Dr Malcolm Whitworth
Biography
Malcolm is a Reader in Engineering Geomorphology and Natural Hazards at the 91¸£ÀûÍø, with extensive commercial experience in natural hazard assessment and terrain evaluation, working with re-insurance, engineering geology and infrastructure clients, applying his field gemorphological mapping, hazard assessment, GIS and remote sensing skills on a range of geohazard and terrain evaluation projects. He also provides technical advice on natural hazards to a range of re-insurance and geoscience clients.
His research interests span global modelling of natural hazard distributions to landslide susceptibility assessment in mountainous regions of the world. I have a particular interest in spatial modelling using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing; and in particular the application of numerical simulation and probabilistic modelling to study and forecast natural hazards.
He has extensive expertise in terrain evaluation and geomorphological mapping; specialising in application of remote sensing and field mapping to hazard and risk assessment for linear infrastructure and civil engineering projects.
He also dabbles in the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV or drones) and use of Virtual Reality (VR) for mapping and visualising natural hazard landscapes.
All of these activities feed directly into his teaching, where he uses case studies and examples in lectures and practical sessions to make his teaching as exciting and real world as possible.
Research interests
Current research projects a study onm the global dfistributions of different natural hazards, landslide hazard assessment in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and China using remote sensing and GIS, numerical modelling of natural hazards. I have a number of active research students working on MSc and PhD level research projects in geomorphology, terrain evaluation and remote sensing.
Research outputs
2025
Oyebamiji, A. R., Hoque, M. A., Whitworth, M.
1 Jan 2025, In: Earth Systems and Environment. 9
Research output: Article
2024
Wekpe, V. O., Whitworth, M., Baily, B.
1 Jun 2024, In: Scientific African. 24, 18p., e02152
Research output: Article
Bonali, F., Fabio, V., Kearl, M., Tibaldi, A., Whitworth, M., Antoniou, V., Elena, R., Delage, E., Nomikou, P., Ugo, B., Van Wyk de Vries, B., Krokos, M.
1 Mar 2024, In: Applied Computing and Geosciences. 21, 11p., 100156
Research output: Article
Wekpe, V. O., Whitworth, M., Baily, B.
29 Feb 2024, In: Environmental Research Communications. 6, 2, 13p., 025018
Research output: Article
2023
Hayward, L., Whitworth, M., Pepin, N., Dorling, S.
1 Sep 2023, In: International Journal of Climatology. 43, 11, p. 4894-4916
Research output: Article
Wright, P., Whitworth, M., Tibaldi, A., Bonali, F. L., Nomikou, P., Antoniou, V., Vitello, F., Becciani, U., Krokos, M., van Wyk de Vries, B.
1 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 47, 2, p. 311-329
Research output: Article
2022
Hayward, L., Whitworth, M., Pepin, N., Dorling, S.
15 Dec 2022, In: International Journal of Climatology. 42, 15, p. 7839-7862
Research output: Article
Harknett, J., Whitworth, M., Rust, D., Krokos, M., Kearl, M., Tibaldi, A., Bonali, F., Van Wyk De Vries, B., Antoniou, V., Nomikou, P., Reitano, D., Falsaperla, S., Vitello, F., Becciani, U.
1 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Structural Geology. 163, 16p., 104681
Research output: Article
Sischka, L., Bosserelle, C., Williams, S., Ting, J. C., Paulik, R., Whitworth, M., Talia, L., Viskovic, P.
26 Mar 2022, In: Applied Sciences. 12, 7, 19p., 3389
Research output: Article
2021
Bonali, F. L., Russo, E., Vitello, F., Antoniou, V., Marchese, F., Fallati, L., Bracchi, V., Corti, N., Savini, A., Whitworth, M., Drymoni, K., Mariotto, F. P., Nomikou, P., Sciacca, E., Bressan, S.,
24 Dec 2021, In: Geosciences (Switzerland). 12, 1, 22p., 9
Research output: Article