Dr Stephen McCarron

Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
Project | Role | Funding Body / Program | Description | Start Date | End Date | Award (€) | |
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Mapping Malin: A geological interpretation of the Malin Shelf. | PI | Irish Research Council (IRC) / Enterprise Partnership Scheme Postdoctoral Fellowship | 01-FEB-16 | 31-JAN-18 | 91790 | ||
Mapping the shallow geology of the Porcupine Bank, west of Ireland | PI | Irish Research Council (IRC) / Enterprise Partnership Scheme Postdoctoral Fellowship | 01-OCT-14 | 30-SEP-16 | 91790 | ||
Grant Aid for Ship Time - GATEWAYS II | PI | Marine Institute (Ireland) / Government State Bodies | 03-MAR-14 | 02-APR-14 | 192000 | ||
COLDSTORE: Enhanced facilities for the extension of sediment core shelf life. | PI | INFOMAR - Marine Institute and Geological Survey of Ireland / INFOMAR / Government State Bodies | 05-DEC-11 | 10-DEC-12 | 60000 | ||
Grant Aid for Ship Time - GATEWAYS I | PI | Marine Institute (Ireland) / Government State Bodies | 21-APR-12 | 12-MAY-12 | 184000 | ||
RIDGES: Regionally IntegrateD GEological Mapping of the Celtic Sea | PI | INFOMAR - Marine Institute and Geological Survey of Ireland / INFOMAR / Government State Bodies | 01-MAR-10 | 30-NOV-10 | 30000 | ||
Evaluating Irish Marine Palaeoclimate Records (EIMeR) | PI | INFOMAR - Marine Institute and Geological Survey of Ireland / INFOMAR / Government State Bodies | 01-JAN-09 | 30-SEP-09 | 30000 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
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2021 | 'Characterisation of Gravel Deposits in the Pre-Glacial Channel, Central Dublin'
Kealy, S.; Long, M.; McCarron, S.; Fleming, M.; Friedman, M. (2021) 'Characterisation of Gravel Deposits in the Pre-Glacial Channel, Central Dublin'. IRISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES, 39 :71-88 [DOI] [Details] |
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2021 | 'Interaction of multiple ice streams on the Malin Shelf during deglaciation of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet'
Craven, KF;McCarron, S;Monteys, X;Dove, D (2021) 'Interaction of multiple ice streams on the Malin Shelf during deglaciation of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet'. JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE, 36 (2):153-168 [DOI] [Details] |
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2021 | 'Timing and pace of ice-sheet withdrawal across the marine–terrestrial transition west of Ireland during the last glaciation'
Ó Cofaigh C.;Callard S.L.;Roberts D.H.;Chiverrell R.C.;Ballantyne C.K.;Evans D.J.A.;Saher M.;Van Landeghem K.J.J.;Smedley R.;Benetti S.;Burke M.;Clark C.D.;Duller G.A.T.;Fabel D.;Livingstone S.J.;Mccarron S.;Medialdea A.;Moreton S.G.;Sacchetti F. (2021) 'Timing and pace of ice-sheet withdrawal across the marine–terrestrial transition west of Ireland during the last glaciation'. JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE, 36 (5):805-832 [DOI] [Details] |
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2021 | 'Maximum extent and readvance dynamics of the Irish Sea Ice Stream and Irish Sea Glacier since the Last Glacial Maximum'
James D Scourse, Richard C Chiverrell, RK Smedley, David Small, Matthew J Burke, Margot Saher, Katrien JJ Van Landeghem, Geoff AT Duller, CÓ Cofaigh, MD Bateman, Sara Benetti, Sarah Bradley, Louise Callard, DJA Evans, Derek Fabel, Geraint Thomas-Howard Jenkins, Stephen McCarron, Alicia Medialdea, Steven Moreton, Xianjiao Ou, Daniel Praeg, David H Roberts, Helen M Roberts, CD Clark (2021) 'Maximum extent and readvance dynamics of the Irish Sea Ice Stream and Irish Sea Glacier since the Last Glacial Maximum'. JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE, 36 (5):780-804 [DOI] [Details] |
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2021 | 'Production of methane and gaseous compounds by surface microbial activity in a small pockmark field, Dunmanus Bay, Ireland'
O'Reilly S.S.;Jordan S.F.;Monteys X.;Simpson A.J.;Allen C.C.R.;Szpak M.T.;Murphy B.T.;McCarron S.G.;Soong R.;Wu B.;Jenne A.;Grey A.;Kelleher B.P. (2021) 'Production of methane and gaseous compounds by surface microbial activity in a small pockmark field, Dunmanus Bay, Ireland'. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 255 :107340-107340 [DOI] [Details] |
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2020 | 'Formational history of the Wicklow Trough: a marine-transgressed tunnel valley revealing ice flow velocity and retreat rates for the largest ice stream draining the late-Devensian British-Irish Ice Sheet'
