Professor Geraldene Wharton CGeog
Employer Name
Queen Mary University of London
Biography
I am a river scientist with over 37 years’ research experience in hydrogeomorphology. My research on rivers focuses on: interactions between water, plants and sediments, with special expertise in chalk streams; entrainment and transport of fine sediments and sediment-bound contaminants; river restoration and integrated catchment management; and physical habitat assessment methods for non-tidal and tidal / estuarine river reaches (www.modularriversurvey.org). I currently serve on the Editorial Boards of River Research and Applications and the Journal of Soils and Sediments. Past appointments have included: Chair of the Board of Directors of the UK River Restoration Centre (currently a member of the RRC's Science Group); Board Member of the London Waterways Partnership, Canal & River Trust; Member of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Water Sediment Science; Honorary Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers (Education); Secretary of the Geography Section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.