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Particulars
Employment & Qualifications
2019 - : Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Queen's University Belfast
2014-2019: Lecturer in Physical Geography, Queen's University Belfast
2012-2014: Lecturer in Geography & Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University
2008-2012: Ph.D. Climate Impacts Modelling, Queen's University Belfast
2007-2008: M.Sc. Climate Change, University of East Anglia
2004-2007: B.Sc. Geography, Queen's University Belfast
Research Interests
Regional Climate Scenario Development; Climate Impacts; Soil Erosion & Muddy Flooding; Resilience of Environmental Management Strategies to Climate Change
Research Statement
My research focuses on the development of regional and site-specific future climate change scenarios using statistical downscaling techniques, and their application to a wide range of environmental and socio-economic impact sectors.
My specialist impact sector is soil erosion and muddy flooding from agricultural land, with primary concern for changes in the off-site transport of sediment and nutrients into the neighbouring natural and built environment.
More recently I have begun applying climate change scenarios to a range of new impact sectors, with current projects examining future climate threats to natural systems and northern infrastructure in arctic and sub-arctic regions.
Other
Recent Funded Projects
•2017-2018: £60,000 from NI Department for the Economy (Co-I)
- Climate Change and Hidden Heritage: Lessons from Majuli (with Dr Satish Kumar, QUB; and others)
•2014: $23,000 CAD from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (Co-I)
- Climate change and the viability of the world’s longest heavy haul ice road (with Graeme Swindles, Leeds; Tim Patterson, Carleton; and others)
• 2012-2013: £2,600 from British Society for Geomorphology (PI)
- Climate change and muddy flooding in Flanders, Belgium (with Karel Vandaele, Samenwerking Land en Water; John Boardman and Dave Favis-Mortlock, Oxford)
Teaching
GGY2062 Managing Environmental Issues (Belgium) - Module Coordinator
GGY3073 Climate Change - Module coordinator
GGY1009 Physical Geography: Earth, Wind and Water
GGY2055 Geographical Research Skills
GGY3081 Dissertation
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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R3979NBE: Climate Change and Hidden Heritage: Lessons from Majuli
Kumar, M. S. (PI), Ell, P. S. (CoI), Lilley, K. (CoI), Megarry, W. (CoI), Morrow, R. (CoI), Mullan, D. (CoI), Padmanabhan, D. (CoI) & Sengupta, U. (CoI)
27/09/2017 → 31/03/2018
Project: Research
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High-resolution assessment of riverbank erosion and stabilization techniques with associated water quality implications
Hayes, E., Higgins, S., Mullan, D. & Geris, J., 26 May 2023, (Early online date) In: International Journal of River Basin Management. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Icy thermometers: Quantifying the impact of volcanic heat on glacier elevation
Howcutt, S., Spagnolo, M., Rea, B. R., Jaszewski, J., Barr, I., Coppola, D., De Siena, L., Girona, T., Gomez-Patron, A., Mullan, D. & Pritchard, M. E., 01 Dec 2023, In: Geology. 51, 12, p. 1143-1147 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Response of testate amoeba assemblages to peatland drain blocking
Evans, C. R. C., Mullan, D. J., Roe, H. M., Fox, P. M., Gray, S. & Swindles, G. T., 22 Sept 2023, (Early online date) In: Wetlands Ecology and Management. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impacts of sport emissions on climate: measurement, mitigation and making a difference
Wilby, R. L., Orr, M., Depledge, D., Giulianotti, R., Havenith, G., Kenyon, J. A., Matthews, T. K. R., Mears, S. A., Mullan, D. J. & Taylor, L., Jan 2023, In: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1519, 1, p. 20-33 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Weighted risk assessment of critical source areas for soil phosphorus losses through surface runoff mechanisms
Hayes, E., Higgins, S., Geris, J., Nicholl, G. & Mullan, D., 15 May 2023, In: CATENA. 225, 12 p., 107027.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile12 Citations (Scopus)86 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Estyn Evans Dissertation Prize
Mullan, D. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Sarah M. Holland Memorial Prize
Mullan, D. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Climate Northern Ireland Climate Change Policy and Research Panel
Mullan, D. (Advisor)
01 Mar 2024 → 01 Sept 2024Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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External Examiner for MSc Climate Change, Maynooth University
Mullan, D. (Advisor)
01 Sept 2023 → 31 Aug 2027Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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Northern Ireland UCAS Exhibition 2022
Mullan, D. (Participant)
09 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
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Science at Queen's 2022
Mullan, D. (Invited speaker)
24 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
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EPS Applicant Day
Mullan, D. (Organiser)
05 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
Press/Media
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BBC Newsline Interview on Hot Summer Weather
02/08/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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BBC Radio Foyle Interview on Climate Change following COP26
10/11/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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NewsLetter Article on Climate Change in Northern Ireland
27/07/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Irish Times Newspaper Article on the role of the Oceans in Climate Change
25/09/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impacts
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Adaptation measures for climate change impact – benefits for Flemish Government, water company (Watering van Sint-Truiden), landowners, communities and the environment.
Mullan, D. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental Impact, Economic Impact, Societial Impact