Phil Gibbard‘s main interest is in Pleistocene and Neogene Geology, sedimentation and the construction of stratigraphy using appropriate litho-, bio- and chronostratigraphical methods to establish the changing palaeogeography and palaeoenvironment for any particular area.
Within this general field the following topics hold particular interest:
- Glacial, periglacial and interglacial stratigraphy, sedimentation and structure, including Baltic Sea history. The main regions are Europe and North America.
- Quaternary and Tertiary fluvial sedimentation and drainage evolution in Britain and lowland Europe in general.
- Shallow marine and coastal sedimentation in NW Europe and southern Asia.
- Palynology of Pleistocene and Neogene deposits in both interglacial and glacial periods.
- Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction combining both floral and faunal fossils and sedimentary evidence.
- Neogene sedimentation in Turkey and northern central China.
- Stratigraphical concepts and application.
- Computer display of palaeogeographical information.