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Dr Tom Lawrence

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Lecturer in Physical Geography and Geospatial Science

Email: thomas.lawrence@qmul.ac.uk
Room Number: Bancroft 2.03

Profile

My research interests focus on fluvial, estuarine and coastal systems and their response to changing conditions influenced by pollution, contamination or climate-driven factors. I use a combination of field- and lab-based analysis tools, combined with large imaging datasets, pairing 'wet' geography with digital geography. I have developed approaches to observe, quantify and analyse 3D pore spaces in muddy sediments, informing a deeper understanding of cohesive sediment behaviour. This research allows us to better predict responses of estuarine and coastal systems to a changing climate, with temperature, pH, salinity and freshwater input regimes all acting as important factors in pore structure, and consequently sediment movement behaviour.

Teaching

My teaching covers a variety of disciplines across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, primarily focusing on geospatial science & statistics. This enables me to engage with all cohort levels across the department and to support a wide variety of UG and PG dissertation topics.

Undergraduate Teaching

Modules taught (2025/26)
GEG4011 Introduction to Research Methods (Lecturer)
GEG4015 Sustainable Transitions (Lecturer & Tutor)
GEG5223 Geospatial Science (Lecturer)
GEG7316 Environmental Data Acquisition and Analysis (Organizer & Lecturer)

Research

Publications

Research findings have been disseminated in journals such as Water Research, MethodsX, Frontiers in Earth Science and Journal of Soils and Sediments.

More information on publications can be found here.
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