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Dr David Assinder

Lecturer in Ocean Sciences

d.assinder@bangor.ac.uk

+44 1248 382854

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Dr David Assinder

View Dr David Assinder’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

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Room: 401 Westbury Mount      Phone: 01248 382854

E-mail: d.assinder@bangor.ac.uk

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I graduated in Environmental Sciences from Lancaster University in 1979 and undertook my PhD on radionuclide behaviour in the estuarine environment at Lancaster between 1979 and 1982. I became a Visiting Fellow at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Nova Scotia, Canada during 1983 investigating nuclear discharges to Canadian and Arctic waters. In 1984 and 1985 I worked in the Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol as a postdoctoral researcher examining organic compounds and their availability from coal.

In 1985 I moved to the School of Ocean Sciences as a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer until 2007, then School Administrator/Deputy College Manager until 2018 and finally back into teaching in 2018.

I am interested in all aspects of marine biogeochemistry but have specialised in marine and estuarine pollution particularly in relation to radionuclides, but also metals and plastics. Particular areas of interest include the occurrence, transport and fate of natural and artificial radionuclides in terrestrial and marine ecosystems including assessing the radiation dose to humans using coastal areas. This has encompassed work in relation to Sellafield and Springfields discharges to the Irish Sea and the fate of Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in the environment.

I have been employed by the QAA to undertake reviews of teaching quality in the UK and I am a STEM Ambassador with a particular interest in addressing issues related to harassment of staff and students in UK Universities.

Qualifications

  • PhD: The behaviour of artificial radioisotopes in the Irish Sea
    Lancaster University, 1979–1982
  • BSc: Environmental Science
    Lancaster University, 1976–1979

Postgraduate Project Opportunities

Marine chemistry, Marine pollution

Publications

2019

  • PublishedGolden Globe Ocean Race: Drifting continents and a stormy passage
    Assinder, D., 20 Mar 2019, Open University Press.
    Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
  • PublishedGolden Globe Ocean Race: The next 50 years?
    Assinder, D., 18 Jun 2019, Open University Press.
    Research output: Other contribution › peer-review

2018

  • PublishedGolden Globe Ocean Race: Navigating at sea, rough seas and speed
    Assinder, D., 30 May 2018, Open University Press.
    Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
  • PublishedGolden Globe Ocean Race: The power of the wind at sea and man’s use of this power over time
    Assinder, D., 30 May 2018, Open University Press.
    Research output: Other contribution › peer-review

2008

  • PublishedRadionuclides in the Environment: Tracers and Dating
    Assinder, D., 14 Jul 2008, Methods in Environmental Forensics. Mudge, S. (ed.). Florida: CRC Press, p. 15-42
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2005

  • PublishedMicro- and meso-scale variability in sediment activity concentrations: the implications for dose assessment
    Assinder, D. J., Mudge, S. M. & Russell, A. T., 1 May 2005, In: Radioprotection. 40, Supplement 1, p. S569-573
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2003

  • PublishedMeso-scale variability of radionuclides in sediments: Normalization and implications for sampling.
    Mudge, S. M., Assinder, D. J. & Russell, A. T., 1 Jan 2003, 2003 ed. Unknown.
    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
  • PublishedPilot study of radon levels in private water supplies.
    Assinder, D. J. & Russell, A., 1 Jan 2003, 2003 ed. Unknown.
    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2002

  • PublishedHolocene evolution of seasonal stratification in the Celtic Sea: refined age model, mixing depths and foraminiferal stratigraphy.
    Scourse, J. D., Austin, W. E., Long, B. T., Assinder, D. J. & Huws, D., 30 Nov 2002, In: Marine Geology. 191, 3-4, p. 119-145
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMicro-scale variability of contaminants in surface sediments : the implications for sampling.
    Mudge, S. M., Assinder, D. J. & Russell, A. T., 1 Jan 2002, 2002 ed. Unknown.
    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
  • PublishedPotential problems with the long-term monitoring of radionuclides in the environment
    Assinder, D., 2002, In: The Nuclear Engineer. 43, 3, p. 76-79 4 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
  • PublishedRadiocarbon dating the marine environment: the significance of benthic boundary layer processes.
    Scourse, J. D., Kennedy, H., Austin, W. E., Papadimitriou, S., Evans, J., Assinder, D. J. & Long, B. T., 1 Jan 2002.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

