The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Gerd's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Gerd
Gerd did his MSc degree in Physical Geography at Utrecht University (the Netherlands) from 1984 to 1990, and completed his PhD in Marine Science at Sydney University (Australia) in 1994. After a 4-year postdoc at the University of Western Australia, he started as a Lecturer at Loughborough University (UK) in 1998.
Since 2005, he has been working at the University of Plymouth, first in the School of Geography, then in the School of Marine Science and Engineering, and currently in the School of Biological and Marine Sciences.
Gerd has been (or is) a PI/CI on 15 UK research council funded projects, all involving shoreline dynamics and nearshore sediment transport processes, and has been (or is) involved with supervision of 25 coastal PhD students. Currently, Masselink is: (1)ÌýPlymouth lead on the EA-funded Making Space for Sand project (£0.8M); and (2) PI on the UKRI-funded ARISE project (£2.8M), investigating the impact of sea-level rise on atoll islands.ÌýHe was the chair of the organising committee of the 2013 International Coastal Symposium (hosted at the University of Plymouth), is the author of the A-level text book Changing Coastal Landscapes and the undergraduate textbook Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology, and is editor of the textbook Coastal Environments and Global Change. Apart from his academic role, Gerd has been Associate Head of School (Marine Science) and Associate Head of School (Research), and is currently co-director of the consulting groupÌýCMAR - Coastal Marine Applied Research. He is a member of theÌýCoastal Processes Research Group (CPRG).
Supervised Research Degrees
2022–2026ÌýÌýMadeline Gee –Ìý‘Shifting Seas – Ecological adaptation to changing rates of Sea Level Rise
2020–2024ÌýÌýAikaterina Konstantinou –ÌýCoastal dynamics from space
2019–2024ÌýÌýJosie Alice-Kirby –ÌýApplication of Coastal Change Management Areas (CCMAs) for coastal adaptation to climate change impacts in SW EnglandÌý(DoS)
2021–2022ÌýÌýOak McMahon -ÌýNatural adaptive capability of coral reef islands to sea-level rise and implications for future human occupationÌý(DoS) (no completion)
2017–2022ÌýÌýAnna Persson –ÌýPhysical drivers of nursery function in juvenile flatfishesÌý(no completion)
2016–2021ÌýÌýErin King –ÌýModelling sediment exchange between the beach and the inner continental shelf
2016–2020ÌýÌýPaul Bayle –ÌýCoastal resilience under sea-level riseÌý(based at Bath, UK)
2016–2020ÌýÌýMark Wiggins –ÌýCoastal cell response to a changing wave climate using autonomous aerial surveying
2016–2019ÌýÌýMegan Tuck –ÌýDynamics of coral reef islandsÌý(based at Auckland, New Zealand)
2015–2019ÌýÌýNieves Garcia Valiente –ÌýSediment exchange between beach and inner shelfÌý(DoS)
2014–2018ÌýÌýOlivier Burvingt –ÌýBeach response to extreme storms along the SW coast of EnglandÌý(DoS)
2015–2017ÌýÌýRafael Jesús Bergillos –ÌýMulti-scale dynamics of mixed sand and gravel deltaic coastsÌý(based at Granada, Spain)
2013–2017ÌýÌýSebastian Pitman –ÌýAutomatic Rip Current DetectionÌý(based at Southampton, UK)
2013–2017ÌýÌýKris Inch –ÌýExtreme storm dynamics on sandy beaches
2011–2015ÌýÌýClaire Early –ÌýField observations of wave induced coastal cliff erosion, Cornwall, UKÌý(DoS)
2011–2015ÌýÌýPedro Almeida –ÌýSwash Zone Dynamics of coarse-Grained Beaches during Energetic Wave ConditionsÌý(DoS)
2011–2015ÌýÌýRobert McCall –ÌýModelling gravel beach storm response using XBeachÌý(DoS)
2011–2014ÌýÌýAnissia White –ÌýManaging the Retreat: Understanding the Transition to Salt Marsh in Coastal Realignment Project
2010–2016ÌýÌýAntony Thorpe –ÌýSediment Dynamics in Rip Currents
2010–2014ÌýÌýSaul Reynolds –ÌýTidal Dune DynamicsÌý(no completion)
2009–2013ÌýÌýSuha Zoozi –ÌýEstuarine Pollution Dynamics in Agricultural River Basins
2008–2012ÌýÌýTim Poate –ÌýImpact of Wave Hub on Shoreline Processes and Beach Morphology
2007–2011ÌýÌýAlison Nock –ÌýAn ARC Marine Decision Support System for Coastal FloodingÌý(no completion)
2007–2010ÌýÌýAmaia Ruiz de Alegria Arzaburu –ÌýMeasuring and Modelling Annual, Seasonal and Storm-Induced Morphological Response on a Gravel BeachÌý(DoS)
2006–2010ÌýÌýTim Scott –ÌýClassification of UK Beaches and Associated Nearshore HazardsÌý(DoS)
2004–2008ÌýÌýDaniel Buscombe –ÌýMorpho-Sediment Dynamics of Gravel BeachesÌý(DoS)
2002–2005ÌýÌýMartin Austin –ÌýSwash, Groundwater and Sediment Transport Processes on Gravel BeachesÌý(DoS)
2000–2004ÌýÌýDarren Evans –ÌýSwash on Steep and Shallow BeachesÌý(DoS)
2000–2004ÌýÌýSelma van Houwelingen –ÌýSpatial and Temporal Variability in Ridge and Runnel Morphology along the North Lincolnshire Coast, EnglandÌý(DoS)
2000–2004ÌýÌýAafke Tonk –ÌýLongshore Sediment Transport on Low-Energy BeachesÌý(DoS)
Teaching
- GGP2207 -ÌýCatchments and Coasts (2nd year)Ìý
- OS314 - Ocean Science residential field trip -ÌýModule Leader
- OS306 - Coastal Geomorphology and Estuaries
- MAR515 - Management of Coastal Systems (MSc)Ìý-ÌýModule Leader
- SCI5301 - MSc Dissertation
