Bernd Kulessa is a Professor in Geophysics the Department of Geography in Swansea university. He is a Specialist in the subjects like Glaciology and Applied Geophysics.He expertise in the field of Applied Geophysics, Glaciology, Subsurface Hydrology.

His research focuses on the use of applied geophysics to contribute the understanding of the response of the world’s ice masses to past, present, and future climatic change, as well as to address related scientific problems of anthropogenic impact. Cryospheric research interests include: The physical mechanisms that control ice fracturing and rifting; The basal properties and processes that control fast and unstable flow of ice; The physical properties of ice that control present and past ice deformation and flow; Selected problems related to the glacial palaeo-record, periglacial processes, snow hydrology, contaminant dynamics in frozen ground, and geotechnical engineering and geo-hazards in glacial tills; Technical developments to maximise the usefulness of geophysical methods in the cryospheric sciences, focusing particularly on multi-component seismic reflection and seismic anisotropy, electrokinetic (seismoelectric and electrical self-potential), 4-D complex electrical resistivity, and slug test methods.