Students
Under the UK system, a Ph.D. student typically has just two supervisors. This section includes details of career destinations of my Ph.D. supervisions, and their contribution to academia and professional practice. To date, only three of the following students (including two second supervisions) have failed to deliver acceptable thesis within the normal registration periods. The students are ordered by their starting year.
2008
Daniel Lewis, ESRC CASE award, principal advisor. (Intending Ph.D.)
2006
Maurizio Gibin. Research grant funded, principal advisor. (Intending Ph.D.)
2005
Catherine Lowe. ESRC competition award, principal advisor. (Intending Ph.D.)
Jakob Petersen. Research grant funded, principal advisor. (Intending Ph.D.)
2004
Kate Jones. Research grant funded (full time), principal advisor. Ph.D. submitted and awaiting viva.
Pablo Mateos. Research grant funded (full time), principal advisor. Ph.D.awarded 2007. Subsequently ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer in Geography, UCL.
Hanif Rahemtulla. ESRC competition award, principal advisor. Ph.D. currently in year four write up stage.
2003
Andrew Crooks. ESRC CASE award, second advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2007. Subsequently Research Scientist, Greater London Authority.
Christian Castle. Research grant funded/ESRC CASE award, principal advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2007.
Alex Singleton. Research grant funded (full/part time), principal advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2007. Subsequently Research Officer, UCL.
2002
Ozlem Sahbaz. Research grant funded (part time) second advisor until inter-departmental transfer in 2004. No award to date.
Joana Simoes. Portuguese Government scholarship, second advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2006. Subsequently software developer, Brunel University.
John Ward. ESRC CASE award, second advisor. Ph.D. submitted 2007 and awaiting viva. Subsequently Research Officer, the Bartlett School, UCL.
Aidan Slingsby. ESRC CASE award, principal advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2006. Subsequently Postdoctoral Research Fellow, City University
David Ashby. ESRC CASE award, principal advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2006. Subsequently Business Development Manager, UCL Business Plc and then Senior Analyst, Dr. Foster (Research) Ltd.
Tessa Anderson. ESRC CASE award, principal advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2006. Subsequently Lecturer in Geography, University of Canterbury, New Zealand and then Lecturer in Geography, University of Queensland.
2001
Sinesio Alves Jnr. Brazilian Government Scholarship.No award to date. Subsequently, inter alia, Computer Officer at UCL.
Sarah Smith. Ordnance Survey funded, principal advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2005. Subsequently research analyst, Ordnance Survey (Great Britain) and Lecturer, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Torsten Schietzelt. ESRC CASE award, second advisor. No award to date. Subsequently ad hoc lecturer, the Bartlett School, UCL.
Nancy Chin. Research grant funded (part time), second advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2006. Subsequently senior civil servant.
Ian Greatbatch. Research grant funded, principal advisor for part of study period. M.Sc. awarded 2007. Subsequently Ph.D. student, City University.
(Lily) Chao Li. ESRC competition award, principal advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2005. Subsequently ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UCL.
Mike de Smith. Self-funded, principal advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2004. Subsequently self-employed consultant.
Daryl Lloyd. ESRC CASE award, second advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2005. Subsequently senior research analyst at ODPM and the Cabinet Office.
2000
Paul Torrens. ESRC competition award, second advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2003. Subsequently Assistant Professor, University of Utah and Associate Professor, University of Arizona.
Carolina Tobon. UCL Teaching Assistantship, principal advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2003. Subsequently GIS analyst for ESRI (UK) Ltd. and software developer.
1998
William Grey. NERC award, external advisor. Ph.D. awarded 2002. Currently Research Fellow, Department of Geography, Swansea University.
Emma Roe. ESRC award, principal advisor until 1999 and remained in Bristol after my move to UCL. Ph.D awarded 2002. Currently Research Officer, Cardiff University.
1996
Richard Harris. ESRC award, principal advisor. Ph.D. awarded 1999. Subsequently Research Assistant, University of Bristol, Lecturer in Geography, Birkbeck College, University of London, Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Glamorgan and Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol.
1993
Scott Orford. ESRC award, principal advisor. Ph.D awarded 1997. Subsequently Computer Officer, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, and currently Lecturer in Planning, Cardiff University.
1991
Victor Mesev. SERC award, principal advisor. Ph.D awarded 1995. Subsequently awarded a three-year ESRC Research Fellowship, tenable in the University of Bristol and then Lecturer in Environmental Science, University of Ulster. Currently Chair, University of Florida, Tallahassee.
1990
Myles Gould. SERC award, principal advisor. Ph.D awarded 1996. Currently Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Leeds.
1987
Simon Thompson. SERC award, principal advisor. M.Sc awarded 1990. Subsequently senior manager with GENAMAP GIS vendor and most recently with ESRI Inc., Redlands, CA.
