Biography
Aaron joined the School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies at the University of Galway in 2006 and served as Head of School from 2013-2022. He previously held a research position at Ohio State University after completing his PhD at UCLA and his masters/BA at University of Colorado. His research focuses on the use of biological indicators in sedimentary records to reconstruct past environments. Current research interests include temperature reconstruction of late Pleistocene and Holocene climates, assessment of historic and pre-historic human impacts on natural systems, and impacts of recent climate change on lake ecosystems. Much of his research focuses on using chironomid (non-biting midge fly) subfossils in lake sediments as a palaeoenvironmental indicator. His work has been based in the United States, Ireland and China.
Role
- Funded Investigator
Institution
- NUIG
Research Area
- Earth System Change
Expertise
- Climate and Environment
