Articles

Included below are articles that I have written for online and print, as well as press releases about my work and professional successes.

A feature article that I wrote for winter 2023 Geoscientist Magazine, which is the magazine for the the Geological Society of London.

It is a six page article that outlines the findings from the manuscript I led "Plastic pollution in riverbeds fundamentally affects natural sand transport processes”, in a way that is accessible to a wider audience. It is featured on the cover of the magazine and is my first article in print.

A Press Release by Kevin Sliman at Penn State University on the manuscript I led "Plastic pollution in riverbeds fundamentally affects natural sand transport processes”.

The article was published on 30th August 2023, and was subsequently reported by Phys.org (1st September 2023) and Smart Water Magazine (5th September 2023).

A Press Release by Chris Fidler and me, released from the University of Leicester, on the manuscript I led "Plastic pollution in riverbeds fundamentally affects natural sand transport processes”.

The article was published on 25th July 2023, and was subsequently reported by Envirotec (July 2023).

It all Begins on the Surface

Being a Sedimentologist in the Anthropocene

I was interviewed by Jamie Allen and we discussed how I got into geology, and my career up until September 2022.

The article forms a contribution to the Anthropocene Curriculum, which was developed by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW, Berlin) and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG, Berlin).

Rivers worldwide are running dry

Here’s why and what we can do about it

An article I wrote for The Conversation UK on the global trends of record low water levels in rivers globally in summer 2022.

Published on August 30th 2022.

An article by Chris Fidler at the University of Leicester Press Office about my being awarded a Fulbright-Lloyd’s of London Fulbright Scholarship to expand my research in the USA.

Active Archives

Rocks, Relationships, and Reasoning

An essay contribution that I wrote for the Anthropocene Curriculum about the geological archives at the University of Leicester, published December 13th 2021.

The article forms a contribution to the Anthropocene Curriculum, which was developed by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW, Berlin) and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG, Berlin).

Earth’s Archive of Landscapes Through Time

Contribution to Course 001 “Archiving”

An essay contribution that I wrote for the Anthropocene Curriculum about the geological archives at the University of Leicester, published December 13th 2021.

The article forms a contribution to the Anthropocene Curriculum, which was developed by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW, Berlin) and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG, Berlin).