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Dr. Paul Gibson

Personal Information

Name:	Dr. Paul Gibson
Position:	Senior Lecturer
Department:	Geography
Organisation:	NUI Maynooth
Location:	Rhetoric House
E-mail:	Paul.Gibson@nuim.ie
Telephone:	++ 353 1 708 3810
Fax:	++ 353 1 708 3573
Research Interests:	Geophysics, Remote sensing
Research Group(s):	Environment & Culture

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Publications

• P. J. Gibson 2005.  Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrologists meeting: “Groundwater in Ireland”, Tullamore 19-20th April. “Advances in Geophysics – time-lapse resistivity imaging – location and movement of landfill plumes. pp 117-121.
  
  
• P. J. Gibson and R. Breen 2005. The internal structure of the Galtrim motte, County Meath, as revealed by ground penetrating radar and electrical resistivity geophysical techniques. Riocht na Midhe. Records of the Meath Archaeological and Historical Society. V. XXVI 23-28.

 

• P. J. Gibson 2004.  Geophysical characteristics of the Tow Valley fault zone in north-east Ireland.
  Irish Journal of Earth Sciences v.22 p. 1-13.

 

• J. J. O’Sullivan, P. Lyle, C. J. Bean, P. J. Gibson and J. McCloskey, 2004.
  To develop an integrated geophysical approach to the preliminary assessment of potential waste disposal sites. DOE Interreg Report No:1544. 110 pages.

 

• P. J. Gibson, D. M. George and L. O’Reilly 2004
  Geophysical investigation around the site of the former monastic settlement, Clonard, Co. Meath.
  Report No; EGU02/04, 73 pages.

 

• P. J. Gibson and D. M. George 2004
  Geophysical investigation of the Leamonaghan monastic settlement, Co. Offaly.
  Report No; EGU01/04, 72 pages.

 

• P. J. Gibson, P. Lyle and D. M. George 2004
  Application of resistivity and magnetometry geophysical techniques for near-surface investigations in karstic terranes in Ireland.
  Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. V 66 no 2 pp35-38.

 

• P. J. Gibson 2004
  Locating illegal landfills – seeing beneath the surface with geophysics . Sciencespin v.2 no 1 p. 26.

 

• P. J. Gibson and N. Brady 2004
  Proceedings of the Geophysical Association of Ireland conference 26/5/04 ‘Geophysical investigation of the Cloonfree moated site, Strokestown and earthwork mound, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon’, p. 43-49.

 

• P. J. Gibson and D. M. George 2004
  Environmental applications of geophysical surveying techniques.
  Nova Science Publishers Inc. ISBN: 1-59033-782-4. 317 pages

 

• P. J. Gibson 2003
  Using satellite images of geological features as an aid for teaching Earth Sciences. Teaching Earth Sciences 28 no 3/4 23-25

• P. J. Gibson 2003
  Undergraduate understanding and presentation of anomalous data in the Earth Sciences.
  Teaching Earth Sciences v. 28 no. 1 2003 p 6-10

• P. J. Gibson and D. M. George 2003
  Ground Penetrating radar and conductivity measurements in the Rattoo-Dysert marshes area, Co. Kerry. Report No: EGU01/03, 46 pages.

• P. J. Gibson 2003
  Seasonal effects on Two dimensional time-lapse subsurface resistivity imaging. Proceedings of the Geophysical Association of Ireland /Irish Association of Hydrogeologists conference 28/5/03 ‘Geophysical applications in hydrogeological investigations’, p. 1-4.

 

• P. J. Gibson, R. Hawe D. and M. George 2003
  A resistivity and ground penetrating radar investigation of Maynooth Castle, Co. Kildare. Report No: EGU02/03, 15 pages.

 

• P. J. Gibson and D. M. George 2003
  Magnetic gradiometry and resistivity investigation of the Cloonfree medieval moated site at Strokestown, County Roscommon (Phase 1). Report No: EGU03/03, 38 pages.

 

• P. J. Gibson and D. M. George 2003
  Magnetic gradiometry and resistivity investigation of the Tulsk raised earthwork at Tulsk, County Roscommon (Phase 1). Report No: EGU04/03, 19 pages.

 

• P. J. Gibson
  Introductory Remote Sensing: Principles and Concepts 2000 ISBN 0-415-17024-9
  Routledge publishers.

