Charley Hill-Butler

Charley Hill-Butler is an Assistant Professor at Coventry University's School of The Environment, specializing in natural hazards and geospatial technologies. They hold roles including Associate Head of School (Quality and Accreditation) and Assistant Professor in Research at the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience. Their expertise integrates thermal remote sensing and geostationary satellite data to study volcanic-earthquake interactions, land use change, and agricultural resilience.

Education:

• PhD in Geography and Natural Hazards (2015), supervised by Prof. Mark Blackett
• MSc by Research in Physical Geography (2012)
• Short-Term Fellowship at University of Hawai’i (during PhD)

Research Focus:

• Volcanic activity monitoring via thermal remote sensing
• Earthquake-volcano interaction dynamics
• Coastal wetland restoration using UAVs
• Agricultural resilience to climate change
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) alignment

Articles Overview: Recent work emphasizes volcanic radiant flux analysis, UAV-based vegetation monitoring, and spatial policy implications of land access. Key themes include geophysical hazard interdependencies, environmental restoration techniques, and geospatial innovation applications.

Awards:

• Trailblazers 2022 (2021) for contributions to occupational research and career development

Grants & Projects:

• Co-investigator in REPAS: Co-creating citizen science for plastic pollution reduction (2023-2024)
• Researcher in Rewilding Wild Packington (2023) and Charterhouse Fields ecological restoration (2024)

Labs & Teams: Active in the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, collaborating on transdisciplinary environmental solutions.