ABOUT ME
My name is Sarah Kandrot, and I am a final year PhD researcher in the Geography Department at University College Cork (Cork, Ireland) studying under the supervision of Prof. Robert Devoy, Dr. Fiona Cawkwell, and Jeremy Gault (CMRC). A graduate of Boston University, I received my BA in Earth Science in May 2009. I completed a Higher Diploma in Geography with first class honours at University College Cork in May, 2010, and I completed a Masters in Coastal Zone Management and GIS at UCC in September 2011, also with first class honours. I was awarded a 3-year full fees PhD scholarship by the Geography department at UCC. My PhD research involves investigating coastal dune morphodynamics using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS). My main research interests are in coastal morphodynamics, marine environments, climate change and paleo-environments, sea-level rise, the impacts of climate change on coastal and marine environments, sedimentology/stratigraphy, terrestrial laser scanning, and geographical information systems (GIS).
Publications - peer reviewed
Kandrot, S.M. (2012) ‘Beach-dune morphological Relationships at Youghal Beach, Co. Cork.’ Bridging the Geographic Information Sciences: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, Part 7, 367-390, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29063-3_20.
Poster Presentations
Kandrot, S.M., Curtis, C., Cudney, S., Buynevich, I., FitzGerald, D., Hein, C., and Hughes, Z. (2009) ‘Massive Overwash at Seal Cove Maine: Evidence for the Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635.’ Poster session presented at: Proceedings of the Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting; 2009 March 22-24; Portland, ME, USA; Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, No. 3, p. 42.
Kandrot, S.M. (2011) ‘Assessing Beach-Dune Processes and Morphological Relationships using LiDAR and Precise Survey Techniques at Youghal Beach, Co. Cork.’ Poster session presented at: 5th Irish Earth Observation Symposium; 2011 November 17-18; Wexford, Ireland.
Kandrot, S.M., Devoy, R.J., Cawkwell, F., and Gault, J. (2012) ‘Chronotopographic Analysis of Coastal Sand Dunes using Terrestrial Laser Scanning.’ Poster session presented at: Annual Conference of the UK Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society; 2012 September 13; Greenwich, UK.
Kandrot, S.M. (2012) ‘Chronotopographic Analysis of Coastal Sand Dunes using Terrestrial Laser Scanning.’ Poster session presented at: Irish Organisation for Geographic Information (IRLOGI) GIS Ireland Conference; 2012 October 11; Chartered Accountants House, Dublin, Ireland.
Kandrot, S.M., Devoy, R.J., Cawkwell, F., and Gault, J. (2014) 'Monitoring and modelling dune-barrier behaviour using terrestrial laser scanning.' Irish Geomorphology Group First Scientific Workshop. 2014 8 February; Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Oral Presentations
Kandrot, S.M. (2012) ‘Beach-dune morphological Relationships at Youghal Beach, Co. Cork.’ Paper presented at: AGILE 2012. Proceedings of the 15th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science; 2012 April 25-17; Avignon, France.
Kandrot, S.M. (2012) ‘Weathering the Storm: Protecting the Coasts of Ireland in a Changing Climate.’ Presented at: University College Cork Doctoral Showcase Finals (The Grand Plan); 2012 Jun 7; Cork, Ireland.
Kandrot, S.M. (2012) ‘Chronotopographic Analysis of Coastal Sand Dunes using Terrestrial Laser Scanning.’ Sixth Irish Earth Observation Symposium 2012; 2012 November 2; Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland.
Kandrot, S.M. (2013) ‘Chronotopographic Analysis of Coastal Sand Dunes using Terrestrial Laser Scanning.’ UK Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Wavelength Conference. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum; Glasgow UK. – Winner Best Oral Presentation
Kandrot, S.M. (2013) 'Monitoring and modelling dune barrier behaviour using terrestrial laser scanning: issues for consideration in vegetated dune environments.' Seventh Irish Earth Observation Symposium 2013; 2013 October 24-25; Teagasc Ashtown Food Research Centre, Dublin 15, Ireland.
