14.1 Methods and Techniques for the Modern Geomorphologist: An Introduction to the Volume

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Adam Switzer is a sedimentologist and geomorphologist, who holds the positions of Singapore NRF Fellow, Nanyang Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator at The Earth Observatory of Singapore and Division of Earth Sciences in SPMS at Nanyang Technological University.

He and his research group are investigating the geological record of coastal hazards (storms and tsunamis) in Southeast Asia. One of the driving aims of Dr. Switzer's research group is to make the coastlines of Asia safer places to live, work, and holiday. Currently, Asia is the focus of his research program and Singapore has the resources to enable him to effectively study the sedimentary and geomorphic effects of tsunamis and storm surges. Dr. Switzer's 10-strong research group currently works in nine different countries throughout the world.

Dr. Switzer obtained a BSc and PhD in Geosciences from the University of Wollongong, Australia, before completing his postdoctoral studies at the University of Hong Kong.

Dr David M. Kennedy is a geomorphologist who specializes in the response of coastal systems to climatic and environmental change. He particularly focuses on the Holocene, researching estuarine, coral reef, and rocky coast landforms. He completed his doctorial study at the University of Wollongong, Australia under the guidance of Prof. Colin Woodroffe following undergraduate studies at the University of Sydney, Australia. After a postdoctoral research position at Wollongong he was based at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Resource Management and Geography at The University of Melbourne, Australia.

Switzer, A.D., Kennedy, D.M., 2013. Methods and techniques for the modern geomorphologist: an introduction to the volume. In: Shroder, J. (Editor in Chief), Switzer, A.D., Kennedy, D.M. (Eds.), Treatise on Geomorphology. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, vol. 14, Methods in Geomorphology, pp. 1–5.

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