Professor Ian Foster CGeog

Biography

Occupation: Professor of Geomorphology Employer: University of Northampton Memo: Ian is currently Professor of Geomorphology at the University of Northampton. Previously he was the Director of the School Centre for Environmental Research and Consultancy at Coventry University. He has a BSc in Geography from University of London, Kings College and a PhD from Geography, University of Exeter. Ian’s research focuses on dissolved and sediment-associated contaminant fluxes and pathways in river catchments over the last 100 years. Current research projects include Badia Research and Development Programme; funding from Defra and the UK Environment Agency researching agricultural land drains and roads in relation to sediment and sediment-associated nutrient pathways; a grant from NERC (URGENT Thematic Programme) researching sediment and sediment-associated contaminant fluxes in the river Tame, Birmingham, UK and a NERC grant researching soil erosion and sediment dynamics in the heavily gullied grazing lands of the S African Karoo. Ian has an extensive publications list and has been involved in supervising and examining a large number of PhD theses.