Prof C. Richard Bates
Professor
Teaching
Applied Geophysics at sub-honours and honours level with application to environmental investigation, hydrogeological appraisal, engineering studies and resource development. Petroleum Geosciences taught as industry style, CPD short courses. Environmental studies including Environmental Impact Assessment, fate of contaminants in the sub-surface, managing the impacts of climate change. An emphasis is placed throughout on bringing industry best practice to the student learning experience through the use of case-histories, practical classes based on applied problems for industry, government and society and through joint teaching with industry experts.
Research areas
Application of high resolution geophysical survey techniques for near surface investigations and the use of geophysics in a multi-disciplinary team approach to environmental problem solving.
http://geophysicistatlarge.blogspot.co.uk/
Specific focus on the fields of near surface, high resolution terrestrial geophysics (archaeology, palaeo-environmental reconstruction, groundwater investigations, contamination mapping, structural investigations, climate change impact) and marine, high resolution survey (palaeo-landscape reconstruction, ecosystem evaluation, resource mapping, sediment dynamics). Development of multi-sensor equipment for environmental investigations with an emphasis on climate impact studies such as marine benthic mapping and glacier retreat in the maritime Arctic. Recent archaeological research investigations include the use of multi-sensor techniques at iconic sites such Stonehenge and the World Heritage sites in Orkney. Commercialization of applied geophysics for marine investigation of Special Areas of Conservation and offshore marine resource development both internationally and on the UK Continental Shelf.
PhD supervision
- Claudia Lubao
- Amanda Woods
- Abate Melaku
Selected publications and performances
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Multidisciplinary investigation of the pit circuit at Durrington Walls, UK
Gaffney, C., Gaffney, V., Baldwin, E., Bates, M., Bates, R., Kinnaird, T., Sparrow, T., Lockyear, K., Neubauer, W., Trinks, I. & Wallner, M., 16 Aug 2021, In: ArcheoSciences. 45, 1, p. 59-61 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
A massive, Late Neolithic pit structure associated with Durrington Walls Henge
Gaffney, V., Baldwin, E., Bates, M., Bates, C. R., Gaffney, C., Hamilton, D., Kinnaird, T., Neubauer, W., Yorston, R., Allaby, R., Chapman, H., Garwood, P., Löcker, K., Hinterleitner, A., Sparrow, T., Trinks, I., Wallner, M. & Leivers, M., 21 Jun 2020, In: Internet Archaeology. 55, 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Characterisation of subglacial water using a constrained transdimensional Bayesian transient electromagnetic inversion
Killingbeck, S. F., Booth, A. D., Livermore, P. W., Bates, C. R. & West, L. J., 17 Jan 2020, In: Solid Earth. 11, p. 75-94 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clarion: by Eve De Castro Robinson
Williams, B., Bates, C. R. & Sutton, E. S., 19 Feb 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Performance
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Open access
Fringe of Gold: Oceans from the perspective of our coast
Williams, B., Bates, C. R., Searle, O., Stojanovic, T. & South, A. M., 10 Nov 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Marine Geophysical Survey of the Loch of Stenness, Orkney
Bates, C. R., bates, M., dawson, S. & wickham-jones, C., 2020, Landscapes Revealed, Remote sensing across the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. OxbowResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Open access
Multi-proxy characterisation of the Storegga Tsunami and its impact on the early Holocene landscapes of the southern North Sea
Gaffney, V., Fitch, S., Bates, M., Ware, R. L., Kinnaird, T., Gearey, B., Hill, T., Telford, R., Batt, C., Stern, B., Whittaker, J., Davies, S., Sharada, M. B., Everett, R., Cribdon, R., Kistler, L., Harris, S., Kearney, K., Walker, J., Muru, M., Hamilton, D., Law, M., Finlay, A., Bates, C. R. & Allaby, R. G., 15 Jul 2020, In: Geosciences. 10, 7, 19 p., 270.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Sensing Archaeology in the North: the use of non-destructive geophysical and remote sensing methods in archaeology in Scandinavian and North Atlantic Territories
Cuenca-garcía, C., Risbøl, O., Bates, C. R., Stamnes, A. A., Skoglund, F., Ødegård, Ø., Viberg, A., Koivisto, S., Fuglsang, M., Gabler, M., Schlosser Mauritsen, E., Perttola, W. & Solem, D., 22 Sep 2020, In: Remote Sensing. 12, 18, 25 p., 3102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
The Norse waterways of West Mainland Orkney, Scotland
Bates, C. R., Bates, M. R., Crawford, B., Sanmark, A. & Whittaker, J., 4 Aug 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Wetland Archaeology. Latest Articles, 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Curious Travellers: Repurposing imagery to manage and interpret threatened monuments, sites and landscapes
Wilson, A. S., Gaffney, V. L., Gaffney, C. F., Ch'ng, E., Bates, R., Sears, G., Sparrow, T., Murgatroyd, A., Faber, E. & Coningham, R. A. E., Aug 2019, Heritage Under Pressure - Threats and Solutions. Studies of Agency and Soft Power in the Historic Environment.. Dawson, M., James, E. & Nevell, M. (eds.). Oxbow, p. 107-122Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter