Dr Steve Gurney BSc PhD Senior Lecturer in Geomorphology Department of Geography & Environmental Science University of Reading, UK Docent in Cold Climate Geomorphology Department of Geography & Geology University of Turku, Finland
Research · Periglacial and permafrost geomorphology and sedimentology (particularly investigations of pingos and palsas) · Glacial geomorphology (especially glacial and proglacial sediments and processes) · The history of mountain glaciers since the Little Ice Age · Snow as an agent of geomorphology and hydrology · Reconstructing Quaternary mid-latitude permafrost and periglacial environments
Teaching · Geomorphology (Year 1) · Geomorphological Hazards (Year 2) · Lake District Fieldclass (Year 2) · Glacial & Periglacial Geomorphology (Year 3) · Norway Fieldclass (Year 3) · Finland Fieldclass (Year 3)
Administration · Director of Health & Safety for the School of Human and Environmental Sciences · Area Health & Safety Co-ordinator for the Geography Building · Area Evacuation Officer for the Geography Building · Geography Teaching & Learning Committee · Geography & Environmental Science Staff-Student Committee
		Field Sites · Banks Island, NWT, Canada · Ungava Bay, Québec, Canada · Traill Island, east Greenland · County Clare, western Ireland · Okstindan, northern Norway · Svartisen, northern Norway · Kevo, northern Finland · Cherskiy range, Siberia · Western Crete · Southern Tunisia · Namibia
Current Research Projects · The origin, age and preservation of periglacial blockfields in the Holy Cross Mountains of southern Poland (with colleagues from University of Kielce, Poland) · Living with floods and droughts at the Angola/Namibia border – sustainable water resources in a fluctuating climate in the Cuvelai catchment (with colleagues from University of Turku, Finland and elsewhere) · Defining velocity/discharge relationships for palaeoflow reconstruction in vadose conduits in caves, County Clare, western Ireland (with colleagues from National University of Ireland, Maynooth) · Environmental constraints on earth hummock formation in the Okstindan region of northern Norway (with colleagues from University of Southampton, UK) · Palaeoenvironmental reconstructions from wetland sediments at Okstindan, northern Norway (with colleagues from Brunel University, UK) · Investigations of water chemistry and water quality at Okstindan, northern Norway (with colleagues from Reading)
Publications Selected Papers: · Gurney, S D, Popovnin V V, Shahgedanova M V and Stokes C R 2008: A glacier inventory for the Buordakh Massif, Cherskiy Range, northeast Siberia, and evidence for recent glacier recession. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 40, 81-88. · Gurney S D and Bartsch A 2005: Mapping the spatial distribution of geomorphological processes in the Okstindan area of northern Norway, using Geomorphic Process Units as derived from remote sensing and ground survey. Fennia 183, 1-14 · Gurney S D and White K 2005: Sediment magnetic properties of glacial till deposited since the Little Ice Age maximum for selected glaciers at Svartisen and Okstindan, northern Norway. Boreas 34, 75-83. · Gurney S D and Lawrence D S L. 2004: Seasonal trends in the stable isotopic composition of snow and meltwater runoff in a subarctic catchment at Okstindan, Norway. Nordic Hydrology 35, 119-137. · Gurney S D 2001: Aspects of the genesis and geomorphology and terminology of palsas: perennial cryogenic mounds. Progress in Physical Geography 25, 249-260. · Gurney S D 1998: Aspects of the genesis and geomorphology of pingos: perennial permafrost mounds. Progress in Physical Geography 22, 307-324. · Gurney S D and Worsley P 1997: Genetically complex and morphologically diverse pingos of the Fish Lake area, south west Banks Island, NWT, Canada. Geografiska Annaler 79A, 41-56. · Worsley P and Gurney S D 1996: Geomorphology and hydrogeological significance of the Holocene pingos in the Karup Valley, Traill Island, northern east Greenland. Journal of Quaternary Science 11, 249-262. · Worsley P, Gurney S D and Collins P E F 1995: Late Holocene ‘mineral palsas’ and associated vegetation patterns: A case study from Lac Hendry, northern Quebec, Canada and significance for European Pleistocene thermokarst. Quaternary Science Reviews 14, 179-192. For more publications follow this link: More Publications
Okstindan Research Project & Station The Okstindan Research Project has a Research Station (‘Okstindhytta’) located in the mountainous Okstindan area of northern Norway. The Project has been running for over 30 years and the Station has provided a base for teaching and research for the whole of this period. I currently administer the project and the station and would be interested to hear from anybody who would like to know more about the Okstindan Research Project and the research that has been conducted at the site. For more details click here. For photos of the site follow the link to the Okstindan Gallery (below).
Contact Details E-mail: Mail: Telephone: Fax:	s.d.gurney@reading.ac.uk Dr S D Gurney Department of Geography & Environmental Science The University of Reading PO Box 227 Whiteknights Reading RG6 6AB UK +44 (0) 118 378 7758 +44 (0) 118 975 5865
Photo-Galleries (click on the links below) · Gallery of Geomorphology · Gallery of Glacial & Periglacial Landscapes · Okstindan Gallery · Lake District Fieldclass 2000 · Tunisia Fieldclass 2000 · Crete Fieldclass 2001 · Norway Fieldclass 2002 · Lake District Fieldclass 2003 · Finland Fieldclass 2005 · Lake District Fieldclass 2005 · Norway Fieldclass 2006 · Lake District Fieldclass 2006 · Lake District Fieldclass 2007 · Kevo Field School 2009 · Lake District Fieldclass 2010 · Lake District Fieldclass 2011
Page created and maintained by Steve Gurney s.d.gurney@reading.ac.uk Last updated 25-02-2012