AOGS Wing Ip Medal Award

David L HIGGITT

Beijing Jiaotong University (Lancaster University College)

David Higgitt is Academic Dean of Lancaster University College at Beijing Jiaotong University, Weihai Campus, a UK-China Joint Institute. In this role, David is responsible for leading and managing all of Lancaster’s interests on the China campus and overseeing the strategic development of the Joint Institute. His underlying role is Professor in the Lancaster Environment Centre, UK. Previously he was Professor and Head of Geographical Sciences at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, and before that Professor at the National University of Singapore. He holds a BA (Hons) degree from the University of Oxford and a PhD from the University of Exeter. He held lectureship positions at Lancaster and Durham before moving to Asia in 2004. He has worked on many geomorphology and hydrology research projects in China and Southeast Asia concerned with flooding and sediment-related hazards. David was elected President of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) in 2017 and served on Council in different roles for a total of 16 years. David has received talent awards from both Ningbo Municipality (3315 award) and Zhejiang Province (1000 Talents), Honorary Citizenship of Weihai, The Gordon Warwick Award of the British Geomorphological Society and Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Geographical Society.