Dr David Beamish

Dr David Beamish Project Manager/Geophysicist

Location: Keyworth

Tel: 0115 936 3432

E-mail Dr David Beamish

Biography

  •  1977 –present :  BGS (Edinburgh and Keyworth)
  •  1976 :  NERC Research Fellow, University of York.
  •  1976 :  PhD, Geophysics, University of Lancaster (A geomagnetic deep sounding array study of East Africa).
  •  1972 :  BA (Hons), First Class, Physics, University of York.

Skills

  •  Geophysical theory and technique development
  •  EM modelling and inversion
  •  Geophysical algorithms (software)
  •  Near-surface geophysical methods
  •  Airborne geophysics

Current projects and collaboration

  •  Bedrock conductivity map of the UK and Northern Ireland.
  •  Continuous measurement of peat distributions and water saturations in soils
  •  Geomagnetic induced currents in the UK national grid
  •  Quality control in airborne surveys
  •  Wetland studies (with Environment Agency)

Professional association

  •  European Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (Assistant Editor)
  •  External Ph.D. examiner: University of Edinburgh, University of Leicester, Imperial College, University of Aarhus (Denmark).
  •  Journal of Applied Geophysics (Editorial Board)
  •  Near-surface Geophysics (EAGE, Editorial Board)
  •  Society of Exploration Geophysicists (Professional Active Member)
  •  2004 –2005 :  EAGE Distinguished Lecturer

Published outputs

Key papers

Beamish, D., 2013. Gamma ray attenuation in the soils of Northern Ireland, with special reference to peat. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 115, 13-27.

Beamish, D. and White, J.C., 2012. Mapping and predicting electrical conductivity variations across southern England using airborne electromagnetic data. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 45, 99-110. doi: 10.1144/1470-9236/11-026.

Beamish, D. and White, J.C., 2011. Aeromagnetic data in the UK: a study of the information content of baseline and modern surveys across Anglesey, North Wales. Geophysical Journal International, 184, 171-190.

KURAS, O, BEAMISH, D, MELDRUM, P I, and OGILVY, R D. 2006. Fundamentals of the capacitive resistivity technique. Geophysics, Vol. 71, G135-G152.