Mark Smith

(he/him)
University of Leeds
Current PositionProfessor of Water science and Health
Email[email protected]
Department(s)School of Geography
ECRNo
YES.DTN Core ThemesDynamic Earth, Natural Hazards & Earth Processes
Profile(s)Mark Smith (0000-0003-4361-9527) – ORCID

Key Research Interests

  • Fluvial processes
  • Hydrology-disease interactions
  • Flood hazard impacts

Recent Key Papers

  • Mroz, E.J., Smith, M.W., Willis, T.D.M., Trigg, M.A., Malawo, H., Chalo, C., Sinkombo, M. and Thomas, C.J., 2025. Climate change impacts on flood pulse characteristics in the Barotse floodplain, Zambia. Earth’s Future, 13(3), p.e2024EF005471.
  • Smith, M.W., Willis, T., Mroz, E., James, W.H.M., Klaar, M.J., Gosling, S.N. and Thomas, C.J. 2024. Future malaria environmental suitability in Africa is sensitive to hydrology. Science 385, 697-703.
  • Grimes, M., Carrivick, J.L. and Smith, M.W. 2024. Spatial heterogeneity, terminus environment effects and acceleration in mass loss of glaciers and ice caps across Greenland. Global and Planetary Change 104505, doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2024.104505