Colm Ocofaigh

Background

About Colm Ocofaigh

I am a glacial geologist and Quaternary scientist, interested in the fields of glacial and glacially-influenced sedimentation and the reconstruction of ice sheets. I have a particular research strength and interest in marine geological and geophysical based investigations of ice sheet and ocean interactions on polar continental margins. My research has evolved from an initial focus on terrestrial investigations of glacial sediments and landforms, to the use of marine geology and geophysics to reconstruct ice sheet behaviour and sedimentation. My work is interdisciplinary and involves a range of colleagues working in universities and government research institutes both in the UK and internationally. I have undertaken 14 periods of polar fieldwork in the Arctic (Greenland, Svalbard, Canadian Arctic Islands, Norwegian-Greenland Sea) and Antarctica and, in addition, have carried out field research extensively in Ireland, Britain and Canada.