Biography
Dr Mark Grosvenor is a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the King's Earth Observation and Wildfire (NCEO) research group. His research currently focuses on the setup and operation of the Fire Emissions Testing Chamber (FETCh) to allow the analysis of gas and particulate emissions from controlled experimental fires.
He previously worked at the University of Exeter wildFIRE Lab, where he managed the lab alongside undertaking fire ecology research as part of a European Research Council (ERC)-funded project.
His background is in palaeoenvironmental studies, in particular, the identification of human impact upon past landscapes. During his PhD with the Department of Geography at the University of Exeter, he focused on the analysis of pollen and charcoal preserved in lake sediments to identify changes to the vegetation structure of the English Lake District during the Mesolithic and Neolithic.
Mark has a wide range of laboratory and fieldwork skills. His field experience has ranged from lake sediment coring in China to controlled forest fires in the USA. In the laboratory, Mark has a very broad range of skills including flammability testing of natural fuels, acid-processing of rock/sediment samples, and microscopic analysis.
Research
Mark’s research interests have developed through his postgraduate, technical, and research positions and include reconstruction of past environments (mostly through analysis of lake sediments) and more recently contemporary wildfires.
He is particularly interested in reconstructions of past fire activity and the impact they have upon the landscape. Mark has used a wide range of proxy techniques including analysis of pollen, charcoal, chironomids, sediment geochemistry (including Carbon Nitrogen analysis, and scanning x-ray fluorescence), and radiocarbon dating.
Further details
Research
King's Climate Research Hub
Studying climate change through the relationship between science, policy and culture, particularly in the developing world.
Earth Observation and Wildfire research group
Using satellite data and remote sensing to analyse wildfires and their impact on the planet.
Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society
Transforming the scientific and practical understanding of wildfire through interdisciplinary research
Physical & Environmental Geography research group
Enhancing understanding of processes, drivers and impacts in water, land, atmosphere and ecosystems to address environmental and societal challenges.
News
Enhanced sensor design developed by King's researchers could improve accuracy of monitoring for heatwaves and wildfires
The modified design was used for the first time by the team in a joint European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA airborne campaign in Italy between May and July...
New sensors set to determine air quality and the impact of fires in Southeast Asia
King’s researchers have installed a network of remote sensors in Upper Southeast Asia to collect ground-level data at the largest scale yet, on how landscape...
Exploring wildfire through art
A new artistic collaboration launches between researchers from King’s Geography Department and artists to explore ways of representing, questioning and...
Events
Wildfires in the Lab: creative experiments through art and science
A Creative Learning Lab with artists and researchers exploring wildfires
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Exploring wildfire through art
The Exchange is pleased to announce a new collaboration bringing together researchers from the King’s Geography Department with artists from around the world...
Research
King's Climate Research Hub
Studying climate change through the relationship between science, policy and culture, particularly in the developing world.
Earth Observation and Wildfire research group
Using satellite data and remote sensing to analyse wildfires and their impact on the planet.
Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society
Transforming the scientific and practical understanding of wildfire through interdisciplinary research
Physical & Environmental Geography research group
Enhancing understanding of processes, drivers and impacts in water, land, atmosphere and ecosystems to address environmental and societal challenges.
News
Enhanced sensor design developed by King's researchers could improve accuracy of monitoring for heatwaves and wildfires
The modified design was used for the first time by the team in a joint European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA airborne campaign in Italy between May and July...
New sensors set to determine air quality and the impact of fires in Southeast Asia
King’s researchers have installed a network of remote sensors in Upper Southeast Asia to collect ground-level data at the largest scale yet, on how landscape...
Exploring wildfire through art
A new artistic collaboration launches between researchers from King’s Geography Department and artists to explore ways of representing, questioning and...
Events
Wildfires in the Lab: creative experiments through art and science
A Creative Learning Lab with artists and researchers exploring wildfires
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Exploring wildfire through art
The Exchange is pleased to announce a new collaboration bringing together researchers from the King’s Geography Department with artists from around the world...