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Dr Kevin Lynch

BSc, PhD

Contact Details

Lecturer in Geography
AC125a, Geography Department
University of Galway, Ireland
E: kevin.lynch@universityofgalway.ie
https://www.dunes.ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

I am a coastal geomorphologist / physical geographer / environmental scientist, interested in wind-blown sand transport studies and the physical processes of beach-dune environments. I use my knowledge to feed into different levels of coastal decision-making, with a focus on climate change adaptation along our coasts. I work with stakeholders and communities striving for a resilient future.

Website and Blog: https://www.dunes.ie/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ILikeBeaches

Geomorphology Association of Ireland
Environmental Change Research Cluster, Geography, University of Galway
Ryan Institute University of Galway
Atlantic Network for Coastal Risk Management ANCORIM 

Research Interests

Research Funding
Bertra Connected Project: https://www.facebook.com/bertraconnected/
(PI Kevin Lynch Geography, University of Galway)
We aim to build a collective vision to save the dunes which are in danger from climate change and human overuse. 
ACT is working with Bertra Connected, Climate Action Regional Office-Atlantic Seaboard North, Mayo County Council, Murrisk Development Association and various of local stakeholders in a co-design and stewardship project to help Save Bertra Strand Dunes. The project which is funded by The Heritage Council is on a Tombolo in Clew Bay, close to Westport in Co. Mayo, Ireland.

AELCLIC Project: https://aelclicpathfinder.com 
Climate-Change adaptation is site specific and requires the support of all the people and groups living, working and enjoying a particular landscape. The project aims at creating local consortia with the social, economic, technical and administrative capacity to define their own Landscape Climate-Change Adaptation Plans (LACAP).

Coastal Flooding and Erosion: Post-Storm Recovery of Beach-Dune Systems in Ireland
(The Maharees, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry) Funding: Office of Public Works

Principal Investigators: Dr. Eugene Farrell (NUIG, Geography), Dr. Kevin Lynch (NUIG, Geography) Overview: This long-term field-based monitoring coastal project measures the impact of storms on beach-dune systems in Ireland. Currently there is very little scientific information available on how our coastal systems respond after large disturbances (e.g. storm clusters) so documenting the response of our coastline to these storms is critical in order to assess the resilience of our beaches and coastal dune systems - especially as they are the first line of defence against storm surge and support diverse habitats that are unique to Ireland. The project will be notable in that it represents the first comprehensive assessments of the post-storm response and (where applicable) recovery rates of beach-dune systems in Ireland and the processes that control their subsequent response. The results of this project will provide some of the fundamental, necessary baseline scientific data to provide guidance in future coastal management strategies that occur in the complex arena of ocean, land and people. 


From Source-To-Sink: The response and recovery of coastal catchment ecosystems to large perturbations
(Keel, Achill Island, Co.Mayo) Funding: EPA, Climate 2014 Call: Vulnerability of natural and managed ecosystems to Climate Change with a full integrated assessment

Principal Investigators: Dr. Eugene Farrell (NUIG, Geography), Dr. Kevin Lynch (NUIG, Geography), Dr. Terry Morley (NUIG, Geography), Dr. Tiernan Henry (NUIG, Earth and Ocean Sciences), Dr. Mary Bourke (Trinity College Dublin), Dr. Jonathan Turner (University College Dublin), and Dr. Barry O'Dwyer (University College Cork).
Overview: This multidisciplinary research measures the response of a small coastal catchment to extreme events in order to assess the resilience of the Irish landscape to both short- (event scale) and long-term (climate change) drivers of change. To fully grasp the implications of a changing climate in Ireland, we need to understand the complexity that drives the variability within our natural systems (climate, hydrological, geomorphological, biological, and ecological) where one small change (tipping point) in one system can lead to numerous significant, and sometimes irreversible changes, in one or more connected systems. This integrated, cross-disciplinary study will measure patterns in the sediment and water routing system, specifically, the transport of sediment and solutes from the net-erosional (source) to the net depositional (sink) parts of the system. The EPA-funded project Ireland’s Climate Information Platform (ICIP) is developing a development stage, one stop web-based resource of climatic and adaptation information for Ireland. This research will contribute to ICIP through: the provision of information and data on the responses of vulnerable ecosystems in Ireland to climatic changes and the development of recommendations for the management of these ecosystems. This information will be provided to ICIP in order to increase decision-makers understanding of the resilience and dynamics of vulnerable ecosystems in Ireland and how these might change under projected climate changes. The research couples expertise-driven multidisciplinary research with policy so as to build capacity at local and national levels.
 

