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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):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The Characteristics of Ribbed Moraine and Assessment of Theories for Their Genesis, University of Sheffield
1 Sept 1999 → 20 Jul 2004
Award Date: 7 Jun 2004
Bachelor, BSc (Hons) Geography, Queens University Belfast
1 Sept 1996 → 1 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 2016 → 6 Jun 2019
External Examiner, NUIG National University of Ireland Galway
1 Sept 2014 → 30 Jun 2016
Keywords
- GB Physical geography
- Glaciation
- Ice Sheets
- Quaternary
- Remote Sensing
- GIS
- Geomorphology
- GC Oceanography
- Continental Shelf
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The "mica crisis" in Donegal, Ireland – a case of internal sulfate attack?
Leemann, A., Lothenbach, B., Münch, B., Campbell, T. & Dunlop, P., 15 Mar 2023, (Published online) In: Cement and Concrete Research. 168, June 2023, p. 1-14 14 p., 107149.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Glacier area changes in Novaya Zemlya from 1986-89 to 2019-21 using object-based image analysis in Google Earth Engine
Ali, A., Dunlop, P., Coleman, S., Kerr, D., McNabb, R. & Noormets, R., 9 May 2023, (Published online) In: Journal of Glaciology. p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Character of advance and retreat of the southwest sector of the British-Irish Ice Sheet during the last glaciation
Giglio, C., Benetti, S., Plets, R., Dunlop, P., Ó Cofaigh, C., Sacchetti, F. & Salomon, E., 1 Sept 2022, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 291, p. 1-25 25 p., 107655.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring controls of the early and stepped deglaciation on the western margin of the British Irish Ice Sheet
Benetti, S., Chiverrell, R. C., Cofaigh, C. Ó., Burke, M., Medialdea, A., Small, D., Ballantyne, C., Bateman, M. D., Callard, S. L., Wilson, P., Fabel, D., Clark, C. D., Arosio, R., Bradley, S., Dunlop, P., Ely, J. C., Gales, J., Livingstone, S. J., Moreton, S. G., Purcell, C., & 4 others, 1 Jul 2021, In: Journal of Quaternary Science. 36, 5, p. 833-870 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early deglaciation of the British-Irish Ice Sheet on the Atlantic shelf northwest of Ireland driven by glacioisostatic depression and high relative sea level
ó Cofaigh, C., Weilbach, K., Lloyd, J., Benetti, S., Callard, L., Purcell, C., Chiverell, R., Dunlop, P., Saher, M., Livingstone, S., Van Landeghem, K., Moreton, S., Clark, C. & Fabel, D., 15 Mar 2019, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 208, p. 76-96 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Outstanding Student Paper Award - Cryosphere
Schiele, Kevin (Recipient), Dunlop, Paul (Recipient) & Benetti, Sara (Recipient), 12 Dec 2016
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Activities
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Journal of Maps (Journal)
Paul Dunlop (Member of editorial board)
1 Jan 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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The impact on family homes of defective concrete products
Paul Dunlop (Member of programme committee) & Eileen Doherty (Member of programme committee)
23 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Topic: Meeting on Remediation of Dwellings damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022 (Three Sessions)
Paul Dunlop (Speaker) & Andreas Leeman (Speaker)
23 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The Science and Societal Impacts of Defective Concrete
Paul Dunlop (Organiser), Eileen Doherty (Organiser), Joe Morgan (Organiser), Mark Rowley (Member of programme committee), Emma Sheeran (Member of programme committee), John McGilloway (Member of programme committee) & Joanne Kilmartin (Organiser)
15 Nov 2022 → 17 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Monitoring glacier changes in Disko Island, Greenland Using Object-based image Analysis in Google Earth Engine
Asim Ali (Speaker), Paul Dunlop (Speaker), Sonya Coleman (Speaker), Dermot Kerr (Speaker), Robert McNabb (Speaker) & Riko Noormets (Speaker)
26 Mar 2022 → 1 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster presentation
Press/Media
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Coast Season 5, Episode 5: Galway to Arranmore Island
11/04/14
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Highland Radio interview Monday Sept 25th 2023 - Dr Eileen Doherty, Ulster University and Joseph Morgan talk about research trip to Canada and upcoming European Commission delegates visit to the North West in October
Eileen Doherty, Paul Dunlop & Karen Kirby
25/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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‘Stark contrast’ between Irish and Canadian governments on defective concrete
22/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research