Dave Favis-mortlock
Visiting Research Associate
Crickadarn, Wales, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolDave Favis-Mortlock is a geomorphologist and visiting research associate at the British Geological Survey with a PhD in modelling soil erosion by water and roughly a decade of recent academic and research experience. He has led pioneering quantitative studies on climate change impacts on soil erosion, developed the RillGrow self-organising model for rill formation, and co-developed coastal modelling tools connected to the @coastalme project. His career bridges long-term research roles at the University of Oxford and Queen’s University Belfast, combining rigorous field and modelling work with active service in professional societies. Beyond academia he brings an unconventional creative edge as an accomplished fiddler who has played in folk and Gypsy jazz ensembles, reflecting a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to problem solving. Based in rural Wales, he maintains an active public-facing Soil Erosion website that translates complex research into accessible resources for practitioners and the public.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Southend TechBarstable SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Modelling Soil Erosion by Water, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Modelling Soil Erosion by Water at University of BrightonBA(Hons), Environmental Sciences, BA(Hons), Environmental Sciences at Lancaster University
Github Skills (6)
simulation9
geospatial7
environmental7
survey5
geomorphology1
geospatial-analysis1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
CoastalModellingEnvironment/coastalme
Nov 2024 - Jun 2026
Coastal Modelling Environment (CoastalME): geospatial modelling to simulate coastal morphological changes, decadal and longer.
Contributions:1 release, 4 reviews, 74 PRs in 1 year 7 months
geospatialcoastal-dynamicscoastal-engineeringcoastal-modellingsimulation
davefavismortlock/RillGrow
Oct 2018 - Jun 2025
RillGrow simulates soil erosion by water as a self-organising complex system: rills are formed emergently by overland flow. By David Favis-Mortlock (British Geological Survey; formerly at Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford).
Contributions:2 PRs, 26 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 8 months
complex-systemrill-erosionself-organisationsimulationsoil-erosion-by-water
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