 

• P. J. Gibson and C. H. Power
  Introductory Remote Sensing: Applications and Digital Image Processing 2000. Routledge publishers. ISBN 0-415-18962-4

 

• P. J. Gibson and J. Keating
  Interactive Introductory Remote Sensing: Principles and Concepts Website 2000

 

• S. Goldin, K. T. Rudahl, P. J. Gibson and C. H. Power,
  Introductory Remote Sensing: Dragon Image Processing software on CD-ROM.

 

• P. J. Gibson
  Pebble Shape Analysis
  Teaching Earth Sciences v. 25 no. 2 2000 79-83.

 

• George, D. M. and P. J. Gibson
  Application of geophysical techniques for groundwater investigations and waste disposal site contamination studies in Co. Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. Report No: EGU001/2000. Interreg 4 programme. 85 pages (2000)

 

• George, D. M. and P. J. Gibson
  Preliminary resistivity investigations in the Silvermines region of Co. Tipperary. Report No: EGU002/2000. 8 pages. (2000)

 

• P. J. Gibson and D. M. George 2001
  Electrical resistivity and VLF investigations of potential water bearing structures on extension of North Campus of NUIM, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. Report No: EGU01/01 24 pages.

 

• D. M. George and P. J. Gibson.
  Application of resistivity geophysical techniques to contamination studies. OUGS Journal v. 22 (2) 1-4, 2001
  

 

Presentations

• P. J. Gibson
  “Advances in Geophysics – time-lapse resistivity imaging – location and movement of landfill plumes”. International Association of Hydrologists meeting: “Groundwater in Ireland”, Tullamore 19-20th April 2005.
  
  
• P. J. Gibson
  Seeing beneath the ground at Clonard, Co . Meath
  Invited lecture; Meath Archaeological and Historical Society 10/11/04

 

• P. J. Gibson
  Archaeological prospection at Clonard, Co. Meath.
  Invited lecture, The Heritage Council 9/11/04

 

• P. J. Gibson, D. M. George, L. O’Reilly
  Geophysical investigation of the Leamonaghan monastic settlement, Co. Offaly. Invited lecture Offaly Archaeological and Historical Society. Pollaugh 13/10/04.

 

• P. J. Gibson
  Geophysics in Archaeology
  Invited lecture/ field demonstration Discovery programme, Tulsk, 4/8/04.

 

• P. J. Gibson and D. M. George
  The application of 2D time-lapse resistivity imaging as an aid in the construction of subsurface models. Conference of Irish Geographers May 2004
  

 

• P. J. Gibson and N. Brady 2004
  ‘Geophysical investigation of the Cloonfree moated site, Strokestown and earthwork mound, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon’. Geophysical Association of Ireland conference 26/5/04, Dublin

 

• P. J. Gibson and C. H. Power
  International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Symposium: Remote sensing for Irish and Global Environmental Change. Case studies of the applications of remote sensing for monitoring the environment. Maynooth 19th Sept. 2000

 

• P. J. Gibson
  The use of satellite remote sensing for environmental purposes. Cork geological association, Cork . 20th Sept. 2000

 

• P. J. Gibson
  Satellites – you can run but you can’t hide. Invited lecture Trinity College Dublin, Jan 18th 2001.

 

• P. J. Gibson
  Applications of satellite remote sensing for environmental purposes. UU 19/2/2001

 

• P. J. Gibson and D. M. George
  Shallow subsurface environmental applications of the electrical resistivity geophysical technique.
  45th Annual Irish Geological Research Meeting, 22nd-24th Feb. 2002. NUI Dublin.

 

• P. J. Gibson and D. M. George
  Environmental applications of the electrical resistivity geophysical technique.
  Conference of Irish Geographers, 3rd-5th May 2002 Univ. of Ulster, Magee Campus.

 

• P. J. Gibson and D. M. George
  Geophysical investigation of Maynooth Castle, Co. Kildare.
  Conference of Irish Geographers, 3rd-5th 2002 Univ. of Ulster, Magee Campus.

 

• P. J. Gibson
  Geophysical techniques and their applications in the Earth and Environmental Sciences, 21st Jan 2003 Invited lecture Geophysical Association of Ireland.

 

• P. J. Gibson
  Invited Lecture: Geology of east County Dublin 12th April 2003 Northeast Geography Teachers’ Association, Malahide

 

• P. J. Gibson and D. M. George
  Seasonal effects on Two dimensional time-lapse subsurface resistivity imaging. Geophysical Association of Ireland /Irish Association of Hydrogeologists conference 28/5/03 ‘Geophysical applications in hydrogeological investigations’.