I Like Beaches (NUIG, Galway City Beaches) Funding: EXPLORE, NUI Galway

Principal Investigators: Dr. Eugene Farrell (NUIG, Geography), Dr. Kevin Lynch (NUIG, Geography), Mr. Shaun Byrne, Ms. Jennifer Corbett, Ms. Jennifer Logan, Ms. Aisling Miller, Mr. Micheal Murphy (all NUIG final year BA students 2014)
Overview: Universities have recently realigned their extracurricular activities and expectations from staff to do far more than just preparing students for careers in Industry. There is now much more emphasis on contributing to civil society, in building sustainable communities and creating well rounded citizens of the community. This research is a recent partnership between Galway City Council and students and staff of National University Ireland Galway to provide science education of the coastal and marine environment of Galway using a series of attractive, easy-to-read, display boards. The “I Like Beaches” (ILB) project developed working partnerships between the university, the community and the local government and established the willingness of the public to learn about, and participate in, protecting Galway’s coastal resources. The potential longer lasting impacts of the project are building trust within the wider community which facilitates future natural heritage projects in Galway. The ILB project template and skills are readily transferable to different environments (riverine, wetland, glacial) in other locations in Galway or Ireland. The students have benefited by (1) taking an idea and working to turn it into reality to initiate change in the community; (2) CV building through professional project management experience, project activities and networking; and (3) participating within a Group and having different roles and responsibilities during different stages of the project.   


COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS  

Atlantic Network for Coastal Risk Management (ANCORIM)
2009-12 Funding: INTERREG IV - Atlantic Area Transnational programme.

The project focused on strengthening the operational capacity of decision-makers in Atlantic regions, with the aim of preventing coastal risks and in particular those linked to climate change.
Partners: 15 EU partners from Ireland, UK, France, Portugal and Spain
Total Project Budget €1.9m NUI Galway
Dr Kevin Lynch lead a work package on coastal land planning. This work package initially created a database of all relevant stakeholders and available resources, and followed this by developing a didactic handbook for coastal land planners that outlined national legislative tools that supported a consideration of coastal risks in their decision-making process. He was also responsible for managing and reporting of NUI Galway budget. Other activities included: organising a national seminar in NUI Galway (120 participants), producing a set of ‘good practice’ handbooks, hosting international case study visits.    


Secondary airflow patterns under offshore winds over coastal foredunes: implications for aeolian sediment transport
2009-11 Funding: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK. 

The project investigated the role of offshore winds on foredune development and behaviour, using field measurement of wind and sediment transport coupled with state-of-the-art aerodynamic modelling. The project brought together a unique combination of novel approaches from the engineering and environmental sciences to address the important question of the origin and morphodynamics of aeolian dunefields on leeside coasts. While the project has officially ended further journal papers are expected over the next few years due to the quality and volume of data recorded over three very successful field campaigns. Please see publications page for outputs.
Partners: NUI Galway, University of Ulster, Coleraine, King’s College, London and RWDI, Ontario.

