I am a geologist with specialism in sedimentology and stratigraphy. I obtained a BSc degree in Geology and Geography from the University of Nottingham (1990), an MSc degree in Computing in Earth Sciences from Keele University (1992), and a PhD from the University of Birmingham (1996). I am currently Professor of Sedimentology in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds. I am Founder and Director of the Fluvial & Eolian Research Group (FRG-ERG; http://frg.leeds.ac.uk), and am co-founder of the Shallow-Marine Research Group (SMRG; http://smrg.leeds.ac.uk), two successful joint industry projects sponsored by a consortium of 17 companies. For 2014-2018, I was Chief Editor of Sedimentology, a leading academic journal. I am a Director of the Institute of Applied Geoscience at Leeds