Dr Michael Smith CGeog (GIS)

Biography

Occupation: Senior Lecturer Employer: Kingston University Memo: Mike J. Smith has received a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in geography from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, an M.Sc. degree in geography from the University of British Columbia and a Ph.D degree in palaeo-glaciology from the University of Sheffield. He is currently a Reader in Remote Sensing in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment at Kingston University, principally lecturing to bachelor and masters programmes on the application of remote sensing in the geosciences. His research interests are based around the application of digital elevation models in geomorphology and specifically focused upon the visualisation and geomorphometric modelling of glacial landscapes. Recent interests also include field spectroscopy of loess. His is the founder and Editor of the Journal of Maps.