John E Gordon Author & Editor

Colin K. Ballantyne is Emeritus Professor of Physical Geography at the University of St Andrews and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, the Geological Society and the British Society for Geomorphology. He has published over 200 papers on various aspects of geomorphology and Quaternary science, many of which concern Scotland. His recent books include The Quaternary of Skye (2016), Periglacial Geomorphology (2018) and Scotland’s Mountain Landscapes: a Geomorphological Perspective (2019). He is an Honorary Life Member of the Quaternary Research Association and a recipient of the Clough Medal of the Edinburgh Geological Society, the Saltire Earth Science Medal, the Gordon Warwick Medal and Wiley Award of the British Society for Geomorphology, the President’s Medal, Coppock Research Medal and Newbigin Prize of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and the Lyell Medal of the Geological Society.  John E. Gordon is an Honorary Professor in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. His research interests include geoconservation, the Quaternary of Scotland, and mountain geomorphology and glaciation in North Norway and South Georgia. He has published many academic papers and popular articles in these fields, and is co-author/co-editor of books including Quaternary of Scotland (1993), Antarctic Environments and Resources (1998), Earth Science and the Natural Heritage (2001), Land of Mountain and Flood: the Geology and Landforms of Scotland (2007) and Advances in Scottish Quaternary Studies, a special issue of Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2019). He is a Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, an Honorary Member of the Quaternary Research Association and a Deputy Chair of the Geoheritage Specialist Group of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas.