The Geomorphology Association of Ireland (GAI) brings together all those interested in Ireland's changing landscape.
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The Geomorphology Association of Ireland (GAI) is an inclusive organisation supporting Geomorphologists working and/or living in Ireland, as well as the Irish diaspora scattered around the world who are making academic and/or applied contributions to the scientific field. Geomorphologists working in all sub-fields of the discipline are welcome - fluvial, aeolian, hillslope, peatland, coastal, planetary, and everything in between!
The GAI is Ireland's representative body to the International Association of Geomorphologists (http://www.geomorph.org/).
Latest News
Announcement | GAI Bursaries 2024
We are delighted to announce the awardees for the 2024 Geomorphology Association of Ireland Bursary as (in no particular order):
Emma Chalençon, PhD candidate from the Dept. of Geography and MaREI at University College Cork.
Maxwell Arhin, PhD candidate from the School of History and Geography at Dublin City University.
Robin Lewando, PhD candidate from the Dept. of Geography at University College Cork.
Congratulations! We wish the awardees well in their research, and look forward to them sharing with us how the award has contributed to their research journey.
This prize has been made possible through the generous donation of Professor Emeritus Richard A. Marston from Kansas State University. Our sincere thanks to Prof. Marston for his support of Irish geomorphology research.
9th Annual Geomorphology Association of Ireland Workshop | 11 April in Galway
"From land to sea: the role of geomorphology in understanding and managing Ireland's landforms".
The goal of the workshop is to bring together geomorphologists in Ireland with a view to sharing research and fostering interdisciplinary communication and collaboration. Although there will be a strong emphasis on presenting research, an important part of the day comprises a panel discussion to openly discuss the state-of-Geomorphology in Ireland today & identify opportunities for Geomorphology the coming years as Ireland starts to implement new Climate- and Nature-focused policies that will impact how terrestrial and marine environments are managed. The workshop is hosted jointly by the GAI, Ryan Institute, and the University of Galway.
For more information and to learn how to participate, click here.
Attendance is free for all - we can't wait to see you in Galway!
Summer 2023 Newsletter
The latest edition of the GAI newsletter is now online and free to read! Catch up on recent events and learn about some of the exciting new work being undertaken by Irish researchers. If you'd like to have your own research featured in a future issue, don't hesitate to get in touch!
8th Annual Irish Geomorphology Workshop | View Presentations on YouTube
The GAI's annual Irish Geomorphology Workshop, was held online on 10 December, 2021. If you would like to (re)view any of the talks, just click on the links to the right.
Click here to download the abstracts from the 2021 GAI-hosted Irish Geomorphology workshop. Thanks again to all our fantastic presenters!
Edoardo Grottoli, Dundrum Bay, Co. Down: 187 years of shoreline change and storm forcing.
Dylan McCarthy, Automating shoreline delineation and determining shoreline evolution on a regional scale.
Thomas Smyth, Landscape drivers of coastal dune mobility.
Richard Love, A new modelling approach to examine aeolian modification of dunes on Mars.
Prof. Andrew Cooper, Keynote Address, Understanding and predicting coastal change: geomorphological perspectives.
Melanie Biausque, Understanding seasonal behaviour of multiple intertidal bars in Dundrum Bay, Co. Down.
Brian Coughlan and Rossa O'Briain, Bio-geomorphic succession in channelised rivers: Implications for river management.
Dave O'Leary, Mapping peatland boundaries and intra-peat variation using radiometric data and machine learning methods.