Palaeobiology 3788 jz262@le.ac.uk Evolution and Past Environments 

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