Piotr Migoń

Piotr Migoń is a Polish geomorphologist active at the university of Wrocław where he holds a chair as Professor of Geography. Migoń has specialized in the study of weathering, mass movements in mountains, long-term landscape evolution and the geomorphology of granite and sandstone areas. Most of his research has been carried out in the Sudetes and other parts of Central Europe. He wrote the documentation for the granite landforms of Dartmoor, UK, for the First 100 Geoheritage Sites of the IUGS.[1] He is currently an International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) board member,[2] and in 2026 he was awarded the Brunsden Medal (named in honour of Professor Denys Brunsden, OBE) by the IAG[3].

Books

  • Granite Landscapes of the World, Oxford University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-19-927368-3
  • Geomorphological Landscapes of the World, Springer Science & Business Media, 2010, ISBN 978-90-481-3055-9

References

  1. ^ Piotr Migoń. "Granite Landforms of Dartmoor, UK". IUGS. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Piotr MIGOŃ". geomorph.org. June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "11th International Conference of IAG". International Association of Geomorphology. Retrieved 11 February 2026.


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