Dr David Milan
| Post Nominals | FHEA |
|---|---|
| Biography | David Milan is a fluvial geomorphologist, and obtained his PhD in 2001 from the Department of Geography, University of Newcastle. Whilst writing up his PhD he worked as an Associate Lecturer in Fluvial and Glacial Geomorphology at the University of Northumbria, and in 2001 obtained a Lectureship in Physical Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Gloucestershire. In 2012 he moved to the Department of Geography, Geology and Environment at the University of Hull, where he is currently Reader in River Science. David recently completed an Institute of Advanced Study Fellowship (2020-21) at Collegium de Lyon, University of Lyon, France. |
| Research Interests | Dr Milan’s research lies at the interface between fluvial geomorphology and freshwater ecology, and focuses upon monitoring and modelling fluvial dynamics, with special emphasis on sediment transport and associated geomorphic processes in gravel bed and dryland river systems. His research has utilised remote-sensing and has applied LiDAR to assess river bed grain-size, high resolution topographic change, and river habitat. Dr Milan is also involved with applied research into geomorphologically-based Natural Flood Management, assessing impacts of climate change on fluvial systems, and monitoring the impacts of large dams on fluvial processes and fish habitat. Dr Milan has recently conducted work on large wood and carbon dynamics in rivers. |
| Scopus Author ID | 7006811209 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | David welcomes applications for PhD research in: - Carbon sequestration in river catchments - natural flood management - geomorphic change detection using LiDAR - geospatial analyses of river channel morphology and roughness - sediment transport processes in gravel-bed rivers -large wood in rivers - siltation of salmonid spawning areas - monitoring and modelling sediment pathways in river systems Completed PhDs: Shona Thomson - "Landscape evolution modelling of dryland rivers" Jason Stopps - ("Sediment sources and delivery to ecological sensitive instream sites, River Lugg, Herefordshire, UK" Andrew Parker "Sediment sourcing in a catchment heaviliy influenced by histric metal mining: a case study from the South Tyne, UK" Current PhD supervisions: Josh Wolstenholme - "Influence of Natural Flood Management (NFM) on fluvial geomorphologic evolution" Serena Teasdale- "Sticky Coasts: Characterising the role of biological cohesion in modulating erosion in coastal fringe environments" |