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Professor Giles Wiggs is a renowned academic in Aeolian Geomorphology, serving as the Head of the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford and a Tutorial Fellow at Brasenose College. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Geography from University College London and a PhD in Sand Dune Dynamics from the same institution. His research focuses on aeolian sediment transport, dune dynamics, and the impacts of environmental change on desert systems. Wiggs has led major projects such as the £1 million NSFGEO-NERC-funded TOAD project investigating dune origins and the EU Horizon 2020-funded SMaRT project addressing desert railway sand mitigation. His work spans global deserts, including Africa, the Middle East, and North America. He has supervised numerous graduate students and holds administrative roles including Director of Undergraduate Admissions and Project Board leadership for the Dyson Perrins Laboratories refurbishment. Wiggs is an active member of the International Society for Aeolian Research (ISAR), organizing conferences and chairing committees.
Education: BSc (Hons) Geography (UCL), PhD Sand Dune Dynamics (UCL). Research grants include NERC, EU Horizon 2020, and NSF funding. His teaching covers undergraduate geomorphology and graduate courses on desert dynamics. Current graduate students include Jasem A Albanai (remote sensing) and Natasha Wallum (Etosha Pan dust emissions). Notable collaborations involve institutions like the University of Notre Dame and Politecnico di Torino. His fieldwork spans Namibia, Botswana, and East Anglia, with a focus on dust emission, dune initiation, and wind erosion impacts.
Grants: Over £2 million in funding for projects like Do4Models (dust emission modeling) and SEFLOS (UK peat soil preservation). Labs/Teams: Leads the Aeolian Research Group at Oxford, coordinating international field campaigns and interdisciplinary engineering projects. Future work includes Mars dune comparisons and railway sand mitigation innovations. No scientific awards listed but actively contributes to professional societies.