Coughlan, M;Toth, Z;Van Landeghem, KJJ;Mccarron, S;Wheeler, AJ (2020) 'Formational history of the Wicklow Trough: a marine-transgressed tunnel valley revealing ice flow velocity and retreat rates for the largest ice stream draining the late-Devensian British-Irish Ice Sheet'. JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE, 35 (7):907-919 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2020 | 'Geomorphological and seismostratigraphic evidence for multidirectional polyphase glaciation of the northern Celtic Sea'
Toth, Z;McCarron, S;Wheeler, AJ;Wenau, S;Davis, S;Lim, A;Spiess, V (2020) 'Geomorphological and seismostratigraphic evidence for multidirectional polyphase glaciation of the northern Celtic Sea'. JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE, 35 (3):465-478 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2020 | 'The role of wet wipes and sanitary towels as a source of white microplastic fibres in the marine environment'
Ó Briain O.;Marques Mendes A.R.;McCarron S.;Healy M.G.;Morrison L. (2020) 'The role of wet wipes and sanitary towels as a source of white microplastic fibres in the marine environment'. Water Research, 182 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2019 | 'Geophysical and geochemical analysis of shallow gas and an associated pockmark field in Bantry Bay, Co. Cork, Ireland'
Jordan S.;O'Reilly S.;Praeg D.;Dove D.;Facchin L.;Romeo R.;Szpak M.;Monteys X.;Murphy B.;Scott G.;McCarron S.;Kelleher B. (2019) 'Geophysical and geochemical analysis of shallow gas and an associated pockmark field in Bantry Bay, Co. Cork, Ireland'. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 225 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2019 | 'On the Timing and Nature of the Multiple Phases of Slope Instability on Eastern Rockall Bank, Northeast Atlantic'
Georgiopoulou, A.; Krastel, S.; Finch, N.; Zehn, K.; McCarron, S.; Huvenne, V. A. I.; Haughton, P. D. W.; Shannon, P. M. (2019) 'On the Timing and Nature of the Multiple Phases of Slope Instability on Eastern Rockall Bank, Northeast Atlantic'. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20 (2):594-613 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2018 | 'A Plio-Pleistocene sediment wedge on the continental shelf west of central Ireland: The Connemara Fan'
McCarron S.;Praeg D.;Ó Cofaigh C.;Monteys X.;Thébaudeau B.;Craven K.;Saqab M.;Cova A. (2018) 'A Plio-Pleistocene sediment wedge on the continental shelf west of central Ireland: The Connemara Fan'. Marine Geology, 399 :97-114 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2018 | 'Trough geometry was a greater influence than climate-ocean forcing in regulating retreat of the marine-based Irish-Sea Ice Stream'
Small D.;Smedley R.;Chiverrell R.;Scourse J.;Cofaigh C.;Duller G.;McCarron S.;Burke M.;Evans D.;Fabel D.;Gheorghiu D.;Thomas G.;Xu S.;Clark C. (2018) 'Trough geometry was a greater influence than climate-ocean forcing in regulating retreat of the marine-based Irish-Sea Ice Stream'. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 130 (11-12):1981-1999 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2018 | 'Irish Ice Sheet dynamics during deglaciation of the central Irish Midlands: Evidence of ice streaming and surging from airborne LiDAR'
Delaney C.;McCarron S.;Davis S. (2018) 'Irish Ice Sheet dynamics during deglaciation of the central Irish Midlands: Evidence of ice streaming and surging from airborne LiDAR'. Geomorphology, 306 :235-253 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2015 | 'Occurrence, characteristics and formation mechanisms of methane generated micro-pockmarks in Dunmanus Bay, Ireland'
Szpak, MT;Monteys, X;O'Reilly, SS;Lilley, MKS;Scott, GA;Hart, KM;McCarron, SG;Kelleher, BP (2015) 'Occurrence, characteristics and formation mechanisms of methane generated micro-pockmarks in Dunmanus Bay, Ireland'. Continental Shelf Research, 103 :45-59 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2015 | 'Ice sheet extension to the Celtic Sea shelf edge at the Last Glacial Maximum'
Praeg, D;McCarron, S;Dove, D;O Cofaigh, C;Scott, G;Monteys, X;Facchin, L;Romeo, R;Coxon, P (2015) 'Ice sheet extension to the Celtic Sea shelf edge at the Last Glacial Maximum'. QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS, 111 :107-112 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2014 | 'Deglaciation of the Dungiven basin, north-west Ireland'
