Simon M. Mudd

Simon Mudd is Professor of Earth Surface Processes at the university of Edinburgh. He has a PhD in Environmental Engineering and has worked as academic staff at the University of Edinburgh since 2007. Prof Mudd has over a decade of experience in numerical modelling and remote sensing of Earth surface processes including landsliding, flooding and sediment transport. Winner of the 2013 Arne Richter award for outstanding young scientists from the European Geoscience Union and the 2014 Gordon...See more

Simon Mudd is Professor of Earth Surface Processes at the university of Edinburgh. He has a PhD in Environmental Engineering and has worked as academic staff at the University of Edinburgh since 2007. Prof Mudd has over a decade of experience in numerical modelling and remote sensing of Earth surface processes including landsliding, flooding and sediment transport. Winner of the 2013 Arne Richter award for outstanding young scientists from the European Geoscience Union and the 2014 Gordon Warwick Medal from the British society of geomorphology. Has led the development of the topographic analysis software package LSDTopoTools (https://lsdtopotools.github.io/) which has published algorithms for extraction of channel networks from high resolution data, detection of terraces and floodplains, exploration of channel steepness in regards to tectonic and hydrologic hazards, and linking landsliding with both subsurface hydrology and vegetation. He has over 50 publications in leading international journals including Nature and Science, and has collaborated with both industry and government organizations on mitigating risk from natural hazards. See less