Professor Jim Griffiths

Professor of Engineering Geology and Geomorphology in the Centre for Research in Earth Sciences (CRES);UK Registered Ground Engineering Professional Adviser http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/cres

Chartered Geologist - CGeolEuropean Geologist - EurGeolChartered Engineer - CEng Registered Ground Engineering Professional Advisor (RoGEP)Fellow of the Geological Society  - FGSFellow of the Royal Geographical Society  - FRGSPrincipal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy - PFHEAFellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining - FIMMMMember of the British Geotechnical SocietyMember of the British Hydrological SocietyMember of the International Association of Engineering GeologistsMember of the British Geomorphological Society

Validated scrutineer appointed by the Geological Society Professional Committee for the assessment of chartership applications, from January 2009. Chair of the International Association of Engineering Geology for the Environment Commission C22 on Landscape Evolution and Engineering Geomorphology, appointed January 2007. Reported at the 11th IAEG Congress in Auckland, September 2010, and the 34th IGC in Brisbane, August 2012.  Member of the Technical Planning Committe for the Geological Society Bicentennial Conference, 2005-2007 Chair of the Congress of the 10th International Association of Engineering Geology & the Environment , held in Nottingham, UK, in 2006  Expert evaluator for research projects on natural hazards submitted under the EU Frameworks VI & VII (appointed December 2004) Member of the Editorial Board for the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology (2001 - present) Geological Society Publications - one of the Special Publications Editors (2000- present) Member of the Books Editorial Committee of the Geological Society (2000 – present) Chair of the Engineering Group of the Geological Society (2006-8); Vice-Chairman 2004-6, member of the Committee 1997-2008  Member of the Science Committee of the Geological Society (2006-2008) Referee for the following journals: Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology; Geomorphology; Earth Surface Processes and Landforms; Natural Hazards; Geoscience in South West England; Environmental Modelling & Software; Mathematical Geology; International Journal of Remote Sensing; Landslides. Chair of the Working Party on Land Surface Evaluation in Engineering Practice, under the auspices of the Engineering Group of the Geological Society, 1997-2001. Member of the Geological Society Working Party on Engineering Geology in Relict Glacial and Periglacial Areas (established 2011) Member of the Geological Society Working Party on Geohazards (established 2009) Member of the Geological Society Working Party on Engineering Geology and Geomorphology in Hot Deserts, 2003-10. Member of the Committee of Heads of University Geology Departments (1995 – 2002) Member of the Committee of the South-west Regional Group of the Geological Society (1994- 2005) Member of the Executive Committee of British Geomorphological Research Group – membership secretary (1992 - 95)

Ms Claire Foster - Director of studies. The distribution, nature and causes of natural landslides in Devon and Cornwall. Joint project with the British Geological Survey (PhD awarded July 2007) A B Hart – Director of studies. Landslide hazard and risk assessment in South-east Spain. Joint project with the Department of Geographical Sciences (PhD awarded in March 2004) Mrs Kathryn Coventry – Director of studies 2000-2003. Specification development for the use of Devon cob in earthen construction (PhD awarded in December 2003) Ms R Gillon – Second supervisor 1999-2002. Development of an ROV for geotechnical investigations in near-shore areas. Joint project with the Institute of Marine Studies & part sponsored by Britannia Royal Naval College (PhD awarded December 2002) Ms A Hopper - Director of studies 1995-1999. Landfill design & monitoring. Joint project with the Department of Environmental Science (PhD awarded December 1999) J Rogers – Second supervisor 1993-1997. Discontinuity distribution analysis in SW England from remote sensing data (PhD awarded November 1997)

Engineering Geology Engineering Geomorphology Physical Geology Geohazards Fieldwork skills IT for Earth Scientists Professional development skills