Dr Michael Lim CGeog (Geomorph)

Biography

Occupation: Senior Post Doctoral Research Employer: Durham University Memo: Michael graduated with a degree in Geography from Durham University where he continued to conduct doctoral research into coastal cliff behaviour. Following a post-doctoral research position at the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at Newcastle University where he developed new approaches to detect and predict failure in earthworks, Michael returned to Durham for 4 years in order to further his research on coastal slope geomorphology. He then continued his research at Northumbria University, expanding the application of his research to new environments. The various aspects of his work remain unified under a common aim to quantify and analyse the geomorphic responses of slopes to variations in controlling conditions. Michael has considerable experience in the application and integration of approaches such as terrestrial and airborne laser scanning, digital photogrammetry, field-based environmental monitoring and numerical modelling in order to provide more complete assessments of the precursory, failure and post-event behaviour of slopes.