Dr. Paul Hesse

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Paul Hesse is an Associate Professor at Macquarie University, focusing on disciplines related to geomorphology and Quaternary science. His research primarily investigates how past climate changes have shaped Earth's surface processes, especially in arid and semi-arid regions of Australia. Hesse's work delves into the impacts of climate change on desert sand dunes, dust storms, and vegetation cover, analyzing how these elements interact and influence one another. He is the convenor for the Bachelor of Environment course and teaches multiple units within the Environmental Earth Science major, including Earth Surface Processes, Environmental Change, and Active Environments, which includes field studies in New Zealand. His recent projects include studies on the historical fluctuations of the Murray-Darling Basin rivers over the last 100,000 years, examining the effects of global temperature increases on vegetation cover and wind erosion in the Simpson Desert, as well as the climatic sensitivity of desert sand dunes. Hesse is also involved in research on the interaction between rivers, wetlands, and dunefields in central Argentina. He obtained his PhD in Quaternary Palaeoclimatology from the Australian National University, focusing on the records of continental dust found in Tasman Sea sediments.

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