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Prof Jon French
101B
Department of Geography
UCL, Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
Appointment
- Professor of Physical Geography
- Dept of Geography
- Faculty of S&HS
Biography
Employment
Professor, University College London
Head of Department, UCL Department of Geography (2011 - 2016)
Deputy Head of Department (Research), UCL Department of Geography (2007 - 2010)
Vice-Dean (Research) Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences (2008 - 2011)
Director, Coastal & Estuarine Research Unit (1996 - )
Qualifications
PhD University of Cambridge
MA University of Cambridge
Appointments
Editorial Board, Earth Surface Processes & Landforms (2007 - )
NERC Peer Review College (2006 - 2010)
UK Estuaries Advisory Group (2002 - 2005)
DEFRA/EA Flood & Coastal Defence Technical Advisors Group (2000 - 2005)
Professor, University College London
Head of Department, UCL Department of Geography (2011 - 2016)
Deputy Head of Department (Research), UCL Department of Geography (2007 - 2010)
Vice-Dean (Research) Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences (2008 - 2011)
Director, Coastal & Estuarine Research Unit (1996 - )
Qualifications
PhD University of Cambridge
MA University of Cambridge
Appointments
Associate Editor, Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science (2019 - )
BEEMS Expert Panel advising on coastal new nuclear builds (2014 - 2018)
Founder member, IGU Commission on Geomorphology and Society (2014 - )
Editorial Board, Earth Surface Processes & Landforms (2007 - )
NERC Peer Review College (2006 - 2010)
UK Estuaries Advisory Group (2002 - 2005)
DEFRA/EA Flood & Coastal Defence Technical Advisors Group (2000 - 2005)
FCT Peer Review Panel (2018 - )
DFG Peer Review Panel (2016, 2017, 2019)
Research Groups
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Over 30 years experience in coastal, estuarine, fluvial and limnological research, specialising in hydrodynamics, sediment transport, landform morphodynamics and physically-based, reduced complexity, and system-level models. I am working on the 'CoastRes: Coastal resilience in the face of sea-level rise' project (NERC NE/S016651/1). I led UCL's contribution to the NERC-funded 'Integrated Coastal Sediment Systems' (iCOASST project; NERC NE/J005487/1)) and was UCL Lead on the UK Lake Ecological Observatory Network) (NERC NE/I007520/1). Recently completed projects include the
NERC 'Risks of Coastal Flooding to Port Systems' (NERC NE/M008150/1)
project; a regional analysis of the Suffolk shoreface and sediment
system for Crown Estate; ‘SC060074 Large-scale coastal geomorphological behaviour’ (2007-2009) funded by EA; and ‘FD2117 Development and Demonstration of Systems-Based Estuary Simulators’ (ESTSIM; 2004-2007), funded by DEFRA.
Teaching Summary
Undergraduate courses
GEOG0013: Geography in the Field - I
GEOG0019: Geomorphology
GEOG0034: Coastal Geohazards
Postgraduate courses
GEOG0095: Aquatic Monitoring (MSc Aquatic Sci.)
GEOG0109: Models in Environmental Science (MSc Environmental Modelling/Climate Change)
GEOG0067: Surface Water Modelling (MSc Environmental Modelling/Climate Change/Aquatic Sci.)
Academic Background
| 1989 | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy – Geography | University of Cambridge |
| 1985 | BA Hons | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) | University of Cambridge |
