Biography

Occupation: Honorary Professor Employer: University of St Andrews Memo: John has worked in the field of geodiversity and geoheritage conservation for over 30 years. He has an MA (Hons) in Geography and a PhD, both from the University of Aberdeen. His research interests also include glacial geomorphology, Holocene glacier fluctuations, the geomorphology of South Georgia and the Quaternary of Scotland. John was awarded the Bruce Medal from the Royal Society of Edinburgh for contributions to glacial geomorphology in polar regions. He is currently an Honorary Professor in the School of Geography and Geosciences at the University of St Andrews.