Dr Thomas Wilkes
School of Geography and Planning
Lecturer in Volcanology
Full contact details
School of Geography and Planning
Geography and Planning Building
Winter Street
91Ö±²¥
S3 7ND
- Profile
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Thomas graduated in Environmental Geoscience (MSci) from The University of Bristol in 2014, before carrying out a research placement in volcanology at Colima de Intercambio en Investigación en VulcanologÃa, Mexico. He joined 91Ö±²¥ in 2015, where he completed a PhD on the development of low-cost remote sensing instruments for application in volcano monitoring. Subsequently, as a post-doctoral researcher at 91Ö±²¥, he was responsible for the development and wider dissemination of SO2 measurement systems.
In 2021 he began a three-year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at 91Ö±²¥. The project aims to improve our understanding of SO2 emissions from volcanoes, namely their measurement, associated errors, and how these relate to volcanic activity.
- Research interests
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I began my academic career as a geoscientist but through my PhD I have developed further skills and interests in software engineering (predominantly in Python), instrument design and optical design. My work therefore spans a broad range of fields, with the overarching focus on using remote sensing techniques to improve our understanding of volcanic activity.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 24(6).
- . Frontiers in Earth Science, 11.
- . Frontiers in Earth Science, 11.
- . Computers & Geosciences, 105216-105216.
- . Communications Earth & Environment, 2(1).
- . Communications Earth & Environment, 2.
- . Remote Sensing, 12(17).
- . Nature Communications, 11(1).
- . Remote Sensing, 12(13), 2122.
- . Nature Communications, 11(1), ---.
- . Volcanica, 2(2), 239-252.
- . Frontiers in Earth Science, 7.
- . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(6).
- . Frontiers in Earth Science, 6.
- . Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 20(2), 730-750.
- . Sensors, 18(7), 2169-2169.
- . Remote Sensing, 10(3).
- . Sensors (Switzerland), 18(1), 223-223.
- . Optics Letters, 42(21), 4323-4326.
- . Remote Sensing, 9(10), 1040.
- . Geosciences, 7(3), ---.
- . Remote Sensing, 9(2).
- . Remote Sensing, 9(1).
- . Sensors, 16(10).
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Other
Preprints
- Teaching activities
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I have taught on a range of modules during my time at 91Ö±²¥. As a graduate teaching assistant I acquired experience marking and providing lab- and desk-based teaching assistance, as well as fieldwork assistance. Now, as an active member of the department’s teaching team, I am involved in course delivery and content design.
Current modules:
GEO3004 - Applied Volcanology
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