Dr Eugene Farrell Ph.D
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Biography:
| Eugene Farrell completed a BSc at University College Cork in Earth Science (1991-1995). He then spent three years at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles completing an MS degree in Geography. Following this he worked in GIS industry for some years in Los Angeles mapping natural and environmental hazards. He moved to Italy in 2003 to work at the Università degli Studi di Firenze on research projects along the Tuscany coastline. He completed a PhD in Geography at Texas A&M University, USA (2006-12). In 2012 he was a Postdoctoral Associate at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA before joining the Geography Department at NUIG. |
Research Interests
My research background is in physical geography, with a focus on process
geomorphology in coastal and river environments. My research projects
usually rely on the design and implementation of instrumented field
experiments to measure the spatial and temporal variability of
geomorphic processes e.g. sand transport by wind or waves. As we
increasingly stress our coastlines and watersheds we continue to ask
ourselves if Humans can co-exist with natural landforms? The answer has
to be Yes, but in the knowledge that these ’natural systems’ wont be
fully natural; they will be impacted by human action; and they will be
hosting a myriad of interests that are often conflicting. A driving
motivation of my research is the conviction that informed decision
making must be based upon empirical data as we try to predict how these
natural systems will respond to short- and long-term change.Field Project Experience
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Peer Reviewed Journals
| Farrell, E.J. and Sherman, D.J. (2013) 'Estimates of the Schmidt Number for vertical flux distributions of wind-blown sand'. Journal Of Coastal Research, (Special Issue No. 65). [Details] |
| Sherman, D.J.; Houser, C.; Ellis, J.T.; Farrell, E.J.; Li, B.; Maia, L.P. (2013) 'Characterization of aeolian streamers using time-average videography'. Journal Of Coastal Research, (Special Issue No. 65). [Details] |
| Farrell, E.J., D.J. Sherman, Ellis, J., and B.Li. (2012) 'Vertical distribution of grain size for wind blown sand'. Aeolian Research, 7 :51-61. [DOI] [Details] |
| Sherman, D.J., B. Li, Ellis, J.E., Farrell, E.J., Maia, L.P., Granja, H (2012) 'Recalibrating aeolian sand transport models'. Earth Surface Processes And Landforms, . [DOI] [Details] |
| Ellis, J.T., Sherman, D.J., Farrell, E.J., and Li, B. (2012) 'Temporal and spatial variability of aeolian sand transport: implications for field measurements'. Aeolian Research, (3):379-387. [DOI] [Details] |
| Sherman, D.J., S. Quiring, B. Li, and E.J. Farrell (2010) 'Benchmarking the war against global warming'. Annals Of The Association Of American Geographers, 100 (4):1013-1024. [DOI] [Details] |
| Li, B., D.J. Sherman, D.J., Farrell, E.J., and J.T. Ellis (2010) 'Variability of the apparent von Kármán parameter during aeolian saltation'. Geophysical Research Letters, 37 (L15404). [DOI] [Details] |
| Ellis, J.T., B. Li, E.J. Farrell, and D.J. Sherman (2010) 'Protocols for characterizing aeolian mass- flux profiles'. Aeolian Research, 1 :19-26. [Details] |
| Li, B., H. Granja, E.J Farrell, J.T. Ellis, and D.J. Sherman (2009) 'Aeolian saltation at Esposende beach'. Journal Of Coastal Research, (Special Issue 56):327-331. [Details] |
| Farrell, E.J., H. Granja, L. Cappietti, J.T. Ellis, B. Li, and D.J. Sherman (2009) 'Wave transformation across a rock platform, Belinho, Portugal'. Journal Of Coastal Research, (Special Issue 56):44-48. [Details] |
| Sherman, D.J., and Farrell, E.J. (2008) 'Aerodynamic roughness lengths over moveable beds: comparison of wind tunnel and field data'. Journal Of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, 111 (F02S08). [DOI] [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Farrell, E.J. and Sherman, D.J (2003) Process-scaling issues for aeolian transport modeling in field and wind tunnel experiments: roughness length and mass flux distributions MedCoast ’03: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment. Ankara, MEDCOAST , pp.1457-1468 [Details] |
| Cappietti, L., Cammelli, C., Farrell, E.J., Ferri, S., Aminti, P., and Pranzini, E. (2003) A case of updrift erosion induced by a harbour breakwater MedCoast ’03: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment. Ankara, MEDCOAST , pp.1707-1718 [Details] |
| Pranzini, E., Farrell., E.J., and Steinhardt, S (2003) Use of a reflective groin in a pocket beach MedCoast ’03: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment. Ankara, MEDCOAST , pp.1741-1752 [Details] |
Teaching Interests
| Undergraduate Teaching:
TI 313: Specialism I: Physical Geography (Dune dynamics and aeolian processes) Ti 251: Theory & Practice TI 151: Principles of Physical Geography |
External Collaborators
| Prof. Douglas Sherman (University of Alabama, USA) Prof. Jean Ellis (University of South Carolina, USA) Dr. Bailiang Li (Trent University, Canada) Prof. Chris Houser (Texas A&M University, USA) Prof. Stephen Quiring (Texas A&M University, USA) Prof. Karl Nordstrom (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA) Prof. Nancy Jackson (New Jersey Institute of Technology) Dr. Kevin Parnell (James Cook University, Australia) Dr. Enzo Pranzini (Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy) Dr. Lorenzo Cappietti (Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy) Dr. Helena Granja (Universidade do Minho, Portugal) Dr. Luis Parente Maia (Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil) |