Senior Lecturer

Room 15
Rhetoric House
Tel: +353 1 708 3810
E-mail: paul.gibson@nuim.ie

EGU website: http://geography.nuim.ie/egu

Office Hours

Biography

Paul Gibson joined the department in 1991 and is a Senior Lecturer with research interests in remote sensing, digital image processing  and geophysical monitoring and modelling techniques. He formed the Environmental Geophysics Unit in 1998 and has been involved with research collaboration with the University of Ulster, UCD, Discovery Programme, UCC, TCD and Kingston University.

Research Interests

• Geomorphogy
• Remote Sensing
• Environmental Geophysics

Research Funding, Grants and Awards

• ‘Book Publication Grant’ Heritage Council € 5000 (P. Gibson 2007).
• ‘Book Publication Grant’ Failte Ireland € 4000 (P. Gibson 2007).
• ‘Book Publication Grant’ Midland Regional Authority € 3000 (P. Gibson 2007).
• ‘Book Publication Grant’ Westmeath County Council € 2250 (P. Gibson 2007).
• ‘Book Publication Grant’ Laois County Council € 2000 (P. Gibson 2007).
• ‘Book Publication Grant’ Border, Midland and Western Regional Assembly € 2000 (P. Gibson 
  2007).
• ‘Book Publication Grant’ Offaly County Council € 1000 (P. Gibson 2007).
• ‘Book Publication Grant’ Publications Committee, NUIM € 1000 (P. Gibson 2007).
• ‘Geophysical investigation of Bishop’s Palace, Kilkenny’, Heritage Council € 3600 (P. Gibson and D. George 2007).
• ‘Geophysical investigation of Rahan’ Offaly County Council €6000 (P. Gibson and D. George 
  2007).
• ‘Geophysical investigation of Carns, Co. Roscommon’ Discovery Programme €4000 (P. GibsonD. George 2007)  
  and
• ‘Geophysical investigation of Anglo-Norman Settlement, Tullow, Co Carlow’ Discovery Programme, €8,000 (P.J. Gibson, 2006).
• ‘Geophysical investigation of Carns Medieval Site, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon’
• Discovery Programme, €5,500 (P.J. Gibson, 2006).
• ‘Geophysical investigation of Rahan Monastic Site’
• Offaly County Council, €6,000 (P.J. Gibson, 2006).
• ‘Geophysical investigation of Kilskyre Ecclesiastical Site’
• Meath County Council, €4,000 (P.J. Gibson, 2006).