1999

  • PublishedA review of the occurrence and behaviour of neptunium in the Irish Sea
    Assinder, DJ., 1999, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 44, 2-3, p. 335-347
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedAn experimental comparison of in-situ gamma spectrometric methods for quantifying Cs-137 radioactive contamination in the ground
    MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, PJ. & Assinder, DJ., Jun 1999, In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE. 46, 3, p. 429-432
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedExperimental evaluation of the submerged detector method to improve the accuracy of in-situ gamma spectrometry
    MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, PJ. & Assinder, DJ., Dec 1999, In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE. 46, 6, p. 2281-2288
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMeasurements of Tc-99, Cs-137, Np-237, Pu isotopes and Am-241 in sediment cores from intertidal coastal and estuarine regions in the Irish Sea
    Kuwabara, J., Yamamoto, M., Oikawa, S., Komura, K. & Assinder, DJ., May 1999, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 240, 2, p. 593-601
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTheoretical assessment of collimated submerged detector measurements improving the accuracy of in-situ gamma spectrometry
    MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, PJ. & Assinder, DJ., Jun 1999, In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE. 46, 3, p. 424-428
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1998

  • PublishedCurium isotopes and americium-242m in Irish Sea sediment
    Yamamoto, M., Kuwabara, J. & Assinder, DJ., 1998, In: RADIOCHIMICA ACTA. 83, 3, p. 121-126
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe significance of variations in the angular correction factor in in-situ gamma spectrometry
    MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, P. & Assinder, D., 1998, In: Journal of Radiological Protection. 18, 1, p. 37-42 6 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1997

  • PublishedA theoretical comparison of methods of quantification of radioactive contamination in soil using in situ gamma spectrometry
    MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, P. & Assinder, D., 1997, In: Journal of Radiological Protection. 17, 1, p. 3-15 13 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRadiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary: 1. Distribution of radionuclides in surface sediments
    Assinder, DJ., Mudge, SM. & Bourne, GS., 1997, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 36, 1, p. 1-19
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRadiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary: 3. Redistribution of radionuclides
    Mudge, SM., Assinder, DJ. & Bourne, GS., 1997, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 36, 1, p. 43-67
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRadiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary: 2. Beta and gamma dose rates and doses to critical groups
    Mudge, SM., Bourne, GS. & Assinder, DJ., 1997, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 36, 1, p. 21-41
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1996

  • PublishedNeptunium in the environment: Recent work on the 'neglected actinide'
    Assinder, D., 1996, In: The Nuclear Engineer. 37, 3, p. 84-86 3 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
  • PublishedSediment profile of Np-237 in the Irish Sea: Estimation of the total amount of Np-237 discharged from Sellafield
    Kuwabara, J., Yamamoto, M., Assinder, DJ., Komura, K. & Ueno, K., 1996, In: RADIOCHIMICA ACTA. 73, 2, p. 73-81
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe development and use of an in situ gamma-ray spectrometry system in North Wales
    MacDonald, J., Smith, P. & Assinder, D., 1996, In: Journal of Radiological Protection. 16, 2, p. 115-127 13 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe measurement of beta dose and gamma air kerma rates in the Ribble Estuary
    Mudge, S., Bourne, GS. & Assinder, D., 1996, In: Journal of Radiological Protection. 16, 4, p. 237-248 12 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1995

  • PublishedAnomalously high Np-237 in intertidal sediments from the Ribble Estuary in the Irish Sea
    Kuwabara, J., Yamamoto, M., Nagai, H., Komura, K., Ueno, K. & Assinder, DJ., Nov 1995, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 197, 2, p. 369-385
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDetermination of low-level99Tc in environmental samples by high resolution ICP-MS
    Yamamoto, M., Syarbaini, Kofuji, K., Tsumura, A., Komura, K., Ueno, K. & Assinder, D., Oct 1995, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 197, 1, p. 185-194
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRadiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary
    Newstead, S., Mudge, S., Assinder, DJ. & Bourne, GS., 1995, Environmental Impact of Radioactive Releases. p. 761-762 (International Atomic Energy Agency Proceedings Series 2 : Nuclear Safety and Environmental Protection).
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

