Dr. Amanda Owen

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Amanda Owen is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences at the University of Glasgow. Her academic career includes roles as a Lecturer in Earth Science from 2017 to 2022 and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Aberdeen from 2014 to 2017. She holds a PhD in Fluvial Sedimentology from Royal Holloway, University of London, and a BSc (Hons) in Physical Geography and Geology from the University of Plymouth. Her research interests are primarily focused on sediment transport and storage in landscapes, with a particular expertise in alluvial, fluvial, and deltaic systems. She aims to understand sediment transport and lithification pathways, with research that encompasses both modern and ancient systems. Amanda also investigates the impacts of climate and tectonics on sedimentary system behavior and is interested in the Anthropocene and sedimentary-volcano interactions. She collaborates with universities such as the University of Aberdeen and the University of New Mexico, and actively supervises graduate students in the fields of fluvial geomorphology and sedimentology.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

2022-01-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, SCT, UK

Teaching and conducting research in sedimentology and earth sciences.

Lecturer

2017-01-01 — 2022-01-01

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, SCT, UK

Lecturing in Earth Science and supervising students in research.

Postdoctoral Researcher

2014-01-01 — 2017-01-01

University of Aberdeen • Aberdeen, SCT, UK

Conducted research on sedimentary processes.

Awards

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Roland Goldring Award

2016-01-01
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Lyell Fund

2018-01-01

Courses

EARTH4071 - Sedimentary Environments and Deposits EARTH4094 - Structural Geology and Basins