MEMBERS, please check your SPAM folder as we communicate via MailChimp. Thank you! Lectures (all on Zoom):- 31st March 2021: AGM- 14th April 2021: Jennifer Scully (NASA) on Planetary Geology- 12th May 2021: Bill Sheppard (OPW) on Geology and Medieval Irish History- 23rd June 2021: Ed Jarvis (UCC) on Mary…
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IGA Lecture on May 12th 2021 at 7pm Geoheritage and Geological Outreach: Waterford Harbour as a Local Template by Dr. William “Bill” Sheppard (CEO of Trails Creative) We are delighted to announce our next lecture by fellow committee member, Dr. Bill Sheppard, on “Geoheritage and Geological Outreach: Waterford Harbour as…
Title: “There and Back Again: A Geologist’s Tale of Planetary Exploration” Abstract: In this talk, I will give an overview of the NASA missions I have taken part in, focusing on the planetary geology investigations that derive from the mission data. I will begin with the Dawn mission, which used…
Abstract: This presentation compiles information from peer-reviewed literature relating to activity at the Campi Flegrei Volcanic Complex (Italy) over the past 2,200 years to examine the main models of caldera dynamics. The Campi Flegrei complex is one of the most active calderas in the world, yet it also has a…
We are delighted to announce our next lecture on Wednesday 3rd February at 7pm by Dr. Robin Edwards (TCD) on: “Using Saltmarshes as Geological Tide Gauges to Understand Common Era Sea-Level Change” Abstract: Global mean sea levels are rising faster today than at any point in the last 3,000 years. But…