George Biddulph

Background

George holds a BSc in Geography, an MSc in Quaternary Science, and a PhD in Geography. His PhD research explored how the world's largest tropical peatland complex in the central Congo Basin developed over space and time in response to past climate, environmental, and anthropogenic drivers.Using a combination of palaeoecological, geochemical, sedimentological and chronological techniques, George contributed to a new understanding of how tropical peatlands respond to changes in climate and anthropogenic activity in tropical peatland areas, across different tropical peatland morphologies.

Role

Now working at Quaternary Scientific as Senior Project Manager, George uses his palaeoecological expertise and project management experience to work with clients throughout the project lifecycle to deliver high-quality scientific insight in various geoarchaeological and sedimentological contexts. His specialism in palynology (the study of fossilised pollen) provides a technique through which we can reconstruct past environments and assess how these have changed over time, and importantly, how they have changed in response to nearby human activity and/or regional climate variability.

Research Interests

George's research interests includes:

• Evaluating the impact of past climate change and anthropogenic activity on peatland development in the central African tropics;
• Exploring how ramped thermal techniques can be better used for palaeoenvironmental interpretation;
• Investigating the relationships between peatland morphologies and peatland development processes.