Amy Beswick
    • Faculty of Science and Engineering

    Overview

    Profile summary

    I started at the University of Plymouth in March 2024 as part of a NERC research project investigating landscape preconditioning by earthquakes, and the associated triggered landslide distributions. Working with Dr Sarah Boulton and Dr Suryodoy Ghoshal, my role as a research assistant is centred around developing high-resolution landslide inventories for environments with various climates and geologies. By combining these inventories with modelling techniques, landslide forecasting can be improved through a better understanding of the influence large earthquakes have upon global landslide distributions.  I started this position following completion of my Masters with Lancaster University where my research project explored sedimentation relationships between microplastic (MP) and volcanic ash particles, with the aim of developing a removal method of MPs from the oceans.

    Professional memberships

    Member of the Geological Society of London

    Associate fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

    Member of Bristish Society of Geomorphology

    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):

    • SDG 14 - Life Below Water

    Academic qualifications

    Geography, earth and environmental studies, Other higher degree (e.g. Masters degree), Investigating ash sedimentation and the effect of buoyant microplastic rafts upon settling dynamics, Lancaster University

    1 Oct 202230 Sept 2023

    Award Date: 30 Nov 2023

    Geography, earth and environmental studies, First Degree, Assessing upstream and downstream river responses to slope failures, Aberystwyth University

    1 Sept 201830 Jun 2021

    Award Date: 30 Jun 2021

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