Paul Dunlop

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 

Paul Dunlop is a glaciologist and physical geographer 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 satellite remote sensing, GIS, 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. 

2018-19: Adaptation and Resilience tools for monitoring ClimaTe change Impacts in NPA Communities (ARCTIC) PI: P Dunlop. Co-Is: S McDowell, S Benetti, S Coleman, D Kerr. Funding: EU Interreg Northern Periphery & Arctic Programme.

2018-19: The glacial lakes of northern Quebec–Labrador and their contribution to the meltwater discharges of the late deglaciation and early Holocene climate interval. UK Canada Arctic Research Partnership.  PI: P Dunlop. Funding: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). https://www.arctic.ac.uk/research/international-engagement/uk-canada-arctic-bursaries-20172018/

2016-17: Research for Emergency Aftershock Response (REAR) Co-Is: P Dunlop, S McDowell - Global Challenges Research Fund. Funding: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

2015-16: The completion and testing of an Aftershock Forecasting Tool for Emergency Response (AFTER), PI: J McCloskey. Co-Is: P Dunlop, M Hope.  Funding: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

2013-17: GLAciated North Atlantic Margins (GLANAM) PI: P Dunlop. Co-I: S Benetti. Funding: EU Marie-Curie ITN. http://www.glanam.org/

2012-16: Will Climate change in the Arctic increase the landslide-tsunami risk to the UK? – PI: J McCloskey. Co-Is: P Dunlop, S Nalbant.  Funding: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). http://projects.noc.ac.uk/landslide-tsunami/project-information

2013-14: An NGO administered near real time aftershock forecasting tool for humanitarian risk assessment and emergency. PI: M Hope. Co-Is: P Dunlop, J McCloskey, S Steacy. Funding: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

2012-15: Defining critical source areas of nutrient transfer in agricultural catchments. PI: P Jordan. Co-I: P Dunlop. Funding: TEAGASC Walsh Fellowships.

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