McCarron S. (2014) 'Deglaciation of the Dungiven basin, north-west Ireland'. IRISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES, 31 :43-71 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2013 | 'Portable X-Ray Fluorescence as a Rapid Technique for Surveying Elemental Distributions in Soil'
Radu, T;Gallagher, S;Byrne, B;Harris, P;Coveney, S;McCarron, S;McCarthy, T;Diamond, D (2013) 'Portable X-Ray Fluorescence as a Rapid Technique for Surveying Elemental Distributions in Soil'. Spectroscopy Letters, 46 :516-526 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2012 | 'Sedimentological models of glacially influenced deposition along the western Irish continental shelf'
Dr Stephen G McCarron (2012) 'Sedimentological models of glacially influenced deposition along the western Irish continental shelf'. QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL, 279-280 :315-316 [Details] |
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2009 | 'Cosmogenic Be-10 chronology of the last deglaciation of western Ireland, and implications for sensitivity of the Irish Ice Sheet to climate change'
Clark, J;McCabe, AM;Schnabel, C;Clark, PU;McCarron, S;Freeman, SPHT;Maden, C;Xu, S (2009) 'Cosmogenic Be-10 chronology of the last deglaciation of western Ireland, and implications for sensitivity of the Irish Ice Sheet to climate change'. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 121 :3-16 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2007 | 'Using GIS to map the evolution of the Gaeltacht'
Na Bhradaigh E.;McCarron S.;Walsh J.;Duffy P. (2007) 'Using GIS to map the evolution of the Gaeltacht'. Irish Geography, 40 (1):99-108 [full-text] [Details] |
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1999 | 'Landform modification along a palaeo-ice stream, north central Ireland'
Knight, J., McCarron, S.G. and McCabe, A.M. (1999) 'Landform modification along a palaeo-ice stream, north central Ireland'. Annals of Glaciology, 28 :161-167 [full-text] [Details] |
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1999 | 'Ice-flow stages and glacial bedforms in north central Ireland: a record of rapid environmental change during the last glacial termination'
McCabe, AM;Knight, J;McCarron, SG (1999) 'Ice-flow stages and glacial bedforms in north central Ireland: a record of rapid environmental change during the last glacial termination'. Journal of the Geological Society, 156 :63-72 [full-text] [Details] |
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1998 | 'Evidence for Heinrich event 1 in the British Isles'
McCabe, M;Knight, J;McCarron, S (1998) 'Evidence for Heinrich event 1 in the British Isles'. JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE, 13 :549-568 [full-text] [Details] |
Books
Year | Publication | |
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2019 | The Quaternary Geology of Killiney Bay.
McCarron, S. (2019) The Quaternary Geology of Killiney Bay. Dublin, Ireland: Irish Quaternary Association. [Details] |
Edited Books
Year | Publication | |
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2017 | Advances in Irish Quaternary Studies
Coxon, P.; McCarron, S.G.; Mitchell, F.M (Ed.). (2017) Advances in Irish Quaternary Studies Paris: Atlantis Press. [Details] |
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2010 | The Beara Peninsula
McCarron, S.G.; Stefanini, B (Ed.). (2010) The Beara Peninsula Dublin: Irish Quaternary Association. [Details] |
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2008 | Field Guide to the north of Ireland
Whitehouse, N., Roe, H.M., McCarron, S. and Knight, J (Ed.). (2008) Field Guide to the north of Ireland London: Quaternary Research Association. [Details] |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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2017 | 'Introduction: Advances in Irish Quaternary Studies'
Coxon, P; McCarron, S; Mitchell, F (2017) 'Introduction: Advances in Irish Quaternary Studies' In: ADVANCES IN IRISH QUATERNARY STUDIES. PARIS: ATLANTIS PRESS. [DOI] [Details] |
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2017 | 'Advances in Irish Quaternary Studies Preface'
Coxon, P;McCarron, S;Mitchell, F (2017) 'Advances in Irish Quaternary Studies Preface' In: ADVANCES IN IRISH QUATERNARY STUDIES. PARIS: ATLANTIS PRESS. [Details] |
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2013 | 'Glacial Geology and Geomorphology: Introduction'
Dr Stephen G McCarron (2013) 'Glacial Geology and Geomorphology: Introduction' In: North Mayo. Dublin: IQUA. [Details] |
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2013 | 'Offshore Evidence'
Dr Stephen G McCarron (2013) 'Offshore Evidence' In: North Mayo. Dublin: IQUA. [Details] |
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2012 | 'Spaced and Timed in the New York Marathon'
Dr Stephen G McCarron (2012) 'Spaced and Timed in the New York Marathon' In: 0 at 40, Celebrating 40years of Geography at NUI Maynooth. Maynooth, Ireland: Dept. of Geography, NUI Maynooth. [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | 'Cenozoic: Tertiary and Quaternary (until 11,700 years before 2000)'
Coxon, P. and McCarron, S.G. (2009) 'Cenozoic: Tertiary and Quaternary (until 11,700 years before 2000)' In: The Geology of Ireland, 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press. [full-text] [Details] |
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2008 | 'Introduction: glacial geology and geomorphology of the North of Ireland'
McCarron, S.G. (2008) 'Introduction: glacial geology and geomorphology of the North of Ireland' In: Field Guide to the north of Ireland. London: Quaternary Research Association. [Details] |
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2004 | 'Pleistocene glaciations in Ireland'
Knight, J., Coxon, P., McCabe, A.M. and McCarron, S.G. (2004) 'Pleistocene glaciations in Ireland' In: Quaternary Glaciations – Extent and Chronology. Holland: Elsevier B.V. [Details] |
Other Journals
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2017 | 'A regional seismostratigraphy for Quaternary deposits on the Malin Shelf, northwest of Ireland'
Craven, K.F., McCarron, S.G., Monteys, X. (2017) 'A regional seismostratigraphy for Quaternary deposits on the Malin Shelf, northwest of Ireland' Geophysical Research Abstracts, 19 :2243-2243. [Details] |
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2017 | 'A Three-Dimensional Approach to Investigating Hummocky Terrain using Airborne Lidar and Ground-Penetrating Radar'
Delaney, C., McCarron, S., Adamson, K., Davis, S. (2017) 'A Three-Dimensional Approach to Investigating Hummocky Terrain using Airborne Lidar and Ground-Penetrating Radar' Geophysical Research Abstracts, 19 :10216-10216. [Details] |
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2016 | 'Improved age constraints for the retreat of the Irish Sea Ice Stream'
Smedley, R., Chiverrell , R., Duller, G., Scourse, J., Small, D., Fabel, D., Burke, M., Clark , C., Mc Carroll , D., Mc Carron , S., O’Cofaigh , C., Roberts, D. (2016) 'Improved age constraints for the retreat of the Irish Sea Ice Stream' Geophysical Research Abstracts, 18 :774-774. [Details] |
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2016 | 'The ridges of the northern Porcupine Bank, west of Ireland: discussion on their structure, sedimentology and potential subglacial origin'
Thébaudeau, B., McCarron, S., Monteys, X., Renken S. (2016) 'The ridges of the northern Porcupine Bank, west of Ireland: discussion on their structure, sedimentology and potential subglacial origin' Geophysical Research Abstracts, 18 :6395-6395. [full-text] [Details] |
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2016 | 'The Seabed and Shallow Geology Mapping of the Porcupine Bank, West of Ireland'
Thébaudeau, B., Monteys, X., McCarron, S. (2016) 'The Seabed and Shallow Geology Mapping of the Porcupine Bank, West of Ireland' AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting Abstracts, . [Details] |
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2009 | 'Why study the long term climate history of Ireland?'
McCarron, S.G. (2009) 'Why study the long term climate history of Ireland?' Milieu, 32 :8-9. [full-text] [Details] |
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2007 | '‘Good Cubans do not need ..’ or some reflections on a changing Cuba'
McCarron, S.G. (2007) '‘Good Cubans do not need ..’ or some reflections on a changing Cuba' Milieu, 30 :35-38. [Details] |
Conference Publications
Year | Publication | |
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2012 | Gravity flow deposits in the deep rockall trough, northeast atlantic
Georgiopoulou A.;Benetti S.;Shannon P.;Haughton P.;McCarron S. (2012) Gravity flow deposits in the deep rockall trough, northeast atlantic Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences - 5th International Symposium , pp.695-707 [DOI] [Details] |
Conference Contributions
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2019 | 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA).
