MEMBERS, please check your SPAM folder as we communicate via MailChimp. Thank you! Lectures (all on Zoom):- January 20th 2021: Dr Chris Standish (University of Southampton) on “An Irish El Dorado?”.- February 3rd 2021: Dr Robin Edwards (TCD) on his latest research on post-glaciation sea-level change.- 10 March 2021: Isabel O’Brien…
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We are delighted to announce a joint CGA / IGA / GGA lecture this January 20th 2021! “An Irish El Dorado? Searching for the Source of Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Gold” by Dr Chris Standish, University of Southampton Abstract: The Chalcolithic and Bronze Age of Britain and Ireland witnessed…
Our final members’ event of the year will be on Wednesday 16th December at 7pm!! We will be having an Informal Zoom Members’ Night with a fun quiz organised by Frank Clissmann, the new IGA Quiz Master! We can’t have our usual Christmas Members’ Night, this is the closest we can get at…
IGA ZOOM LECTURE Diamonds and What They Can Tell Us About the Deep Earth By Dr Ekaterina ‘Kate’ Kiseeva (UCC) Abstract: Diamonds are thought to form in the upper mantle and in the mantle transition zone (410–660 km), and they often incorporate small pieces of surrounding material when they form.…
IGA ZOOM LECTURE The Galápagos Archipelago: A Natural Laboratory for Understanding Sub-Volcanic Processes By Prof. Michael J. Stock Assistant Professor in Geochemistry, Trinity College Dublin Abstract: The Galápagos Archipelago is one of the most volcanically active regions on Earth, with eruptions typically occurring every 2–3 years. Each island is…