Masters Student: Zoe Elliott
Understanding the sediment transport dynamics of maërl debris on a high conservation value beach system (Dr Kevin Lynch, Dr Marie Mahon and Prof. Charles Lemckert (Griffith University, Australia) 

Kevin Lynch's PhD Project
Aeolian sediment transport dynamics
2003-06 University of Ulster, Coleraine. Vice-Chancellor PhD Studentship

The project was a field-based investigation of aeolian sediment transport dynamics, with the primary aim of elucidating links between short-term variables and longer-term beach-dune morphological development. The successful completion of the project has been enhanced by the publication of the findings in peer-reviewed international journals. Supervised by Dr Derek Jackson and Prof Andrew Cooper  


Other successful funding applications and projects
2015       Intertrade Ireland - travel support for applications 
2014       Enterprise Ireland - travel support for applications 
2014       MARNET travel funds
2014       MARNET support for networking meeting
2012       Working and Educating for Biodiversity (WEB)
2009       NUI Galway. Millennium Research Fund: Purchase of Trimble R8 GPS surveying system

Other applications

 2015 Funding Call: EU Joint Programming Initiative Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans (JPI Oceans). BESTµPLAST: Beach Stranded microplastics: Monitoring dynamics, abundance, fate and effects Partner network: Spain, Universidad de Cadiz (PI); Ireland, School of Geography and Archaeology, NUI Galway; Spain, Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico; Italy, Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia; Italy, Università degli Studi di Fierenze; Portugal, Univerdidade Nova de Lisboa; France, Université de Nantes ; Germany, MARUM, Bremen University  

2014 Funding Call: LIFE Action Grants: LIFE Environment and Resource Efficiency Bridging Terrestrial and Marine Spatial Planning in Ireland: A Demonstration Project for Galway Bay Principal investigators Kevin Lynch, NUI Galway & Wesley Flannery, Queen's University of Belfast Partner network: Bord Iascaigh Mhara; Border, Midland and Western (BMW) Regional Assembly: Clare County Council; Geological Survey of Ireland; Galway City Council; Galway County Council  

2011 Funding Call: UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
Mesoscale sediment budgets to coastal dunes: bridging the gaps Partner network:  Ulster University (PI); Kings College London (PI); NUI Galway; Kings College London; University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada; University of Guelph, Canada: University of Victoria, Canada





Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2023) 'Landscape adaptation to climate change: local networks, social learning and co-creation processes for adaptive planning'
Juanjo Galan, Francisco Galiana, D. Johan Kotze, Kevin Lynch, Daniele Torreggiani, Bas Pedroli (2023) 'Landscape adaptation to climate change: local networks, social learning and co-creation processes for adaptive planning'. Global Environmental Change, 78 [Details]
(2022) 'Hijacking the 3Ss to ground reflective co-management of beach-dune environments'
Lynch, Kevin (2022) 'Hijacking the 3Ss to ground reflective co-management of beach-dune environments'. Ocean And Coastal Management, 217 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2020) 'Using wind run to predict sand drift'
Baas, ACW,Jackson, DWT,Delgado-Fernandez, I,Lynch, K,Cooper, JAG (2020) 'Using wind run to predict sand drift'. Earth Surface Processes And Landforms, [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'The fetch effect on aeolian sediment transport on a sandy beach: a case study from Magilligan Strand, Northern Ireland'
Lynch, K,Jackson, DWT,Cooper, JAG (2016) 'The fetch effect on aeolian sediment transport on a sandy beach: a case study from Magilligan Strand, Northern Ireland'. Earth Surface Processes And Landforms, 41 :1129-1135 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2015) 'Consideration of coastal risk in the Irish spatial planning process'
Flannery, W, Lynch, K, O'Cinneide, M (2015) 'Consideration of coastal risk in the Irish spatial planning process'. Land Use Policy, 43 :161-169 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2013) 'Alongshore variation of aeolian sediment transport on a beach, under offshore winds'
Lynch, K;Delgado-Fernandez, I;Jackson, DWT;Cooper, JAG;Baas, ACW;Beyers, JHM (2013) 'Alongshore variation of aeolian sediment transport on a beach, under offshore winds'. Aeolian Research, 8 :11-18 [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'Airflow reversal and alternating corkscrew vortices in foredune wake zones during perpendicular and oblique offshore winds'
Jackson, DWT;Beyers, M;Delgado-Fernandez, I;Baas, ACW;Cooper, AJ;Lynch, K (2013) 'Airflow reversal and alternating corkscrew vortices in foredune wake zones during perpendicular and oblique offshore winds'. Geomorphology, 187 :86-93 [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'Field characterization of three-dimensional lee-side airflow patterns under offshore winds at a beach-dune system'
Delgado-Fernandez, I;Jackson, DWT;Cooper, JAG;Baas, ACW;Beyers, JHM;Lynch, K (2013) 'Field characterization of three-dimensional lee-side airflow patterns under offshore winds at a beach-dune system'. Journal Of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, 118 :706-721 [DOI] [Details]
(2011) 'Investigation of three-dimensional wind flow behaviour over coastal dune morphology under offshore winds using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and ultrasonic anemometry'
Jackson, DWT;Beyers, JHM;Lynch, K;Cooper, JAG;Baas, ACW;Delgado-Fernandez, I (2011) 'Investigation of three-dimensional wind flow behaviour over coastal dune morphology under offshore winds using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and ultrasonic anemometry'. Earth Surface Processes And Landforms, 36 :1113-1124 [DOI] [Details]
(2011) 'Re-attachment zone characterisation under offshore winds blowing over complex foredune topography'
Delgado-Fernandez, I.,Jackson, D. W. T.,Cooper, J. A. G.,Baas, A. C. W.,Lynch, K.,Beyers, J. H. M. (2011) 'Re-attachment zone characterisation under offshore winds blowing over complex foredune topography'. Journal of Coastal Research, :273-277 [Details]
(2010) 'Coastal foredune topography as a control on secondary airflow regimes under offshore winds'
Lynch, K;Jackson, DWT;Cooper, JAG (2010) 'Coastal foredune topography as a control on secondary airflow regimes under offshore winds'. Earth Surface Processes And Landforms, 35 :344-353 [DOI] [Details]
(2009) 'Foredune accretion under offshore winds'
Lynch, K.,Jackson, D. W. T.,Cooper, J. A. G. (2009) 'Foredune accretion under offshore winds'. Geomorphology, 105 (1-21-2):139-146 [Details]
(2008) 'Aeolian fetch distance and secondary airflow effects: the influence of micro-scale variables on meso-scale foredune development'
Lynch, K;Jackson, DWT;Cooper, JAG (2008) 'Aeolian fetch distance and secondary airflow effects: the influence of micro-scale variables on meso-scale foredune development'. Earth Surface Processes And Landforms, 33 :991-1005 [DOI] [Details]
(2007) 'Swash bar dynamics on a high-energy mesotidal beach'
Jackson, D. W. T.,Anfuso, G.,Lynch, K. (2007) 'Swash bar dynamics on a high-energy mesotidal beach'. Journal of Coastal Research, :738-745 [Details]
(2006) 'A remote-sensing technique for the identification of aeolian fetch distance'
Lynch, K.,Jackson, D. W. T.,Cooper, J. A. G. (2006) 'A remote-sensing technique for the identification of aeolian fetch distance'. Sedimentology, 53 (66):1381-1390 [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
(2021) From Source to Sink: Responses of a Coastal Catchment to Large-scale Changes (Golden Strand Catchment, Achill Island, County Mayo). EPA Ireland (102pp).
Farrell,E.J., Bourke,M., Henry,T., Kindermann, G., Lynch,K., Morley,T., O’Dwyer,B., O’Sullivan,J., and Turner, J. (2021) From Source to Sink: Responses of a Coastal Catchment to Large-scale Changes (Golden Strand Catchment, Achill Island, County Mayo). EPA Ireland (102pp). EPA Ireland, Ireland. [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
(2015) 'Comments on Marine Litter in Oceans, Seas and Beaches: Characteristics and Impacts'
Anfuso G, Lynch K, Williams AT, Perales JA, Pereira da Silva C, et al. (2015) 'Comments on Marine Litter in Oceans, Seas and Beaches: Characteristics and Impacts' Annals of Marine Biology and Research, 2 (1) . [ARAN Link] [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
Windy Day Conference 2015,
K. Lynch, D. W. T. Jackson and J. A. G. Cooper The importance of secondary airflow processes to coastal beach dune studies:. [Oral Presentation], Windy Day Conference 2015, Reading, UK . [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2014) 46th Conference of Irish Geographers (2014)
Farrell, E.J., Lynch, K., Corbett, J., Logan, J., Miller, A., Murphy, M., Fahy, F., Morley, T., and Reilly, K. (2014) A University community knowledge initiative (CKI) to promote civic engagement 46th Conference of Irish Geographers (2014) , pp.1-4 [Details]
(2011) JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH
Delgado-Fernandez, I;Jackson, DWT;Cooper, JAG;Baas, ACW;Lynch, K;Beyers, JHM (2011) Re-attachment zone characterisation under offshore winds blowing over complex foredune topography JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH , pp.273-277 [Details]
(2014) Conference of Irish Geographers (2014), University College Dublin, Ireland
Farrell, E.J., Lynch, K., Corbett, J., Logan, J., Miller, A., Murphy, M., Fahy, F., Morley, T., and Reilly, K. (2014) I Like Beaches: A University community knowledge initiative (CKI) to promote civic engagement Conference of Irish Geographers (2014), University College Dublin, Ireland [Details]
(2014) Conference of Irish Geographers (2014), University College Dublin, Ireland
Farrell, E.J., Lynch, K., Corbett, J., Logan, J., Miller, A., Murphy, M., Fahy, F., Morley, T., and Reilly, K. (2014) I Like Beaches: A University community knowledge initiative (CKI) to promote civic engagement Conference of Irish Geographers (2014), University College Dublin, Ireland [Details]
(2011) Re-attachment zone characterisation under offshore winds blowing over complex foredune topography
Delgado-Fernandez, I,Jackson, DWT,Cooper, JAG,Baas, ACW,Lynch, K,Beyers, JHM (2011) JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH Re-attachment zone characterisation under offshore winds blowing over complex foredune topography , pp.273-277 [Details]

