Emeritus Professor
Personal statement
Gavin's primary focus is on human-environment interactions. Examples include measurement and monitoring of radon (a ground gas that causes lung cancer); 3D visualisation of alpha tracks in solid state nuclear track detectors; mining pollution; air pollution; sedimentary analysis and microfossils in palaeoenvironmental analysis; geoarchaeology; 3D imaging and analysis of PM10s and PM2.5s including volcanic ash; shale gas exploitation; and the Energy Trilemma.
Gavin started his career as a researcher at the University of Bedfordshire followed by the Natural History Museum. This was followed by a time in the hydrocarbon industry. He returned to academia in 1993, as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Northampton. This was followed by posts at the University of Bradford (Senior Lecturer, Head of Department, Geography and Environmental Science). In 2006 he started as Professor of Environmental Geoscience and Head of School, Geography, Geology and the Environment at Kingston University. This was followed by being Head of Kingston Energy and School Postgraduate Director of Research, Engineering and Environment.
Academic qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Applied Geology and Geography (Plymouth)
- PhD Stratigraphy and Palaeoenvironments of the Tertiary, North Sea (UCL)
- Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (Northampton)
Professional qualifications
- Chartered Geologist (Geological Society, London)
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Geological Society
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Associate Member, Energy Institute
Other external roles
- Director and Chairman, The Radon Council
Areas of expertise
- Geography
- Geomorphology
- Hazards
- Environmental Science/Air Pollution
- Geoarchaeology
- Geoforensics
- Geology