I study modern and ancient sedimentary environments in order to improve understanding of sedimentation and erosion. Quantifying rates of sedimentation and erosion are fundamental to understanding and predicting the short to medium term evolution of sedimentary systems, inform management of environments and habitats, and will also help in the interpretation of ancient sedimentary rocks. Combining geomorphological, sedimentological and shallow geophysical investigations e.g. GPR with geochronological methods such as OSL provides an essential framework to test the influence of forcing factors such as climate change and sea-level change in sedimentary sequences.
