George Biddulph

Background

George holds a BSc in Geography, an MSc in Quaternary Science, and a PhD in Geography. His PhD research explored how the world's largest tropical peatland complex in the central Congo Basin developed over space and time in response to past climate, environmental, and anthropogenic drivers.Using a combination of palaeoecological, geochemical, sedimentological and chronological techniques, George contributed to a new understanding of how tropical peatlands respond to changes in climate and anthropogenic activity in tropical peatland areas, across different tropical peatland morphologies.

Role

As Senior Project Manager at Quaternary Scientific, George combines palaeoecological expertise with project management to deliver high-quality scientific insight across a range of geoarchaeological and sedimentological contexts. He supports clients throughout the project lifecycle, leading project design, coordinating analytical programmes, and ensuring the timely delivery of robust, well-interpreted results.Specialising in palynology (the study of fossilised pollen), he reconstructs past environments to understand how landscapes have changed over time, and how these changes relate to human activity and regional climate variability.

Research Interests

George's research interests includes:

• Evaluating the impact of past climate change and anthropogenic activity on peatland development in the central African tropics;
• Exploring how ramped thermal techniques can be better used for palaeoenvironmental interpretation;
• Investigating the relationships between peatland morphologies and peatland development processes.