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SUMMARY:IGA Lecture - 12th October\, 7pm - “Lost Songs: Reconstructing Insect Stridulation Sounds from the Middle Jurassic” by Charlie Woodrow\, University of Lincoln\, UK
DESCRIPTION:Irish Geological Association Lecture \n\n\n\n“Lost Songs: Reconstructing Insect Stridulation Sounds from the Middle Jurassic” \n\n\n\nBy Charlie Woodrow (University of Lincoln\, UK) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: This talk aims to demonstrate how it is possible to reconstruct the sounds made by extinct Jurassic Period bush-crickets and their relatives. Ordinarily\, the ecology and behaviour of an organism’s life history do not fossilize: thus\, this can only be studied by combining our knowledge of extant species with unique fossil data to infer potential ecological interactions. This is particularly challenging for investigations of acoustic ecology\, because sound production organs are rarely fossilized and often not well enough understood to infer acoustic signals from geometry alone. Here\, I show how it is possible to reconstruct the sounds made by extinct ensiferan insects (Orthoptera) from a model that starts with a 150-year-old museum specimen and ends with an application to a 165-million-year-old fossil relative. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiography \n\n\n\nCharlie Woodrow\n\n\n\nCharlie is a third-year PhD student at the University of Lincoln (UK) studying the evolution of bush-cricket acoustic communication. His project covers a range of topics\, including comparative morphometrics of insect ears\, the mechanics of sound production\, the biophysics of hearing\, and insect behaviour. Through collaborations and grants\, Charlie has started to apply his knowledge of insects and acoustics to palaeontology\, with ongoing projects on directional hearing in theropods\, biophysical measurements of hearing in fossil orthopterans\, and reconstructing the sounds of extinct insects. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Time: Wednesday\, 12 October 2022\, between 19:00 pm and 20:00 via Zoom. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo Register: register for this lecture here (in case of issue\, please send an e-mail to  info@geology.ie) \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent on the day to those who have registered.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-lecture-12th-october-charlie-woodrow-university-of-lincoln-uk/
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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SUMMARY:IGA Lecture : "From Ordovician Oceans to Holocene Houses: Three Geological Stories from a Data Manager's Perspective" by Dr Una Farrell (Trinity College Dublin)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:  \n\n\n\nThere is a global push to make scientific data open and accessible. Here\, I talk about three projects which differ greatly in terms of scope and aims\, but which have some common ground in terms of data sharing and structure. First is the ‘Sedimentary Geochemistry and Paleoenvironments Project’ (SGP) – a large collaborative research consortium\, which aims to answer questions about deep-time environmental change. Second is ‘Stonebuilt Ireland’\, a project which links Irish heritage sites with building stones and quarries. Third is a new project to digitize the TCD Geological Museum collections and make those records available through local and global data portals. In each case\, I will outline project goals and highlights so far\, and briefly review the data-wrangling going on behind the scenes.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiography:   \n\n\n\nUna Farrell\n\n\n\nUna did a BA in Geology at TCD and a PhD at Yale University\, working in upstate New York onexceptionally preserved trilobites. She was Collection Manager of Invertebrate Palaeontology at theBiodiversity Institute in Kansas for four years\, followed by two years as a lab/data manager atStanford University in California\, where she worked with Dr. Erik Sperling to set up the database forthe ‘Sedimentary Geochemistry and Paleoenvironments Project (SGP)’. She is currently back at TCDas a research fellow. She teaches palaeontology\, works at the TCD Geological Museum and on thedatabase for ‘Stonebuilt Ireland’\, which is a project led by Dr. Patrick Wyse Jackson and Dr. LouiseCaulfield in collaboration with the Office of Public Works and Geological Survey Ireland. Una alsocontinues to work remotely for the SGP project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Time: Tuesday\, 28 March 2023\, between 19:00 pm and 20:00 via Zoom. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo Register: send an e-mail to  info@geology.ie  \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent on the day to those who have registered.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-lecture-una-farrell/
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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SUMMARY:IGA VIRTUAL LECTURE: Middle Devonian Fish Fauna from SW Ireland:  New Palaeontology and Euramerican Geological Heritage
