The recognition, according to the society, is for “significant contributions to the advancement of geomorphology” – the study of landforms.
Professor Ashworth, the university’s Professor of Physical Geography, said: “This is an honour – no more than 10 per cent of the membership of the British Society for Geomorphology can be Fellows at any one time. Only two other Fellows were nominated this year.”
Professor Ashworth Phil Ashworth was recently elected for a three-year term to the Royal Geographical Society and will serve there on the Research and Higher Education Committee and the Governing Council.
Professor Ashworth chairs grant panels at the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and is Deputy Chair of the British Society for Geomorphology . His research focuses on river dynamics, fluvial sedimentology and landscape evolution. He has led recent NERC and oil industry-funded projects in Argentina, USA and Canada and works on some of the world’s largest rivers and estuaries. He has published over 70 articles and an edited book on river processes and forms.