Prof Paul Brewer

BSc Geography (UCW) PhD (Aberystwyth)

Prof Paul Brewer

Professor

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

Contact Details

Profile

  • 2015-present Professor of Physical Geography
    • 2013-2015 Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Aberystwyth University
    • 1993-2012 - Lecturer in Physical Geography, Aberystwyth University
    • 1987-1993 Research Assistant (UWA)
    • 1987 BSc Geography (UCW)
    • Member of Centre for Catchment and Coastal Research (CCCR) Executive Committee
    • Director of Fluvio river basin consultancy

Additional Information

  • AU Quality Assurance Committee
  • AU Research Degrees Board
  • IGHPP Executive Committee
  • DGES Executive Committee
  • DGES and IGHPP Director of Postgraduate Studies
  • DGES Postgraduate Exam Board Chair
  • DGES Learning and Teaching Committee

Teaching

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Research

Research Interests

Geomorphology, fluvial processes, channel pattern change, siltation and sedimentation problems, impacts of tailings dam failures and metal mining activity on fluvial systems.

DGES Projects (Principle Investigator)

  • COWEB - Citizen Observatory Web. Funded by EU FP7

DGES Projects (Affiliated With)

  • Virtual Observatory. Funded by NERC.
  • Impacts of hydrological variability on material transfers through the river estuary transition zone. Funded by NERC.

Current PhD Students

Postdoctoral Supervision

  • Dr Barry Evans

Research Groups

Publications

Macklin, MG, Thomas, CJ, Mudbhatkal, A, Brewer, PA, Hudson-Edwards, KA, Lewin, J, Scussolini, P, Eilander, D, Lechner, A, Owen, J, Bird, G, Kemp, D & Mangalaa, KR 2023, 'Impacts of metal mining on river systems: a global assessment', Science, vol. 381, no. 6664, pp. 1345-1350. 10.1126/science.adg6704
Macklin, M, Booth, J, Brewer, P, Tooth, S & Duller, GAT 2022, 'How have Cretan rivers responded to late Holocene uplift? A multi-millennial, multi-catchment field experiment to evaluate the applicability of Schumm and Parker's (1973) complex response model', Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, vol. 47, no. 9, pp. 2178-2197. 10.1002/esp.5370
Bird, G, Hudson-Edwards, KA, Byrne, P, Macklin, MG, Brewer, PA & Williams, RD 2021, 'River sediment geochemistry and provenance following the Mount Polley mine tailings spill, Canada: The role of hydraulic sorting and sediment dilution processes in contaminant dispersal and remediation', Applied Geochemistry, vol. 134, 105086. 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2021.105086
Lewin, J, Brewer, P & Wohl, E 2020, Fluvial Geomorphology. in Encyclopedia of Geology: Volume 1-6, Second Edition. vol. 2, Elsevier, pp. 729-744. 10.1016/B978-0-08-102908-4.11108-7
Lamine, S, Pandey, M, Petropoulos, G, Brewer, P, Srivastava, PK, Manevski, K, Toulios, L, Bachari, N-E & Macklin, M 2020, Spectroradiometry as a tool for monitoring soil contamination by heavy metals in a floodplain site. in PC Pandey, PK Srivastava, H Balzter, B Bhattacharya & GP Petropoulos (eds), Hyperspectral Remote Sensing: Theory and Applications. Earth Observation, Elsevier, pp. 249-268. 10.1016/B978-0-08-102894-0.00002-4
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