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I am a geoscientist with interests in glaciology and the geomorphology of mountain environments. Much of my works focuses on understanding the mechanisms that shape landscapes (including glacial, fluvial and mass movement processes), as well the impacts of geohazards and high magnitude geomorphological events (including landslides and outburst floods).
For regular updates on my work, follow me on Twitter (@glacio_cook) or Researchgate - links below.
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Ph.D. Earth Science
B.Sc.(Hons) Environmental Science (1st Class)
Publications Secretary, British Society for Geomorphology
Editor in Chief, Geomorphological Techniques
Review Editor, Frontiers in Cryospheric Science
Glacial Systems (6F6Z3016)
Project (6F6Z3001)
Geomorphological Processes (6F5Z3004)
Fieldwork and Research Design - Physical Gegraphy (6F5Z3005P)
Earth Systems (6F4Z3003)
Spatial Methods (6F4Z3004)
Tutorials and Field Activities - Physical Geography (6F4Z3005)
Maria Loroño Leturiondo - PhD - Effective two-way communication of geohazards (Starting September 2016)
Anne Stefaniak - PhD - Role of ice dynamics and debris supply to the formation of supraglacial lakes (2016 - Present; based at Nottingham Trent University)
Ioannis Kougkoulos - PhD - Glacier change and glacial lake outburst flood risk in the Bolivian Andes (2016 - Present)
Mario Toubes-Rodrigo - PhD - Geomicrobiology of glacier basal ice (2014 - Present)
Glacial erosion and sediment transfer. This work focuses on understanding how glaciers generate and redistribute sediment, and what this means for the shaping of the landscape beneath glaciers and ice sheets.
Geohazards and high magnitude geomorphological events in Alpine environments. Mountain environments are exceptionally dynamic and are experiencing rapid changes associated with climate warming and deglaciation. I am working on a number of projects (e.g. in New Zealand, Bolivia, Swiss Alps) that explore how these environments are changing. Specifically, I am interested in (1) the development of lakes on or in front of glaciers that have the potential to generate outburst floods; and (2) the delivery of sediment from mass movement events (e.g. debris flows, rock avalanches) to rivers and glaciers, and how these sediments are redistributed through such systems.
Nature and significance of microbial life in glacial systems. Glaciers represent important ecosystems, yet are poorly understood. I have been developing my early work on the debris-rich basal part of glaciers to explore what life exists in this domain, and what the significance of this microbial life might be for geochemical cycling.
SJ. Cook, I. Kougkoulos, LA. Edwards, J. Dortch, D. Hoffmann (2016). Glacier change and glacial lake outburst flood risk in the Bolivian Andes. The Cryosphere. 10(5), pp.2399-2413.
SJ. Cook, I. Kougkoulos, LA. Edwards, J. Dortch, D. Hoffmann (2016). Glacier change and glacial lake outburst flood risk in the Bolivian Andes. The Cryosphere. 10(5), pp.2399-2413.
TN. Tonkin, NG. Midgley, SJ. Cook, DJ. Graham (2016). Ice-cored moraine degradation mapped and quantified using an unmanned aerial vehicle: A case study from a polythermal glacier in Svalbard. Geomorphology. 258, pp.1-10.
H. Patton, DA. Swift, CD. Clark, SJ. Livingstone, SJ. Cook, et al. A. Hubbard. (2015). Automated mapping of glacial overdeepenings beneath contemporary ice sheets: Approaches and potential applications. Geomorphology. 232, pp.209-223.
SJ. Cook, PR. Porter, CA. Bendall (2013). Geomorphological consequences of a glacier advance across a paraglacial rock avalanche deposit. Geomorphology. 189, pp.109-120.
NG. Midgley, SJ. Cook, DJ. Graham, TN. Tonkin (2013). Origin, evolution and dynamic context of a Neoglacial lateral-frontal moraine at Austre Lovénbreen, Svalbard. Geomorphology.
SJ. Cook, DA. Swift (2012). Subglacial basins: Their origin and importance in glacial systems and landscapes. Earth-Science Reviews. 115(4), pp.332-372.
SJ. Cook, PG. Knight, DA. Knight, RI. Waller (2012). Laboratory observations of sediment entrainment by freezing supercooled water. Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography. 94(3), pp.351-362.
SJ. Cook, DA. Swift, DJ. Graham, NG. Midgley (2011). Origin and significance of 'dispersed facies' basal ice: Svínafellsjökull, Iceland. Journal of Glaciology. 57(204), pp.710-720.
SJ. Cook, DJ. Graham, DA. Swift, NG. Midgley, WG. Adam (2011). Sedimentary signatures of basal ice formation and their preservation in ice-marginal sediments. Geomorphology. 125(1), pp.122-131.
SJ. Cook (2010). The glacial geology of Shropshire: insights from modern glaciology. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society. 15, pp.20-27.
SJ. Cook, ZP. Robinson, IJ. Fairchild, PG. Knight, RI. Waller, et al. I. Boomer. (2010). Role of glaciohydraulic supercooling in the formation of stratified facies basal ice: Svínafellsjökull and Skaftafellsjökull, southeast Iceland. Boreas. 39(1), pp.24-38.
B. Hubbard, S. Cook, H. Coulson (2009). Basal ice facies: a review and unifying approach. Quaternary Science Reviews. 28(19-20), pp.1956-1969.
SJ. Cook, PG. Knight (2009). Glaciohydraulic supercooling. Progress in Physical Geography. 33(5), pp.705-710.
PG. Knight, SJ. Cook (2008). Glaciohydraulic supercooling. Progress in Physical Geography. 32(1), pp.65-71.
SJ. Cook, PG. Knight, RI. Waller, ZP. Robinson, WG. Adam (2007). The geography of basal ice and its relationship to glaciohydraulic supercooling: Svínafellsjökull, southeast Iceland. Quaternary Science Reviews. 26(19-21), pp.2309-2315.
SJ. Cook, RI. Waller, PG. Knight (2006). Glaciohydraulic supercooling: The process and its significance. Progress in Physical Geography. 30(5), pp.577-588.
MR. Bennett, D. Huddart, RI. Waller, N. Cassidy, A. Tomio, et al. P. Zukowskyj, NG. Midgley, SJ. Cook, S. Gonzalez, NF. Glasser. (2004). Sedimentary and tectonic architecture of a large push moraine: A case study from Hagafellsjökull-Eystri, Iceland. Sedimentary Geology. 172(3-4), pp.269-292.
MR. Bennett, RI. Waller, NG. Midgley, D. Huddart, S. Gonzalez, et al. SJ. Cook, A. Tomio. (2003). Subglacial deformation at sub-freezing temperatures? Evidence from Hagafellsjökull-Eystri, Iceland. Quaternary Science Reviews. 22(8-9), pp.915-923.
M. Toubes-Rodrigo, SJ. Cook, D. Elliott, R. Sen (2016). Sampling and describing glacier ice. In: Geomorphological Techniques. British Society for Geomorphology, London,
DA. Swift, S. Cook, T. Heckmann, J. Moore, I. Gärtner-Roer, et al. O. Korup. (2015). Ice and Snow as Land-Forming Agents. In: Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters. Elsevier, pp.167-199.
DA. Swift, SJ. Cook, T. Heckmann, J. Moore, I. Gärtner-Roer, et al. O. Korup. (2014). Ice and Snow as Land-Forming Agents. W. Haeberli, C. Whiteman. In: Snow and Ice-related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters. Elsevier, pp.168-199.
SJ. Cook (2011). Supercooled Water. VP. Singh, UK. Haritashya. In: Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers. Springer,
SJ. Cook (2011). Formation and deformation of basal ice. VP. Singh, UK. Haritashya. In: Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers. Springer,