Media - Community Engagement

  Year Publication
(2017) Newspaper (The Guardian): 'It gives people hope': born-again Irish beach captures world's attention.
Farrell, E.J. and Lynch, K. (2017) Newspaper (The Guardian): 'It gives people hope': born-again Irish beach captures world's attention. Media - Community Engagement [Details]
(2017) Newspaper (The Guardian). 'It gives people hope': born-again Irish beach captures world's attention.
Farrell, E.J. and Lynch, K.L. (2017) Newspaper (The Guardian). 'It gives people hope': born-again Irish beach captures world's attention. Media - Community Engagement [Details]
(2016) Public Seminar. Challenges for Coastal Management in Ireland. Case Study: The Maharees, Castlegregory (Co. Kerry).
Farrell, E.J., Lynch, K.L., Wilkes Orozco, S., and Castro Cambo, G. (2016) Public Seminar. Challenges for Coastal Management in Ireland. Case Study: The Maharees, Castlegregory (Co. Kerry). Media - Community Engagement [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2016) Public Seminar. Present and future challenges in coastal management: the steps ahead for The Maharees. Castlegregory (Co. Kerry).
Farrell, E.J., Lynch, K.L., Wilkes Orozco, S., and Castro Cambo, G. (2016) Public Seminar. Present and future challenges in coastal management: the steps ahead for The Maharees. Castlegregory (Co. Kerry). Media - Community Engagement [Details]

Community Engagement Publications

  Year Publication
(2014) Winter Storms 2013-14: Mechanisms of flooding and erosion.
Lynch, k. (2014) Winter Storms 2013-14: Mechanisms of flooding and erosion. Community Engagement Publications [Details]

