Dr Tom Holt
BSc (Hons) in Geography from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth MSc (Hons) in Glaciology in 2006, UWA PhD from Aberystwyth University, 2008-2012
Senior Lecturer
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
Contact Details
- Email: toh08@aber.ac.uk
- ORCID: 0000-0001-8361-0688
- Office: J13, Llandinam Building
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 628449
- Research Portal Profile
Profile
Dr. Tom Holt is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, specialising in glaciology and remote sensing. His research focuses on the use of optical, radar and microwave imagery and data to quantify changes in the cryosphere.
Additional Information
Students can book a 15 minute appointment here: Book time with Tom Holt [toh08] (Staff): Student appointment - 15 minutes
Teaching
Module Coordinator
- GS21520 - Human Geography and Sociology Research Design and Fieldwork Skills
- GS22010 - Physical Analysis of Natural Materials
- GS21120 - Physical Geography and Environmental Science Research Design and Fieldwork Skills
- GS20020 - Geography Research Design and Fieldwork Skills
Grader
- EAM1120 - Advanced Research Skills 1: science communication and data analysis
- EAM4660 - Dissertation in Environmental Change Impacts and Adaptation
- GS35240 - Environmental Science Dissertation
Coordinator
- GS21120 - Physical Geography and Environmental Science Research Design and Fieldwork Skills
- GS22010 - Physical Analysis of Natural Materials
- GS20020 - Geography Research Design and Fieldwork Skills
- GS21520 - Human Geography and Sociology Research Design and Fieldwork Skills
Lecturer
- GS21820 - Field Skills
- EAM4660 - Dissertation in Environmental Change Impacts and Adaptation
- GS21420 - Environmental Earth Science Research Design and Fieldwork Skills
- GS29020 - Environmental Science Fieldwork
- GS33420 - Glaciers and Ice Sheets
- GS22010 - Physical Analysis of Natural Materials
- GS35140 - Environmental Earth Science Dissertation
- GS21520 - Human Geography and Sociology Research Design and Fieldwork Skills
- GS13020 - Researching the World: data collection and analysis
- DA25420 - Dylunio Ymchwil a Sgiliau Gwaith Maes
- GS11320 - Fieldwork Skills
- GS21620 - Sociological Research in the 'Field'
Tutor
- GS32020 - Monitoring our Planet's Health from Space
- GS34040 - Geography Dissertation
- GS22010 - Physical Analysis of Natural Materials
- GS10520 - Earth Surface Environments
Moderator
Attendance Dept Admin
Blackboard Dept Admin
Course Viewer
Level 1: Earth Surface Environments
Level 2: Physical Analysis of Natural Materials, Research Design and Fieldwork Skillls
Level 3: Sedimentary Environments
Plus contribution to tutorials and dissertation supervision.
Research
Tom is a remote-sensing glaciologist with an interest in how glaciers and ice sheets have responded to environmental change. He uses data acquired by satellites, aircrafts and drones to quantify ice-mass extent, structural evolution, debris-cover changes and glacier dynamics. He has published works relating to glacial changes in Antarctica, Greenland, the High-Arctic (Russia, Svalbard, Canada), the European Alps and Patagonia. Current research projects continue his long-standing interests in Antarctic Ice Shelf disintegration, as well as long-term changes to glacier systems in the Swiss Alps, the structural controls on Himalayan glacier recession, and the reconstruction of Earth's former ice sheets from landform evidence.
Responsibilities
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Geography Programme Coordinator
Peer Guide Coordinator (Academic Lead)
NSS Champion