Dr Thomas Wilkes

School of Geography and Planning

Lecturer in Volcanology

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Dr Thomas Wilkes
School of Geography and Planning
Geography and Planning Building
Winter Street
ºù«Ӱҵ
S3 7ND
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Thomas graduated in Environmental Geoscience (MSci) from The University of Bristol in 2014, before carrying out a research placement in volcanology at Colima de Intercambio en Investigación en Vulcanología, Mexico. He joined ºù«Ӱҵ in 2015, where he completed a PhD on the development of low-cost remote sensing instruments for application in volcano monitoring. Subsequently, as a post-doctoral researcher at ºù«Ӱҵ, he was responsible for the development and wider dissemination of SO2 measurement systems.

In 2021 he began a three-year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at ºù«Ӱҵ. The project aims to improve our understanding of SO2 emissions from volcanoes, namely their measurement, associated errors, and how these relate to volcanic activity.

Research interests

I began my academic career as a geoscientist but through my PhD I have developed further skills and interests in software engineering (predominantly in Python), instrument design and optical design. My work therefore spans a broad range of fields, with the overarching focus on using remote sensing techniques to improve our understanding of volcanic activity. 

Publications

Journal articles

  • McCormick Kilbride BT, Nicholson EJ, Wood KT, Wilkes TC, Schipper CI, Mulina K, Itikarai I, Richardson T, Werner C, Hayer CSL , Esse B et al (2023) . Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 24(6). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Layana S, Aguilera F, Inostroza M, Tassi F, Wilkes TC, Bredemeyer S, González C, Pering TD & McGonigle AJS (2023) . Frontiers in Earth Science, 11. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilkes TC, Pering TD, Aguilera F, Layana S, Nadeau P, Kern C, McGonigle AJS, Aguilera M & Zhu C (2023) . Frontiers in Earth Science, 11. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilkes TC, Pering TD & McGonigle AJS (2022) . Computers & Geosciences, 105216-105216. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mason E, Wieser PE, Liu EJ, Edmonds M, Ilyinskaya E, Whitty RCW, Mather TA, Elias T, Nadeau PA, Wilkes TC , McGonigle AJS et al (2021) . Communications Earth & Environment, 2(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mason E, Wieser PE, Liu EJ, Edmonds M, Ilyinskaya E, Whitty RCW, Mather TA, Elias T, Nadeau PA, Wilkes TC , McGonigle AJS et al (2021) . Communications Earth & Environment, 2. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ilanko T, Pering TD, Wilkes TC, Woitischek J, D’Aleo R, Aiuppa A, McGonigle AJS, Edmonds M & Garaebiti E (2020) . Remote Sensing, 12(17). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pering TD, Liu EJ, Wood K, Wilkes TC, Aiuppa A, Tamburello G, Bitetto M, Richardson T & McGonigle AJS (2020) . Nature Communications, 11(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Aguilera F, Layana S, Rojas F, Arratia P, Wilkes TC, González C, Inostroza M, McGonigle AJS, Pering TD & Ureta G (2020) . Remote Sensing, 12(13), 2122. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pering TD, Liu EJ, Wood K, Wilkes TC, Aiuppa A, Tamburello G, Bitetto M, Richardson T & McGonigle AJS (2020) . Nature Communications, 11(1), ---. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ilanko T, Pering T, Wilkes T, Apaza Choquehuayta F, Kern C, Díaz Moreno A, De Angelis S, Layana S, Rojas F, Aguilera F , Vasconez F et al (2019) . Volcanica, 2(2), 239-252. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilkes TC, Pering TD, McGonigle AJS, Willmott JR, Bryant R, Smalley AL, Mims FM, Parisi AV & England RA (2019) . Frontiers in Earth Science, 7. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mims Iii FM, McGonigle AJS, Wilkes TC, Parisi AV, Grant WB, Cook JM & Pering TD (2019) . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(6). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pering TD, Ilanko T, Wilkes TC, England RA, Silcock SR, Stanger LR, Willmott JR, Bryant RG & McGonigle AJS (2019) . Frontiers in Earth Science, 6. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Liu EJ, Wood K, Mason E, Edmonds M, Aiuppa A, Giudice G, Bitetto M, Francofonte V, Burrow S, Richardson T , Watson M et al (2019) . Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 20(2), 730-750. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Stanger LR, Wilkes TC, Boone NA, McGonigle AJ & Willmott JR (2018) . Sensors, 18(7), 2169-2169. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilkes TC, Stanger LR, Willmott JR, Pering TD, McGonigle AJS & England RA (2018) . Remote Sensing, 10(3). RIS download Bibtex download
  • McGonigle AJS, Wilkes TC, Pering TD, Willmott JR, Cook JM, Mims FM & Parisi AV (2018) . Sensors (Switzerland), 18(1), 223-223. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilkes TC, McGonigle AJS, Willmott JR, Pering TD & Cook JM (2017) . Optics Letters, 42(21), 4323-4326. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pering TD, McGonigle AJS, Tamburello G, Aiuppa A, Bitetto M, Rubino C & Wilkes TC (2017) . Remote Sensing, 9(10), 1040. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McGonigle AJS, Pering TD, Wilkes TC, Tamburello G, D’Aleo R, Bitetto M, Aiuppa A & Willmott JR (2017) . Geosciences, 7(3), ---. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pering TD, McGonigle AJS, Tamburello G, Aiuppa A, Bitetto M, Rubino C & Wilkes TC (2017) . Remote Sensing, 9(2). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilkes T, Pering T, McGonigle A, Tamburello G & Willmott J (2017) . Remote Sensing, 9(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilkes TC, McGonigle AJS, Pering TD, Taggart AJ, White BS, Bryant RG & Willmott JR (2016) . Sensors, 16(10). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ilanko T, Pering T, Wilkes T, Woitischek J, D'Aleo R, Aiuppa A, McGonigle A, Edmonds M & Garaebiti E () . RIS download Bibtex download

Other

  • Wilkes TC, Hidalgo S, Battaglia J, Pering TD, Almeida M, Vásconez F, Macías C & García D (2024) . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pering T, Wilkes T, Nadeau P, Hidalgo S, Aguilera F, Layana S, Aisyah N, Humaida H, Sakti A & Kern C (2024) . RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • McCormick Kilbride B, Liu EJ, Wood KT, Wilkes TC, Schipper CI, Mulina K, Itikarai I, Richardson TS, Werner C, Hayer CSL , Esse B et al (2022) , Wiley. RIS download Bibtex download
Teaching activities

I have taught on a range of modules during my time at ºù«Ӱҵ. As a graduate teaching assistant I acquired experience marking and providing lab- and desk-based teaching assistance, as well as fieldwork assistance. Now, as an active member of the department’s teaching team, I am involved in course delivery and content design.

Current modules:

GEO3004 - Applied Volcanology