DESCRIPTION:Dr Vincent Dupret (Uppsala University\, Sweden) \n\n\n\nTO REGISTER please send an e-mail to info@geology.ie or please fill in the form HERE \n\n\n\nAbstract:  \n\n\n\nThe Middle Devonian of southwest Ireland is represented by rocks from the Old Red Sandstone (ORS) continent (~385 Ma) which have yielded a spectacular Greenschist facies ancient fish fauna. The most abundant fossil bones\, found both on the Iveragh Peninsula and on Valentia Island\, are those of a new species of the antiarch placoderm (bony fish) Bothriolepis. This Genus is simultaneously loved and loathed by palaeontologists: its ~100 species has precluded any clear classification of the Genus\, yet Bothriolepis is a very useful stratigraphic and palaeogeographic indicator. I will present a new phylogeny for Bothriolepis and an X-ray analysis of other\, previously published\, fish fossils from SW Ireland\, which has revealed several big surprises: for example\, a supposed fin spine from an Acanthodian (“spiny shark”) turns out to be the fang of a giant lobe-finned fish (a Sarcopterygian). These taxa from SW Ireland are the first of their kind from the Euramerican Old Red Sandstone (ORS)\, demonstrating Ireland’s new-found geological heritage for these Irish fossils and localities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiography:   \n\n\n\nDr Vincent DuPret\n\n\n\nDR VINCENT DUPRET obtained his PhD at the National Museum of Natural\nHistory in Paris (France) in 2003. He then secured several positions as a\nresearcher or teacher around the world (France\, Sweden\, China\, Australia).\nHe is now finishing a research contract at Uppsala University (Sweden).\nVincent is deeply interested both in the natural world and in cultural heritage\,\nsomething his students say is fresh and appreciated by his students. Vincent\nteaches best practice techniques in palaeontology and in research ethics\,\nwith the aim of helping to create a fairer and more sustainable world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Time: Wednesday\, 28 June 2023\, 19:00 pm via Zoom. \n\n\n\nTo Register: send an e-mail to  info@geology.ie  or please fill in the form HERE  \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent on the day to those who have registered.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-virtual-lecture-middle-devonian-fish-fauna-from-sw-ireland-new-palaeontology-and-euramerican-geological-heritage/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231115T190000
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SUMMARY:New Ways to Hunt Down Irish Zn-Pb Mineralisation
DESCRIPTION:Irish Geological Association Lecture – Zoom only\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Aileen Doran (iCRAG UCD) \n\n\n\nTO REGISTER please send an e-mail to info@geology.ie  \n\n\n\nAbstract:  \n\n\n\nMetals such as zinc\, lead and copper are crucial for society\, but there are many challenges remaining in how we explore and discover these important deposits. This talk will provide an update on recent geochemistry research across the southern Irish Zn–Pb ore field\, introducing two techniques that could help us to identify hidden mineralisation. The two new techniques are pyrite geochemistry and carbonate isotope analysis\, focusing on minerals closely associated with mineralisation. These techniques provide a better understanding of the formation of the impressive Irish Zn–Pb deposits; the results can be used as new pathfinders to find additional Irish mineralisation. Internationally\, knowledge taken from the Irish studies can be applied to help search for metals in other settings and other countries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiography:   \n\n\n\nDr Aileen Doran (iCRAG UCD)\n\n\n\nAileen finished her PhD on Irish Zn–Pb mineralization in 2021 at University College Dublin (UCD) and is currently back in UCD as a post-doctoral researcher with iCRAG studying Cu–Co deposits of the Zambian Copperbelt. Aileen’s research focuses on understanding sediment and ore formation/alteration; hydrothermal fluid processes\, including sources\, mixing and modification; and on testing geochemical methods as vectors towards mineralisation. Before joining UCD\, Aileenmworked at Geological Survey Ireland as a graduate geologist on the Tellus project\, after finishing her undergraduate degree in geology at University College Cork in 2015.Aileen actively promotes geology as an accessible and  representative field for all\, and she is currently Director of the Equality\, Diversity and Inclusion in Geoscience (EDIG) project\, a global virtual initiative. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Time: Wednesday\, 15 November 2023\, 19:00 pm via Zoom. \n\n\n\nTo Register: send an e-mail to  info@geology.ie \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent on the day to those who have registered.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/thingnew-ways-to-hunt-down-irish-zn-pb-mineralisation/
CATEGORIES:Events,Lecture,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250429T183000
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SUMMARY:IGA 2025 AGM and Council Nominations
DESCRIPTION:Irish Geological Association Annual General Meeting \n\n\n\n\n\nDublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)\, 5 Merrion Square\, Dublin 2 \n\n\n\nIn person and by ZoomDate: Tuesday\, 29th April from 6.30pm
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-2025-agm-and-council-nominations/
LOCATION:Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)\, 5 Merrion Square\, Dublin 2
CATEGORIES:Events,Lecture,Lectures,other,Other event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250726T100000
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SUMMARY:The 3rd Annual IGA Visit to the Royal Irish Academy (RHA) Annual Art Exhibition 2025
DESCRIPTION:Leader Bill Sheppard \n\n\n\n\n\nBill Sheppard\, having attended the opening of the Exhibition\, is delighted to confirm that this year’s RHA Annual Art Exhibition has much to offer the geological enquiring mind. Many of Ireland’s  leading Irish artists again exhibit works on which to base discussion of the geological aspects within their works. The exhibition also affords the opportunity to enjoy/be challenged by the range of art on show.  Artist-members of the IGA are particularly welcome.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/the-3rd-annual-iga-visit-to-the-royal-irish-academy-rha-annual-art-exhibition-2025/
CATEGORIES:Field trip,Field Trips,Lecture,Lectures,other,Other event
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