Background
Pye, Kenneth was born on August 24, 1956 in St. Helens, England. Son of Leonard and Joyce Pye.
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Aeolian sand and sand dunes
(It is almost exactly half a century since the publication...)
It is almost exactly half a century since the publication of R. A. Bagnold's classic book The physics of blown sand and desert dunes, and it is a tribute to the quality of Bagnold's work that many of the fundamental principles which he developed remain valid today. His book continues to be essential reading for any serious student of aeolian processes. However, the past two decades have seen an explosion in the scale of research dealing with aeolian transport processes, sediments, and landforms. Some of this work has been summarized in review papers and edited conference proceedings, but this book provides the first attempt to review the whole field of aeolian sand research. Inevitably, it has not been possible to cover all aspects in equal depth, and the balance of included material naturally reflects the authors' own interests to a significant degree. However, our aim has been to provide as broad a perspective as possible, and to provide an entry point to an extensive multi-disciplinary scientific literature, some of which has not been given the attention it deserves in earlier textbooks and review papers. Many examples are drawn from existing published work, but the book also makes extensive use of our own research in the Middle East, Australia, Europe, and North America. The book has been written principally for use by advanced undergraduates, post graduates, and more senior research workers in geomorphology and sedimentology.
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Backscattered Scanning Electron Microscopy and Image Analysis of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
(Backscattered scanning electron microscopy (BSE) reveals ...)
Backscattered scanning electron microscopy (BSE) reveals the minerals, textures, and fabrics of sediments and rocks in much greater detail than is possible with conventional optical microscopy. Backscattered Scanning Electron Microscopy provides a concise summary of the BSE technique. This comprehensive guide uses abundant images to illustrate the type of information BSE yields and the application of the technique to the study of sediments and sedimentary rocks. The authors review the use of this petrographic technique on all the major sedimentary rock types, including sediment grains, sandstones, shales, carbonate rocks, rock varnish, and glauconite. They also describe image analysis techniques that allow quantification of backscattered scanning electron microscope images. Heavily illustrated and lucidly written, this book will provide researchers and graduate students with the most current research on this important geological tool.
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Kenneth Pye
Edit Profileconsultant Environmental sedimentology educator
Kenneth Pye, British Environmental sedimentology educator, consultant. Recipient Gordon Warwick award British Geomorphological Research Group, 1991, Wiley award, 1989, Sedgwick prize Cambridge U., 1984; Leverhulme Trust fellow Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research fellow, 1996-1997. Fellow Geological Society London, Royal Geography Society; member International Association Sedimentologists, Society Expert Witnesses, numerous others.
Education
Bachelor with honors 1st class, Oxford (England) University, 1977; Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy in Geomorphology, Cambridge (England) University, 1980; Doctor of Science in Earth Sciences, Cambridge (England) University, 1992.
Career
North American Electric Reliability Corporation research fellow, department earth science, Cambridge U., 1980-1982;
Sarah Woodhead research fellow, Girton College, Cambridge, 1980-1983;
Royal Society research fellow, department earth science, Cambridge U., 1983-1988;
non-stipendiary fellow, Girton College, 1987-1989;
lecturer quaternary sedimentology, Reading (England) University, 1989-1992;
reader in sedimentology, Reading (England) University, 1992-1994;
professor environmental sedimentology, Reading (England) University, 1994-1998;
professor environmental geology, Royal Holloway U. London, since 1999. Founder, director Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants, Ltd., 1986-1995. Independent consultant, writer, expert witness, United Kingdom, since 1981.
Treasurer British Sedimentological Research Group, 1990-1993. Founder K. Pye Associations, Wokingham, United Kingdom, since 1998.
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Backscattered Scanning Electron Microscopy and Image Analysis of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
(Backscattered scanning electron microscopy (BSE) reveals ...)
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Aeolian sand and sand dunes
(It is almost exactly half a century since the publication...)
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Backscattered Scanning Electron Microscopy and Image Analysis of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
Membership
Fellow Geological Society London, Royal Geography Society. Member International Association Sedimentologists, Society Expert Witnesses, numerous others.
Interests
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Married Diane Cadman. 1 daughter, 1 son.
