Professor Lynne E Frostick CBE CGeog

Biography

Lynne is currently Director of the Hull Environment Research Institute and the Yorkshire Forward funded Environmental Technology Centre for Industrial Collaboration at the University of Hull and a Professor of Geography. Lynne has a BSc (Hons) in Geology from University of Leicester and a PhD in Environmental Science from University of East Anglia. Lynne's research interests include rivers and tectonics; desert rivers; sediment transport; and waste science. She has been the Editor of several leading journals and is a member of a number of learned Societies. Lynne is also involved in establishing the research facilities at the Deep, a millennium project which includes a large flume facility. In addition to her work within the University Lynne is also chair of the government's Implementation Group for Women in SET, a member of the a member of the NERC Peer Review College and the NE Regional Environmental Protection Advisory Committee. Named Woman of Outstanding Achievement 2009 for her leadership and inspiration to others by the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC).