Geological Sciences

Geological Sciences

Jesse Dykstra

Room Jesse

416, Geological Sciences

Contact Details

Phone: +64 3 364 2987
Internal Phone: ext. 7697 (4th floor corridor)

Email: jesse.dykstra@pg.canterbury.ac.nz

 

Research Interests

Applied geomorphology with the aim of improving understanding of natural hazards, and facilitating management of associated risks and policy development.  Interactions between natural processes and human activities.  Natural hazard assessment and disaster Management.  Glacial geomorphology, fiord evolution, and hazards related to post-glacial processes such as rock avalanches and landslide-generated tsunami.

Thesis title:

A Landscape on the Edge: the Role of Mass Wasting in the Post-LGM Evolution of Milford Sound, Fiordland New Zealand