Publications

• P. J. Gibson (2007) Heritage Landscapes of the Irish Midlands. Geography Publications, Dublin, 252 pp
• P. J. Gibson (2007) (2007) ‘Archaeo-magnetic investigation of the former monastic site at Kilskyre, Co. Meath’ Riocht na Midhe. Records of the Meath Archaeological and Historical Society. V. XXVIII pp 33-38
• P. J. Gibson and D.M. George (2007)
• Integrated geophysical study of the former monastic site, Rahan, Co. Offaly. Phase I and II. EGU 02/07, 80 pp
• P. J. Gibson and D. M. George (2007) Ground penetrating radar and resistivity study of the Bishop’s Palace, Kilkenny. EGU 01/07, 55 pp
• Gibson P.J. and George, D.M. (2006) ‘Geophysical investigation of the former monastic settlement, Clonard, Co. Meath, Ireland’, Archaeological Prospection, 13, London, pp 45-56
• Gibson, P. (2006) Geophysical investigation of the former monastic settlement, Rahan Co. Offaly. Report EGU 01/06, NUI Maynooth
• Gibson, P. and George, D.M. (2006) Geophysical study of the former ecclesiastical site, Kilskyre, Co Meath, Ireland Report EGU 02/06, NUI Maynooth, 32 pp (2006).
• P.J. Gibson (2005) Geophysical investigation around the sites of the former monastic settlement. Killeigh, Co. Offaly. Report no EGU 01/05.
• Brady, N. and Gibson, P.J. (2005) 'The earthwork at Tulsk, Co. Roscommon: Topographical and Geophysical Survey and Preliminary Excavation’. Discovery Programme Report 7 ISSN 1649-7295, 65-75.
• Gibson, P.J. (2005) ‘Advances in Geophysics – time-lapse resistivity imaging – location and movement of landfill plumes’ in Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrologists meeting: "Groundwater in Ireland, Tullamore 19-20th April, 117-121.
• Gibson, P.J. and Breen, R. (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 5(26), 23-28.
• Gibson, P.J. (2004) ‘Geophysical characteristics of the Tow Valley fault zone in north-east Ireland’, Irish Journal of Earth Sciences 5(22), 1-13.
• O'Sullivan, J.J., Lyle, P., Bean, C.J., Gibson, P.J. and McCloskey, J. (2004) To develop an integrated geophysical approach to the preliminary assessment of potential waste disposal sites. DOE Interreg Report No:1544.
• Gibson, P.J., George, D.M., and O'Reilly, L. (2004) Geophysical investigation around the site of the former monastic settlement. Clonard, Co. Meath. Report No; EGU02/04.
• Gibson, P.J., Lyle, P., and George, D.M. (2004) ‘Application of resistivity and magnetometry geophysical techniques for near-surface investigations in karstic terranes in Ireland’ Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 66(2), 35-38.
• Gibson, P.J. and George, D.M. (2004) Geophysical investigation of the Leamonaghan monastic settlement, Co. Offaly. Report No; EGU01/04.
• Gibson, P.J. (2004) ‘Locating illegal landfills – seeing beneath the surface with geophysics’ Sciencespin 2 ( 1), 26.
• Gibson, P.J. and Brady, N. (2004) 'Geophysical investigation of the Cloonfree moated site, Strokestown and earthwork mound, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon' in Proceedings of the Geophysical Association of Ireland conference 26/5/04, 43-49.
• Gibson, P.J. and George, D.M (2004) Environmental applications of geophysical surveying techniques. Nova Science Publishers Inc. Place?
• Gibson, P.J. (2003) ‘Using satellite images of geological features as an aid for teaching Earth Sciences’, Teaching Earth Sciences 28(3/4), 23-25.
• Gibson, P.J. (2003) ‘Undergraduate understanding and presentation of anomalous data in the Earth Sciences’, Teaching Earth Sciences 28(1), 6-10.
• Gibson, P.J. and George, D.M (2003) Ground Penetrating radar and conductivity measurements in the Rattoo-Dysert marshes area, Co. Kerry. Report No: EGU01/03.
• Gibson, P.J. (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.
• Gibson, Hawe, R. and George, DM. (2003) A resistivity and ground penetrating radar investigation of Maynooth Castle, Co. Kildare. Report No: EGU02/03.
• Gibson, P.J. and George, D.M. (2003) Magnetic gradiometry and resistivity investigation of the Cloonfree medieval moated site at Strokestown, County Roscommon (Phase 1). Report No: EGU03/03.
• Gibson, P.J. and George, D.M. (2003) Magnetic gradiometry and resistivity investigation of the Tulsk raised earthwork at Tulsk, County Roscommon (Phase 1). Report No: EGU04/03.
• D. M. George and Gibson, P.J. (2001) ‘Application of resistivity geophysical techniques to contamination studies’, OUGS Journal 22 (2), 1-4
• Gibson, P.J. and Keating, J. (2000) Interactive Introductory Remote Sensing: Principles and Concepts Website 2000 ?????
• Goldin, S., Rudahl, K.T., Gibson, P.J. and Power, C.H. (year?) Introductory Remote Sensing: Dragon Image Processing software on CD-ROM.
• Gibson, P.J. (2000) ‘Pebble Shape Analysis’, Teaching Earth Sciences 25(2), 79-83.
• George, D. M. and Gibson, P.J. (2000) 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.
• Gibson, P.J. and Power, C.H. (2000) Introductory Remote Sensing: Applications and Digital Image Processing. London, Routledge publishers.
• Gibson, P.J. (2000) Introductory Remote Sensing: Principles and Concepts. London, Routledge.
• McDonagh, D. and Gibson, P.J. (1999) ‘Applications and development of spaceborne imaging systems for planning in Ireland’, Insite Spring, 11-12.
• Gibson. P.J. (1999) ‘Orbits and orbital equations for Earth observation satellites’, Earth Space Review 8(1), 16-20.
• Gibson, P. (1999) ‘Radar: The application of spaceborne imaging radar for archaeological investigations’, Archaeology Ireland 13(3), 8-11
• Power, C.H  and Gibson, P.J. (1999) ‘The Interactive Remote Sensing Textbook’ in   
  Pan, P. and Barnsley, M. (eds.) Proceedings of the Remote Sensing Society 99 Conference: Earth observation from Data to Information. Remote Sensing Society, Place? 781-791
• Gibson, P.J. (1999) ‘Geology and Geomorphology’ in  McCormack, W.J. (ed.) The Blackwell Companion to Modern Irish Culture Blackwell publishers Ltd, Place and Pages?
• Gibson, P.J. (1998) Digital Image Processing Practical Workbook. Maynooth, Department of Geography, National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
• Lyle, P. and Gibson, P.J. (1998) Geomagnetic investigation of karstic features in the Blue Circle cement works quarry, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone. Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Report (1998).
• Lyle, P. and Gibson, P.J. George, D.M., (1996) ‘Environmental Applications of Magnetometry Profiling’, Journal of Environmental Geology and Water Sciences 27, 178-183.
• Lyle, P. and Gibson, P.J. George, D.M., (1996) ‘Ground-based magnetic patterns over selected Irish rocks and structures’, Irish Journal of Earth Sciences 15, 129-143.
• Lyle, P. and Gibson, P.J., Woodside, A. R. and Woodward, W. D. H. (1995) ‘Pre-design evaluation of disused quarries as landfill sites’, Geological Society Engineering Geology Special Publication 11, 123-126.
• Gibson, P.J. (1995) A Geological Guide to St. Patrick's College Maynooth. Mullen Press.
• Lyle, P. and Gibson, P.J. (1994) ‘Magnetometer profiling in the evaluation of potential waste disposal sites’ Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 107, 217-221.
• Gibson, P.J. (1993) ‘Evaluation of digitally processed geophysical data sets for the analysis of geological features in northern Ireland’, International Journal of Remote Sensing 14 (1), 161-170.
• Gibson, P.J. and Lyle, P. (1993) ‘Evidence for a major Tertiary dyke swarm in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, on digitally processed aeromagnetic imagery’, Special Paper Journal of the Geological Society 150, 37-38.
• Gibson, P.J. and Lyle, P. (1993) ‘Analysis and interpretation of major magnetic anomalies within the Tertiary basalts of northeast Ireland’ Irish Journal of Earth Sciences 12, 149-154.
• Gibson, P.J. (1993) ‘Geological and geomorphological applications of low-angle illumination satellite imagery in northern Ireland’ Irish Geography 26, 58-64.
• Gibson, P.J. and Lyle, P. (1994) ‘The application of magnetometer profiling for the delineation of potential groundwater conduits in the vicinity of waste disposal sites’,  GSI Groundwater Newsletter 24, 17-18.
• Gibson, P.J. and Lyle, P. (1994) ‘G-856 MAGNETOMETER REPORT - potential waste disposal site investigations’, Geoprofiles, 6.
• Gibson, P.J. and Lyle, P. (1992) ‘The interpretation of a major non-Caledonian structural lineament in northeast Ireland’, Irish Journal of Earth Sciences 11, 181-185.
• Gibson, P.J. and Lyle, P. (1992) ‘Magnetometer profiling for the evaluation of potential waste disposal sites’, Geonews 31, 25-28.

Conference Paper and Public Presentations  

• ‘Geophysics in Archaeology’ Invited lecture/ field demonstration, Discovery Programme, Tulsk (24 July 2006)
• ‘Rahan – a geophysical survey’ National Heritage Week, Tullamore (3 October 2006)
• ‘Seeing beneath the ground at Kilskyre and Clonard monastic sites, County Meath’
• Kilskyre Archaeological and Historical Society, Kilskyre (25 November 2006)