Invited Seminars

  Year Publication
(2017) Consideration of coastal risk in the Irish spatial planning process and recent progress in climate change adaptation.
K. Lynch, W. Flannery and M. Ó Cinnéide (2017) Consideration of coastal risk in the Irish spatial planning process and recent progress in climate change adaptation. Invited Seminars [Details]

Conference Paper

  Year Publication
(2018) The challenges of protecting rural coastal communities from climate change impacts. A Case Study: Maharees Conservation Association CLG. 50th Conference of Irish Geographers, Maynooth, Ireland.
Farrell, E.J., Finn, M., Lynch, K.L., Carr, L. (2018) The challenges of protecting rural coastal communities from climate change impacts. A Case Study: Maharees Conservation Association CLG. 50th Conference of Irish Geographers, Maynooth, Ireland. Conference Paper [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2017) The response and recovery of coastal beach-dune systems to storms. European Geoscience Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.
Farrell, E.J., Lynch, K.L., Wilkes Orozco, S., and Castro Cambo, G. (2017) The response and recovery of coastal beach-dune systems to storms. European Geoscience Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. Conference Paper [Details]
(2015) The response and recovery of Irish beach-dune systems to storms. Third Irish Geomorphology Scientific Workshop, Geological Survey Ireland.
Farrell, E.J., Lynch, K.L., Wilkes Orozco, S., and Castro Cambo, G. (2015) The response and recovery of Irish beach-dune systems to storms. Third Irish Geomorphology Scientific Workshop, Geological Survey Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
(2015) The 2013/14 winter storms in Ireland. Windy Day Conference, University of Reading, UK.
Farrell, E.J., Lynch, K.L., Wilkes Orozco, S., and Castro Cambo, G. (2015) The 2013/14 winter storms in Ireland. Windy Day Conference, University of Reading, UK. Conference Paper [Details]
(2015) Post-Storm Recovery of Beach-Dune Systems in Ireland (The Maharees, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry). 47th Conference of Irish Geographers, Queens University Belfast, Ireland.
Farrell, E.J.Farrell, E.F., Kandrot, S., Morley, A., Lynch, K., and Finneran, B. (2015) Post-Storm Recovery of Beach-Dune Systems in Ireland (The Maharees, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry). 47th Conference of Irish Geographers, Queens University Belfast, Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
(2015) Post-Storm Recovery of Beach-Dune Systems in Ireland (The Maharees, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry). 47th Conference of Irish Geographers, Queens University Belfast, Ireland.
Farrell, E.F. and Lynch, K. (2015) Post-Storm Recovery of Beach-Dune Systems in Ireland (The Maharees, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry). 47th Conference of Irish Geographers, Queens University Belfast, Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
(2015) The Winter Storms of 2013-2014: a window into Ireland’s future for coastal climate change. 47th Conference of Irish Geographers, Queens University Belfast, Ireland.
Farrell, E.J.Farrell, E.F., Kandrot, S., Morley, A., Lynch, K., and Finneran, B. (2015) The Winter Storms of 2013-2014: a window into Ireland’s future for coastal climate change. 47th Conference of Irish Geographers, Queens University Belfast, Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
(2014) I Like Beaches: a student-led community knowledge research initiative. 46th Conference of Irish Geographers, Dublin, Ireland.
Farrell, E.J., Lynch, K., Byrne, S., Corbett, J., Logan, J., Miller, A., and Murphy, M. (2014) I Like Beaches: a student-led community knowledge research initiative. 46th Conference of Irish Geographers, Dublin, Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
(2017) The response and recovery of coastal beach-dune systems to storms. 49th Conference of Irish Geographers, UCC, Ireland.
Farrell, E.J., Lynch, K.L., Wilkes Orozco, S., and Castro Cambo, G. (2017) The response and recovery of coastal beach-dune systems to storms. 49th Conference of Irish Geographers, UCC, Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
(2017) Challenges of protecting rural coastal communities in Ireland. Sea, Land & Spirit, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
Farrell, E.J., Lynch, K.L., Wilkes Orozco, S., and Castro Cambo, G. (2017) Challenges of protecting rural coastal communities in Ireland. Sea, Land & Spirit, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
(2016) Linking micro-scale sediment exchange processes to meso-scale beach-dune behaviour in The Maharees, Co. Kerry.
Wilkes Orozco, S., Farrell, E.J., and Lynch, K.L. (2016) Linking micro-scale sediment exchange processes to meso-scale beach-dune behaviour in The Maharees, Co. Kerry. Conference Paper [Details]
Micro-scale to meso-scale controls on aeolian sediment transport from beach to foredunes. British Geomorphological Research Group Spring Symposium University of Southampton.
Lynch,K. Micro-scale to meso-scale controls on aeolian sediment transport from beach to foredunes. British Geomorphological Research Group Spring Symposium University of Southampton. Southampton: Conference Paper [Details]
A remote-sensing technique for the identification of aeolian fetch distance. British Geomorphological Research Group (BGRG) Spring Symposium.
Lynch,K. A remote-sensing technique for the identification of aeolian fetch distance. British Geomorphological Research Group (BGRG) Spring Symposium. University of Ulster: Conference Paper [Details]
Controls on aeolian sediment transport: the influence of moisture. International Conference of Coastal Conservation and Management.
lynch,K. Controls on aeolian sediment transport: the influence of moisture. International Conference of Coastal Conservation and Management. Tavira, Portugal: Conference Paper [Details]
Micro-scale to meso-scale controls on aeolian sediment transport. Environ 2006 University College Dublin.
Lynch,K. Micro-scale to meso-scale controls on aeolian sediment transport. Environ 2006 University College Dublin. Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
Foredune accretion under offshore winds. Sixth International Conference on Aeolian Research.
Lynch,K. Foredune accretion under offshore winds. Sixth International Conference on Aeolian Research. University of Guelph, Canada: Conference Paper [Details]
(2010) Field testing and CFD LES simulation of offshore wind flows over coastal dune terrain in Northern Ireland. Fifth International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering (CWE2010).
Beyers, J.H.M. ,Jackson, D.W.T.,K. Lynch,Cooper, J.A.G.,Baas, A.C.W.,Delgado-Fernandez, I. ,Pierre-Olivier, D. (2010) Field testing and CFD LES simulation of offshore wind flows over coastal dune terrain in Northern Ireland. Fifth International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering (CWE2010). North Carolina, USNorth Carolina, US: Conference Paper [Details]