1994

  • PublishedAssessment of radiation exposure from discharges of uranium ore concentrate processing and nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities
    Assinder, D., Mudge, S. & Bourne, GS., 1994, Radiation and society: comprehending radiation risk: proceedings of an International Conference on Radiation and Society: Comprehending Radiation Risk. p. 184 1 p.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
  • PublishedSeasonal fluxes across the sediment—water interface, and processes within sediments
    Nedwell, D. B., Parkes, R. J., Upton, A. C. & Assinder, D. J., 1994, Understanding the North Sea System. Charnock, H., Dyer, K. R., Huthnanace, J. M., Liss, P. S., Simpson, J. H. & Tett, P. B. (eds.). Springer
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedThe distribution and behaviour of artificial radionuclides in sediments of the north Wales coast, U.K.
    Assinder, D., Robinson, CD., Halsall, J. & Telford, A., Aug 1994, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 182, 2, p. 225-235
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1993

  • PublishedRadioisotopes of thirteen elements in intertidal coastal and estuarine sediments in the Irish Sea
    Assinder, D. J., Yamamoto, M., Kim, C. K., Seki, R., Takaku, Y., Yamauchi, Y., Igarashi, S., Komura, K. & Ueno, K., May 1993, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 170, 2, p. 333-346
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSeasonal fluxes across the sediment-water interface, and processes within sediments
    Nedwell, D. B., Parkes, R. J., Upton, A. C. & Assinder, D. J., 15 Jun 1993, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 343, 1669, p. 519-529
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1992

  • PublishedDistribution and behaviour of 99Tc,237Np,239,240Pu, and 241Am in the coastal and estuarine sediments of the Irish Sea
    Kim, C. K., Morita, S., Seki, R., Takaku, Y., Ikeda, N. & Assinder, D. J., Jan 1992, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 156, 1, p. 201-213
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1991

  • PublishedAscophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jolis as a bioindicator of radioactivity in the Irish Sea
    Bourne, GS. & Assinder, D., 1991, In: Oceanologica Acta. Special Issue, 11, p. 313-320 8 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedChemical leaching behavior of 237Np from intertidal coastal sediment in the Irish Sea
    Yamamoto, M., Yamauchi, Y., Komura, K., Ueno, K. & Assinder, D. J., 15 Jul 1991, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 154, 5, p. 299-307
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedNeptunium in intertidal coastal and estuarine sediments in the Irish Sea
    Assinder, D. J., Yamamoto, M., Kim, C. K., Seki, R., Takaku, Y., Yamauchi, Y., Koruma, K., Ueno, K. & Bourne, G. S., 1991, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 14, 2, p. 135-145
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1990

  • PublishedField and laboratory measurements of the rapid remobilization of plutonium from estuarine sediments
    Assinder, D., Hamilton-Taylor, J., Kelly, M., Mudge, S. & Bradshaw, K., Feb 1990, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 138, 2, p. 417-424
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1988

  • PublishedStepwise chemical degradations of a UK bituminous coal
    Shaw, P. M., Brassell, S. C., Assinder, D. J. & Eglinton, G., Apr 1988, In: Fuel. 67, 4, p. 557-564
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1987

  • PublishedYmbelydredd ym Môr Iwerddon
    Assinder, D., 1987, In: Y Gwyddonydd. 25, 2, p. 53-58 5 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

1985

  • PublishedPlutonium in intertidal coastal and estuarine sediments in the Northern Irish Sea
    Aston, S. R., Assinder, D. J. & Kelly, M., 1985, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 20, 6, p. 761-771
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTidal variations in dissolved and particulate phase radionuclide activities in the Esk estuary, England, and their distribution coefficients and particulate activity fractions
    Assinder, D. J., Kelly, M. & Aston, S. R., 1985, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 2, 1, p. 1-22
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1984

  • PublishedConservative and non‐conservative behaviour of radionuclides in an estuarine environment, with particular respect to the behaviour of plutonium isotopes
    Assinder, D. J., Kelly, M. & Aston, S. R., 1984, In: Environmental Technology Letters. 5, 1, p. 23-30
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1983

  • PublishedBehaviour of plutonium in the inter tidal sediments of the eastern Irish Sea
    Assinder, D., 1983, Ecological aspects of radionuclide release. Coughtrey, PJ., Bell, JNB. & Roberts, TM. (eds.). 3 ed. British Ecological Society, Vol. Special Publication . 8 p. (Special Publication of the British Ecological Society).
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

1981

  • PublishedPlutonium occurrence and phase distribution in sediments of the Wyre estuary, northwest England
    Aston, S. R., Assinder, D. J., Stanners, D. A. & RAE, JE., 1981, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 12, 9, p. 308-314
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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