About Richard

Science Officer
Support and provision of teaching and research in:
Hydro-geomorphology, rainfall simulation and erosion, soil and sediment physical analysis, particle size analysis, environmental monitoring, levelling, surveying (total station and RTK GPS).
Responsibility for Geomorphology Laboratory (Davy 806) and Analytical Laboratory (Davy 811).

Working knowledge of:
PSA: sieving, sedimentation, laser diffraction (Malvern Mastersizer X and 2000, LISST 100ST), image analysis and associated software
Enviro-monitoring: Squirrel, Rustrak and Campbell loggers, Kestrel meters, Davis weather station and associated software, HOBO loggers, In-Situ Troll AQ200/300/9500 monitoring probes, YSI Sonde 6-series, Sontek IQ velocity profilers
Surveying/GPS: auto levels, total stations (Trimble 5600, Geodimeter 610, Zeiss Elta 5 and S20), Garmin 'leisure' GPS, Trimble Pro-XL, GeoXH and 7X, Juno 3B, 5800 RTK (ACU and TSC2), R10 RTK with TSC3 and associated software (Terrasync, Survey Controller, Trimble Geomatics/Business Centre, Pathfinder Office, etc.)
Softree 'Terrain' survey software. Rockworks_15 & v16 earth science software.

Teaching

First year part-time lecturing in 'Labskills' covering introductory particle size analysis.
Second year part-time lecturing in dissertation planning with particular emphasis on techniques with soils and sediments; planning and introductory sessions covering topographic survey and GPS

Other support roles covering:
Class / laboratory work in Glacial Environments, Catchment processes, Catchment management, Coastal geomorphology
First, second and third year field work ranging from local day field work to residential overseas.

Third year and Masters' dissertation support

Contact Richard

( Room 703B, Davy Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 585534
R.Hartley@plymouth.ac.uk