Conference Poster

  Year Publication
(2018) Sediment exchange between the upper beach and the foredune: a post-storm recovery case study. European Geoscience Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.
Lynch, K., Farrell, E., Wilkes Orozco, S., Castro Camba, G. (2018) Sediment exchange between the upper beach and the foredune: a post-storm recovery case study. European Geoscience Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. Conference Poster [Details]
(2018) Sediment exchange between the upper beach and the foredune: a post-storm recovery case study. European Geoscience Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.
Lynch, K., Farrell, E.J., Wilkes Orozco, S., and Castro Camba, G. (2018) Sediment exchange between the upper beach and the foredune: a post-storm recovery case study. European Geoscience Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. Conference Poster [Details]

Workshops

  Year Publication
(2018) The challenges of protecting rural coastal communities from climate change and human impacts A Case Study: Maharees Conservation Association CLG. Ryan Institute Research Day 23rd February, 2018 (Poster).
Farrell, E.J., Finn, M., Lynch, K., and Carr, L. (2018) The challenges of protecting rural coastal communities from climate change and human impacts A Case Study: Maharees Conservation Association CLG. Ryan Institute Research Day 23rd February, 2018 (Poster). Workshops [Details]
(2018) The challenges of protecting rural coastal communities from climate change and human impacts A Case Study: Maharees Conservation Association CLG. Sixth Irish Geomorphology Workshop, Ulster University Coleraine, Northern Ireland.
Farrell, E.J., Finn, M., Lynch, K., and Carr, L. (2018) The challenges of protecting rural coastal communities from climate change and human impacts A Case Study: Maharees Conservation Association CLG. Sixth Irish Geomorphology Workshop, Ulster University Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Workshops [Details]

