Curriculum Vitae
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Education
- Ph.D. 1993, (Honoris Causa), Faculty of Mathematical & Natural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
- Ph.D. 1970, Geography/Geology, Bristol, U.K.
- B.Sc. (Honours) 1964, Geography, Bristol, U.K.
Academic Positions (University of Toronto, Canada)
- Professor Emeritus (current)
- Full Professor, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, (UTSC)
- Full Professor, Department of Geography, (U of T at St. George)
- Full Professor, Centre for Environment, (U of T at St. George)
- Head, Scarborough College Coastal Research Group, (UTSC)
- 2002-2007 Associate Chair, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, (UTSC)
- 2005-2007 Director, Master of Environmental Science Program, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, (UTSC)
- 1998-2002 Associate Chair (Research), Division of Physical Sciences, (UTSC)
- 1994-1998 Discipline Representative, Environmental Science, Division of Physical Sciences, UTSC
- 1981-2002 Professor of Geology (Cross-appointment), (University of Toronto at st. George)
Professional Activities, Honours, Prizes, Awards
- 2004 NSERC Letter and Pin, 25-years of excellence in research
- 2001-2004 Member, NSERC College of Reviewers, Canada Research Chairs
- 2003-2004 Member, Ross Mackay Award Committee, CAG
- 2000-2002 Advisor on Appeals, NSERC Canada
- 1994-2000 Member, Advisory Board, Institute of Geography, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2001 Chair, Research Network Committee, NSERC Canada
- 1999-2001 Member, Earth Sciences Liason Committee, NSERC, Canada
- 1998-1999 Chair, Environmental Earth Sciences Research Grant Selection Committee, NSERC, Canada
- 1996-1999 Member, Environmental Earth Sciences Research Grant Selection Committee, NSERC Canada
- 1995 and 1996 Nominated for Research Professorship, UTSC
- 1993-1996 Member, IGU Commission on Coastal Systems
- 1995-1996 Chair, Scientific Review Committee, NSERC, Canada
- 1992-1995 Member, Editorial Board, Canadian Geographer
- 1993 Chairman, Strategic Grants Selection Panel, Oceans and Inland Waters, NSERC, Canada
Grants for Basic Research
2006-2008 Danish Natural Sciences Research Council - $ 150,000.00
(with T. Aagaard and others)2004-2009 NSERC, Canada - $ 147,500.00
Program: Coastal Hydrodynamics, Sedimentation & Morphodynamics2000-2004 NSERC, Canada - $ 158,000.00
Program: Sediment Flux and Shoreface Morphodynamics2001-2002 NSERC, Canada - $ 57,000.00
Program: Hot Wire Anemometry (with R. Bryan, Forestry)2000-2001 NSERC, Canada - $ 36,995.00
Equipment: FOBS-7; 5-channel fibre-optic backscatter system1999-2000 NSERC, Canada - $ 38,000.00
Equipment: Wave Channel (with M. Loewen, Engineering)1998-2001 Danish Natural Sciences Research Council - $420,000.00
Project: Sediment Transport and Morphological Development in a Barrier/Lagoon system (with C. Christiansen, T. Aagaard and others)1997-2000 NSERC, Canada - $ 91,680.00
Project: Sediment Transport and Beach MorphodynamicsSociety Memberships
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Canadian Coastal Science and Engineering Association (CC-SEA)
- International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS)
- Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (SEPM)
- International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR)
- Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG)
- Canadian Geomorphological Research Group (CGRG)
- Ontario Association of Geomorphologists (OAG)
- Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario