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Biography
I am a hazard geoscientist with expertise in extreme coastal change including tsunamis and storms with a particular interest in their onshore sedimentological signature. My research considers the impact of submarine landslide tsunamis and the potential for an increase in this hazard to the North Atlantic with the response of climate change in the Arctic. I have wider interest in the sediment ‘fingerprint’ observed in the landscape of a range of natural hazards and use methodologies including sedimentology, paleoecology, geomorphology geology, geomatics, experimental and numerical modelling to investigate these in a range of environments.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
External Examiner , University of Glasgow
2018 → 2021
External Examiner , Sheffield Hallam University
2017 → 2020
Keywords
- GB Physical geography
- Tsunami geoscience
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Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science (UNESCO) - Next Generation
Allan, A., Dawson, S., Hendry, S. & Rowan, J.
1/08/19 → 1/04/23
Project: Research
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Will Climate Change in the Arctic Increase the Landslide-tsunami Risk to the UK?
Dawson, A. & Dawson, S.
Natural Environment Research Council
1/10/14 → 31/10/17
Project: Research
Research output
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A review on onshore tsunami deposits along the Atlantic coasts
Costa, P. J. M., Dawson, S., Ramalho, R. S., Engel, M., Dourado, F., Bosnic, I. & Andrade, C., Jan 2021, In: Earth-Science Reviews. 212, 34 p., 103441.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Experimental Modelling of Turbidity Currents as they Undergo a Simultaneous Break in Slope and Loss of Lateral Confinement: An Analogue for Channel-Lobe Transition Zones
Wilkin, J., Cuthbertson, A., Dawson, S., Stow, D., Stephen, K., Nicholson, U. & Penna, N., 12 Feb 2021, p. 259-260. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Open AccessFile36 Downloads (Pure) -
New insights into the internal structure of turbidite deposits from physical modelling of relevant erosional and depositional processes
Wilkin, J., Cuthbertson, A., Dawson, S., Stow, D., Stephen, K., Nicholson, U. & Penna, N., May 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Reconciling Storegga tsunami sedimentation patterns with modelled wave heights: A discussion from the Shetland Isles field laboratory
Dawson, A., Dawson, S., Bondevik, S., Costa, P. J. M., Hill, J. & Stewart, I., 20 Mar 2020, In: Sedimentology. 67, 3, p. 1344-1353 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The coastal landslides of Shetland
Ballantyne, C. K., Dawson, S., Dick, R., Fabel, D., Kralikaite, E., Milne, F., Sandeman, G. F. & Xu, S., 2018, In: Scottish Geographical Journal. 134, 1-2, p. 71-96 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)
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Saturday Series - The Climate Emergency - Local Responses to a Global Menace
Leanne Wallace (Organiser), John Rowan (Chair), Sue Dawson (Presenter), Mel Woods (Presenter), Volker Röben (Presenter) & Peter Murray (Organiser)
27 Feb 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Festival of the Future COP26 Series - Energy
Tanya Jones (Presenter), Sue Dawson (Presenter), Tong Zhu (Presenter) & Volker Röben (Chair)
21 Oct 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Discovery Days 2021
Sue Dawson (Presenter), Karen Petrie (Presenter), Anthony Head (Presenter), Ian Robson (Presenter), Iris Grunwald (Presenter), Emily Jefferson (Presenter), Fiona Kumari Campbell (Presenter), Jonathan Knappett (Presenter), Maria Fusco (Presenter), Tania Kovats (Presenter), Graham Pullin (Presenter), Sandra Wilson (Presenter), Mohammad Islam (Presenter), Lauren Christie (Presenter), Michael Gratzke (Presenter), Ulrich Zachariae (Presenter), Mark Cutler (Presenter), Leanne Wallace (Organiser), John Rowan (Chair), Blair Grubb (Chair), Wendy Alexander (Chair), Julian Blow (Chair), Iain Gillespie (Chair) & Jonathan Urch (Organiser)
13 Jan 2021 → 15 Jan 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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The Science of Tsunamis - Engage Dundee 2014
Sue Dawson (Presenter)
6 May 2014Activity: Other activity types › Schools engagement