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
University of Ulster, Coleraine Lecturer 2006 - 2007 /
National University of Ireland Galway Lecturer in Physical Geography 01-SEP-07 / 31-DEC-15

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2006 University of Ulster, Coleraine PhD Coastal Science

Reviews

  Journal Role
Journal Of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface Reviewer
The Holocene Reviewer
Journal Of Coastal Research Reviewer
Sedimentary Geology Reviewer
Earth Surface Processes And Landforms Reviewer
Geomorphology Reviewer

Teaching Interests

Graduate supervision
PhD candidate Axel Leahy
Project title:  A bottom-up approach for climate change adaptation
Supervisors: Dr Kevin Lynch; Dr Kathy Reilly
Research Cluster: Environmental Cluster
Email:  a.leahy8@nuigalway.ie

PhD candidate Silvia Casscone
Project title:  Coastal dunes as a Nature-based Solution
Supervisors: Dr Kevin Lynch
Research Cluster: Environmental Cluster
Email:  s.cascone1@nuigalway.ie

Completed:
MRes Zoe Elliott
Project title: Understanding the sediment transport dynamics of maërl debris on a high conservation value beach system
Supervisors: Dr Kevin Lynch, Dr Marie Mahon and Prof. Charles Lemckert (Griffith University, Australia))

Other past graduate supervision:
GUILLERMO CASTRO CAMBA (now of GSI)
SINEAD WILKES OROZCO

Graduate Teaching

MSc in Coastal and Marine Environments: physical processes, policy and practice
  • Coastal risk: management and prevention
  Undergraduate Teaching Current individual modules
  • TI 303 Coastal Dynamics
  • TI 363 Research Seminar in Geography (Dissertation)
  • TI 3103: Research Seminar in Beach Dune Dynamics (Dissertation)
  Other individual modules developed and delivered
  • TI 248 Coastal Environments
  • TI 255 Geomorphology
  • TI 215 Hydrology
  • TI 341 River Systems, Hydrology and Geomorphology

 Current team-taught modules
  • 1st-year: TI151 Principles of Physical Geography, TI152 Geography in Practice
  • 2nd-year: TI251 Theory and Practice in Geography 1 (also involved in the module’s development), TI224 Residential Field Class  (Led module in Portugal 2009 and 2013)
  • 3rd-year: TI 335 Research Project Design and Development (also involved in the module’s development)











Internal Collaborators

  Name Description of Collaboration
Internal Collaborators
Martin Ryan Institute - Marine and coastal processes cluster, Biodiversity cluster, Earth and Ecosystems Science cluster School of Geography and Archaeology - Environmental Change clusterIBSSPP's CEDS cluster

External Collaborators

  Name Organisation / Institute Country Description of Collaboration
External Collaborators
University of Ulster Coleraine King’s College London Klimaat Consulting & Innovation Inc., Canada University of Southampton ANCORIM partnership French Conseil Régional d’Aquitaine BRGM - Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières CREAA - Centre régional d’expérimentation et d’application aquacole IAAT - Institut Atlantique d’Aménagement du Territoire Poitou-Charentes Conseil Régional de Bretagne Cap l’Orient Agglomération GEOS AEL IFREMER - Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer Portugal IHRH - Instituto de Hidráulica e Recursos Hídricos University of Coimbra Spain The Council of A Coruña GEOMA - University of Vigo CETMAR - Centro Tecnologico del Mar Xunta de Galicia Ireland Údarás na Gaeltachta Mayo County Council