Rory Quinn

Personal profile

Biography

Employment

2012- Reader, Ulster University
2006-12 Senior Lecturer, Ulster University
1998-06 Lecturer, Ulster University
1994-97 NERC Research Assistant, National Oceanography Centre Southampton

Education

1994-97 PhD Marine Geophysics, University of Southampton
1993-94 MSc Geophysics, Durham University
1989-93 BSc Geology, University College Cork

Research Interests

I am a marine geoscientist, interested in applications of acoustic remote sensing and computational modelling. My research focuses on detecting, quantifying and understanding change in geomorphological, geoarchaeological and biophysical environments. A better understanding of these processes allows us to inform policy makers and develop effective mitigation strategies to minimise loss in the face of increasing natural and human forcing.

Current and Recent Grants

2019-23: Maritime endangered archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa (MarEA). PI: C Breen. Co-Is: W Forsythe, R Plets, R Quinn and K Westley. Funding: The Arcadia Fund. https://marea.soton.ac.uk

2017-18: Provision of 2GROBOTICS underwater laser scanner. PI: C McGonigle. Co-Is: DWT Jackson, R Quinn and D Rodgers. Funding: The Marine Institute, National Development Programme. https://www.2grobotics.com

2012-15: Climate change, maritime and freshwater archaeology services. PI: C Breen. Co-Is: W Forsythe and R Quinn. Funding: NI Environment Agency.

2011-13: Enabling Tidal Energy for Northern Ireland (EnterNI). PI: R Quinn. Co-Is: R Plets and K Westley. Funding: Invest NI.

2011-14: Late Glacial Sea Level Minima in the Western British Isles (NE/H024301/1). PI: JAG Cooper. Co-Is: DWT Jackson and R Quinn. Funding: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) https://sealevelminima.weebly.com

2008-2011: Archaeological applications of the Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey data. PIs: R Quinn and W Forsythe. Co-Is: T Bell, S Benetti, F McGrath, R Plets, R Robinson and K Westley. Funding: Heritage Council, Irish National Strategic Archaeological Research Programme (INSTAR) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) https://jibsinstar.weebly.com

Teaching Interests

I teach aspects of spatial mapping, GIS, remote sensing and introductory maths on the environmental science and geography degree programmes. I also co-ordinate final year dissertations across the School of Geography and Environmental Sciences.

EGM101 Skills Toolbox
EGM310 GIS and Remote Sensing
EGM518 Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing
EGM503 Dissertation

External positions

Steering Committee, Strategic Marine Alliance for Research and Training (SMART)

2011 → 2017

External Examiner, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University

2009 → 2013

Adjunct Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland

2009 → 2017

Keywords

QE Geology
GC Oceanography
GA Mathematical geography. Cartography

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Research Output 1997 2019

962 Citations
20 h-Index
55 Article
12 Chapter
2 Other
2 Poster

1 Citation (Scopus)

Late Quaternary sea-level change and evolution of Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland: new offshore evidence and implications for sea-level reconstruction

Plets, R., Callard, L., Cooper, A., Kelley, J. T., Belknap, D., Edwards, R., Long, A., Quinn, R. & Jackson, DWT., 28 Jun 2019, In : Journal of Quaternary Science. 34, 4-5, p. 285-298 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

sea level change

sea level

transgression

history

Northern Ireland

1 Citation (Scopus)

Optimising protocols for high-definition imaging of historic shipwrecks using multibeam echosounder

Westley, K., Plets, R., Quinn, R., McGonigle, C., Sacchetti, F., Dale, M., McNeary, R. & Clements, A., 1 Jul 2019, In : Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 11, 7, p. 3629-3645

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

recording

conservation

experiment

resources

Historic

Dynamic occupancy modelling of temperate marine fish in area-based closures

Calvert, J., McGonigle, C., Sethi, S., Harris, B., Quinn, R. & Grabowski, J., 29 Oct 2018, In : Ecology and Evolution. 8, 20, p. 10192-10205 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

marine fish

algae

fish

modeling

dynamic models

4 Citations (Scopus)

Processes and patterns of flow, erosion, and deposition at shipwreck sites: a computational fluid dynamic simulation

Quinn, R. & Smyth, TAG., Sep 2018, In : Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 10, 6, p. 1429 1442 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

wreck

computational fluid dynamics

erosion

simulation

vortex

4 Citations (Scopus)

Waves and wrecks: A computational fluid dynamic study in an underwater archaeological site

Fernández-Montblanc, T., Izquierdo, A., Quinn, R. & Bethencourt, M., 1 Sep 2018, In : Ocean Engineering. 163, p. 232-250

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Computational fluid dynamics

Vortex shedding

Shear stress

Scour

Sediment transport

Activities 2013 2019

6 Participating in a conference, workshop, ...

25th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists

David Gregory (Participant), Rory Quinn (Participant), Henning Matthiesen (Participant), Mogens Dam (Participant), Gert Normann (Participant)

4 Sep 2019 → 7 Sep 2019