(he/him) |
University of Leeds |

Current Position | Professor of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy |
[email protected] | |
Department(s) | School of Earth and Environment |
ECR | No |
YES.DTN Core Themes | Dynamic Earth, Natural Hazards & Earth Processes |
Profile(s) | David Hodgson (0000-0003-3711-635X) – ORCID |
Key Research Interests
- Stratigraphic record of sedimentary basins.
- Characterization of sedimentary processes and depositional architecture of deep-marine systems.
- Advancing the role of geosciences in the sustainable development of offshore windfarms.
- Tsunami processes and products.
- Monitoring of rivers and the benefits of natural flood management interventions
Recent Key Papers
- Keavney, E., Kane, I.A., Clare, M.A., Hodgson, D.M., Huvenne, V.A.I., Sumner, E.J., Peakall, J., Mienis, F., Kranenburg, J. (2025) The combined role of near-bed currents and sub-seafloor processes in the transport and pervasive burial of microplastics in submarine canyons. Accepted at the Journal of the Geological Society, London. https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2024-2
- Eaton, S., Barlow, N.L.M., Hodgson, D.M., Mellett, C.L., Emery, A.R. (2024) Landscape evolution during Holocene transgression of a mid-latitude low-relief coastal plain: the southern North Sea. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 49, 3139-3157. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5880
- Taylor, W.J., Hodgson, D.M., Peakall, J., Kane, I.A., Morris, E.A., Flint, S.S. (2024) Unidirectional and combined transitional flow bedforms: Controls on process and distribution in submarine slope settings. Sedimentology, 71, 1329–1362. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.13177