Dr Uwe Dornbusch CGeog (Geomorph)

Biography

Occupation: Coastal Technical Specialist Employer: Environment Agency Memo: Uwe has started working in the UK in coastal environment after several years of Quaternary research in the Alps and Andes while at Berlin Free University. Over the last 12 years he has accumulated a wide range of field and desk based research experience involving cliffs, shore platforms, mixed beaches and their interaction with engineering structures with particular emphasis on Southeast England. After leaving his research position at the University of Sussex in 2007, Uwe has spent two years with a coastal engineering consultancy being involved with design of coastal structures and supporting the Pevensey Coastal Defence PFI. He now works for the Environment Agency South East where he has supported the completion of Shoreline Management Plans, is leading on the EA side of the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme, the update and improvement of Beach Management Plans, and contributes coastal technical expertise to national R&D projects as well as internal strategies and schemes.