Emeritus Professor
Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
Professor Emeritus Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow 2002-03 PhD - University of London MA - University of Reading
My main research area is in tropical and applied geomorphology, with special reference to: Weathering and long-term landform evolution Fluvial response to late Quaternary environmental changes Applications of geomorphology to slope stability problems and to geodiversity studies. Affiliation and Awards Fellow: The Geological Society; Royal Scottish Geographical Society (former Council member and Chair of Research Committee to 2010); Royal Society of Edinburgh. Member: British Society for Geomorphology (Chair,1982-83; Treasurer, 2002-2006); Joint Editor CATENA, 1995-2005; Honorary Member, Forth Naturalist and Historian (Board, 2000-2010; Chair, 2004-2010). Centenary Medal, Royal Scottish Geographical Society: for distinguished contribution to geographical research (2000); David Linton Award, British Society for Geomorphology: for outstanding contribution to geomorphological research and scholarship (2001). Current Research
Role of weathering in long-term landform evolution Role of geomorphology in studies of geodiversity with particular reference to landscape sensitivity (Co-convener of BGS, BSSS, RSGS, SNH, Scottish conference: ‘Engaging with Geodiversity – Why it Matters’, held at The Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, 1 December 2009) Impact of late Quaternary climate changes on landscape instability in humid tropical environments and in Scotland
Article
The 2017 Regent Landslide, Freetown Peninsula, Sierra Leone
Redshaw P, Boon D, Campbell G, Willis M, Mattai J, Free M, Jordan C, Kemp SJ, Morley A & Thomas M (2019) The 2017 Regent Landslide, Freetown Peninsula, Sierra Leone. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 52 (4), pp. 435-444. https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2018-187
Article
New keywords in the geosciences - Some conceptual and scientific issues
Thomas M (2016) New keywords in the geosciences - Some conceptual and scientific issues. Revista do Instituto Geologico, 37 (1), pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.5935/0100-929X.20160001
Article
Understanding the impacts of Late Quaternary climate change in tropical and sub-tropical regions
Thomas M (2008) Understanding the impacts of Late Quaternary climate change in tropical and sub-tropical regions. Geomorphology, 101 (1-2), pp. 146-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.05.026
Article
Fluvial response to late quaternary climate change in NE queensland, Australia
Thomas M, Nott J, Murray AS & Price DM (2007) Fluvial response to late quaternary climate change in NE queensland, Australia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 251 (1), pp. 119-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.02.021
Book Chapter
Holocene alluvial fan and fluvial activity in upper Gleann Lichd, Kintail
Reid E, Thomas M & Tipping R (2003) Holocene alluvial fan and fluvial activity in upper Gleann Lichd, Kintail. In: Tipping R (ed.) The Quaternary of Glen Affric and Kintail: Field guide. Quaternary Research Association field guide. London: Quaternary Research Association, pp. 157-164. 9780907780595.
Other
Thomas M (Editor) & Simpson I (Editor) (2001) CATENA, Special Issue Landscape sensitivity: principles and applications in Northern Cool Temperate climates. CATENA, 42 (2-4). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0341816200001326