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Jonathan Carrivick

Jonathan Carrivick

Profile

My research interests focus on earth surface processes and landforms in polar, arctic and alpine environments. I especially focus on the processes and products of glacial outburst floods or 'jökulhlaups'.

PhD Supervision

I welcome PhD applications, especially those self-funding and from overseas (international) in the following areas:

  • Glacier outburst floods or ‘jökulhlaups’
  • Outburst floods
  • Glacier lakes
  • Arctic or alpine hydrology
  • Glacial geomorphology
  • Proglacial geomorphology
  • Reconstruction of glacier geometry
  • Arctic or alpine earth surface processes

Research students (PhD)

  • Alex Scoffield (2021 – 2025). NERC-funded. ‘ice-marginal lake effects on Himalayan glaciers’
  • Chris Stringer (2020 – 2024). NERC-funded. ‘proglacial landscapes across Antarctica’
  • Michael Grimes (2018 - 2022). NERC-funded. 'proglacial landscapes across Greenland'
  • Saman Hashemi (2018 - 2022). EU-ITN EUROFLOW. 'good ecological potential in managed rivers'
  • Eleanor Pearson (2016 - 2020). NERC-CASE with JBA. 'sediment trasnport in Natural Flood Management'
  • Jenna Sutherland (2016 - 2020). NERC-funded. 'Ice-marginal lakes in New Zealand during the LGM'
  • Lawrence Eagle (2015 - 2019). Uni of Leeds (LARS) funded. 'evolution of stream ecology with deglaciation'.
  • Sarah Fell (2015 - 2019). NERC-funded. 'food web structure and activity in reaction to deglaciation in alpine streams'.
  • Steve Parry (2014 - 2018). Self-funded/BGS-funded. 'Landslides and deglaciation'.
  • Owen King (2014 - 2018). NERC-funded. 'Glacier changes in the Nepal Himilaya'.
  • C. Scott Watson (2014 - 2018). 'Supraglacial lake evolution in the Nepal Himalaya'.
  • Janet Richardson (2013 - 2016). Uni of Leeds funded. 'Landscape development in South Africa'.
  • Will James (2012 - 2016). NERC-funded. 'Geomorphometrics  of glaciers in the Southern Alps, New Zealand'.
  • Joseph Mallalieu (2012 - 2020). Teaching Fellowship. 'ice-contact lake - glacier interactions in west Greenland'.
  • Simon Desmet (2012 - 2015). NERC-CASE. 'Pollution transfer during reservoir releases'.
  • Chris Williams (2009 - 2013). NERC-funded. 'Glacial mass balance changes at a small arctic glacier.'
  • Kate Staines (2008 - 2012). NERC-funded. 'Landscape responses to glacial outburst floods.'
  • Neil Dickson (2007 - 2011). NERC-funded. 'Proglacial river and ecosystem dynamics.'

Reseach Students (MRes)

  • Daniel Turnbull (2022 - 2023). self-funded. ‘Terminus environment effects on Patagonia glacier changes’
  • Mia Macfee (2022 - 2023). self-funded. ‘Snow-line mapping in the S. Hemisphere’
  • Morwenna Davies (2020 - 2021). self-funded. 'LIA glaciers in northern Peru.'
  • Hugo Armstrong (2020 - 2021). self-funded. 'LIA glaciers in western Greenland.'
  • Ethan Lee (2019 – 2020). self-funded. ‘LIA glaciers across the Himalaya’

Present Position

  • Deputy Head of School (technical services)
  • Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography - Earth System Dynamics

Previous Posts

  • 2006 - 2010 Lecturer in Geomorphology, School of Geography, University of Leeds
  • 2005 - Land Surveyor, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • 2001 - 2004 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Keele University, UK
  • 1999 - 2000 Research Assistant, The Climate Impacts Research Centre, Sweden

Qualifications and Education

  • 2001 - 2005 Keele University PhD: Earth Science / Physical Geography 
  • 'Hydraulic characteristics and impacts of jökulhlaups from Kverkfjöll volcano, Iceland'
  • 1997 - 2001 Cranfield University, First Class degree BSc (Hons) Physical Geography
  • 1990 - 1997 Alcester Grammar School
  • 1983 - 1990 St Gregory's R.C. Junior & Infant School

Responsibilities

  • Deputy Head of school [facing technical services]

Research interests

 

 
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Student education

Level 1

  • G1040 Dynamic Landscapes (25% contribution)

Level 2

  • SOEE3515 (module convenor)
  • G2080 Earth Surface Processes (30% contribution)
  • G2095 tutorials

Level 3

  • G3062 New Zealand field trip (module convenor: 70% time)
  • G3669 The Cryosphere (30 % time)
  • G3520 Workplace Cooperative

Masters

  • SOEE5515 (module convenor)
  • G5670 Issues and Skills (module convenor: 30% time)

Current postgraduate researchers

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>