Stephen McCarron, Zsuzsanna Tóth, Andrew Wheeler, Stefan Wenau, Stephen Davis, Aaron Lim, Volkhard Spiess (2019) 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA). [Oral Presentation], Geomorphological and seismostratigraphic evidence for multidirectional polyphase glaciation of the northern Celtic Sea, Dublin, Ireland , 24-JUL-19 - 31-JUL-19 [Details] |
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2019 | 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA).
Stephen McCarron, Mudasar Saqab, Kieran Craven, Daniel Praeg, Benjamin Thebaudeau, Xavier Monteys (2019) 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA). [Poster Presentation], Quaternary ice sheet limits on the continental shelf west of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland , 24-JUL-19 - 31-JUL-19 [full-text] [Details] |
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2019 | 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA).
Daniel Praeg, Stephen McCarron, Dayton Dove, Daniela Accettella, Andrea Cova, Lorenzo Facchin, Xavier Monteys (2019) 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA). [Poster Presentation], Submarine geomorphology of the Celtic Sea continental shelf and the southern extent of glaciation on the Atlantic margin of Europe, Dublin, Ireland , 24-JUL-19 - 31-JUL-19 [Details] |
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2019 | 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA).
Cathy Delaney, Kathryn Adamson, Lorna Linch, Stephen Davis, Stephen McCarron (2019) 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA). [Oral Presentation], Reconstructing the Last Irish Ice Sheet in the Irish Midlands: Mapping Hummocky Topography using LiDAR and Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR), Dublin, Ireland , 24-JUL-19 - 31-JUL-19 [Details] |
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2016 | American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
Tóth, Z., Wheeler, A. J., McCarron, S.G., Monteys, X. (2016) American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. [Poster Presentation], Esker ridges and seismostratigraphic evidence for a southerly ice flow extending onto the present nearshore continental shelf of the Celtic Sea, SE Ireland, New Orleans, USA [Details] |
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2017 | American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
Craven, K.F., Monteys, X., McCarron, S.G. (2017) American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. [Poster Presentation], Supervised classification of continental shelf sediment off western Donegal, New Orleans, USA [Details] |
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2009 | IQUA Spring Meeting.
(2009) IQUA Spring Meeting. [Oral Presentation], Progress in Evaluating Ireland's Offshore Archives, TCD Dublin [Details] |
Thesis
Year | Publication | |
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2000 | Late Devensian Glaciation of the North of Ireland.
McCarron, S.G. (2000) Late Devensian Glaciation of the North of Ireland. University of ulster: Thesis [Details] |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2001 | University of Ulster | D.Phil | Glacial Geology | |
1993 | University of Leicester | M.Sc. | Geographical Information Systems | |
1992 | Queen's University of Belfast | B.Sc. | Geography |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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Maynooth University | Associate Professor | 05-SEP-05 / | |
Trinity College Dublin | Contract Lecturer | 01-SEP-03 / 31-MAY-05 | |
Geological Survey of Ireland | Project Geologist | 01-FEB-98 / 31-JAN-01 | |
University of Ulster | Research Assistant | 01-APR-94 / 31-MAR-97 |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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Irish Quaternary Association | Chairperson | 15-MAR-05 / 14-MAR-08 | |
Irish Quaternary Association | Secretary | 14-MAR-08 / 18-MAR-11 | |
Irish Quaternary Association | Member | 25-MAR-94 / | |
Quaternary Research Association | Member | 25-MAR-94 / |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering | Dept. of Geography invited representative | 2018 / | |
Faculty of Social Science Research Committee | Geography Representative | 2017 / | |
INQUA 2019 Local Organising Committee | Chairperson, Fieldtrips Subcommittee | 2015 / 2019 |
Reviews
Journal | Role | |
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Irish Journal Of Earth Sciences | Editor | |
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology | Reviewer | |
Quaternary Science Reviews | Reviewer | |
Earth Surface Processes And Landforms | Reviewer | |
Journal Of Quaternary Science | Reviewer | |
Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography | Reviewer | |
Journal Of Maps | Reviewer | |
Proceedings Of The Geologists' Association | Reviewer |
Other Activities
Description | |
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I have been invited to act as External Examiner for a period of four years beginning 2017/18 for the Physical Geography and Environmental Sciences undergraduate programmes at Manchester Metropolitan University. |
Teaching Interests
External Collaborators
Name | Role / Description | Country | |
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Dr Daniel Praeg. Geo-Azur, France | Co-PI | FRANCE | |
Dr Cathy Delaney Manchester Metropolitan University | Co-PI | UNITED KINGDOM | |
Mr Xavier Monteys. Geological Survey of Ireland | INFOMAR programme officer | IRELAND |