Paul Dunlop

Professor

  • Cromore Road, Coleraine Campus

    BT52 1SA Coleraine

    United Kingdom

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Biography

2020 - Professor of Glaciology

2017 - Research Director for Geography and Environmental Sciences

2012 – Senior Lecturer in Remote Sensing and GIS 

2004 – 2012 Lecturer in Remote Sensing and GIS 

 

Research Interests

Paul Dunlop is a glaciologist and geoscientist who specialises in reconstructing Quaternary glacial environments in terrestrial and marine settings. Understanding how ice sheets operate over long-time scales provides critical information on the global climate system and the processes of climate change.  This research area requires a multidisciplinary approach and Paul uses a variety of cutting-edge techniques to investigate glacial landscapes and environments that includes using satellite remote sensing, GIS, geology, marine geophysics, cosmogenic and radiocarbon dating to work out what was happening during the last glacial cycle to help us better understand the role that ice sheets and glaciers play in the global climate system. Since 2020 I have been leading scientic research into the causes of Ireland's defective concrete block crisis with international researchers in Switzerland, Canada and the USA. 

Current and Recent Grants

2023-26: Laboratory Analysis Services in support of Geological Survey Ireland’s “Irish Construction Materials” Project: Concrete Products. Funder- Geological Survey of Ireland. PI: P Dunlop. Co-Is: A Leemann, Empa, Switzerland, N Scaglione, Concrete Research & Testing LLC, USA, B Fournier, Josee Duchesne, Laval University, Canada, K Wille, M Chrysochoou, J Mahoney, University of Connecticut, USA 

2023-24: Grant for Research and Development-Energy & Environment Tool with Skytech Ltd.  Funder Invest NI.  PI: P McKenzie, Co-Is: P Dunlop, S Bhatti, R Qinn. 

 

Teaching Interests

Paul teaches satellite remote sensing and physical geography on a range of undergraduate modules for the BSc Hons Geography and Environmental Science degrees and supervises final year undergraduate dissertation projects. At postgraduate level he teaches satellite remote sensing for the PgDip/MSc in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and supervises final year MSc research projects in GIS.  Modules taught at both levels include:

EGM105 The Lithosphere

EGM116 Environmental Systems

EGM310 GIS and Remote Sensing

EGM713 Remote Sensing 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, The Characteristics of Ribbed Moraine and Assessment of Theories for Their Genesis, University of Sheffield

1 Sept 199920 Jul 2004

Award Date: 7 Jun 2004

Bachelor, BSc (Hons) Geography, Queens University Belfast

1 Sept 19961 Jun 1999

Award Date: 1 Jun 1999

External positions

Geological Survey of Northern Ireland Science Advisory Committee, Geological Survey of Northern Ireland

19 Sept 2019 → …

External Examiner , Manchester Metropolitan University

1 Sept 20166 Jun 2019

External Examiner, NUIG National University of Ireland Galway

1 Sept 201430 Jun 2016

Keywords

  • GB Physical geography
  • Glaciation
  • Ice Sheets
  • Quaternary
  • Remote Sensing
  • GIS
  • Geomorphology
  • GC Oceanography
  • Continental Shelf

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