Saturday 9 February 2019

11th to 17th February 2019


NEXT WEEKS EVENTS

11th to 17th February 2019

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM BRISTOL AND WEST COUNTRY GEOLOGY CALENDARS

MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BRISTOL AND THE WEST COUNTRY CALENDARS AND ON THE WEB SITES OF THE RELEVANT SOCIETY OR ORGANISATION.


MONDAY 11TH


Course - The Geology of Eruptions, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
When
Mon, 11 February, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
The Geology of Eruptions, Earthquakes and Tsunamis  
Three of the most devastating natural disaster-forming events are geological, all related to plate tectonics, and are very difficult, if not impossible, to accurately forecast.  What are the causes of these events and their various manifestations? Why are some more dangerous than others? How can we prevent or mitigate these effects? Examples of some of these phenomena will be used to illustrate these points Monday 7th for 10 weeks (not 18h Feb) until 18th March. Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays . Cost £75

Contact Dave Green by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU

Tuesday 12th


Cardiff University Lecture - When Sea levels Change...
When
Tue, 12 February, 18:30 – 20:00
Where
The 2018-2019 monthly Tuesday evening lectures in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences will be held in the Wallace Lecture Theatre (0.13), Main Building, Cardiff University, Park Place, CF10 3AT. Lectures begin at 18.30. Booking is not needed. (map)
Description
Of Darwin and dwarfs: sea levels, ice ages and evolution.
Adrian Lister (Natural History Museum)
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WEGA Lecture - 3 research students
When
Tue, 12 February, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
Wills Memorial Building Tower, Queens Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK (map)

Wednesday 13th


DGGA Lecture - A Look at the Microscopic Fossil Record of the Jurassic Coast
When
Wed, 13 February, 19:00 – 21:00
Where
Dorset County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ, United Kingdom (map)
Description
Talk by Richard Hallett. It will give an introduction to Mesozoic microfossils, discuss their distribution in the local fossil record and contribution to understanding the stratigraphy of the Wessex Basin. 

Richard has worked in micropalaeontology and stratigraphy for nearly 30 years. His professional career started as a palynologist for Kingston Geological Services working on North African petroleum basins. Following a period of doctorate research, he moved to Indonesia where he was a stratigrapher and consultant for Robertson Research and Core Laboratories analysing and advising on petroleum basin stratigraphy of South-east Asia. In 2012, he moved to the Sultanate of Oman where he was appointed Head of Stratigraphy for a leading petroleum exploration and development company.


Richard returned to Dorset last year and has established Chalk Newton Geoscience, a Dorset-based specialist geological advisory and education company.


Richard received a B.Sc. degree in Geology and MSc degree in Micropalaeontology from the University of Southampton and a Ph.D. degree in Dinoflagellate (Palaeo)ecology from the University of Westminster. 


This is the second of a series of Earth Science-based lectures organised by DGAG in collaboration with other groups. 
As the Dorset County Museum is closed for refurbishment, ’til summer 2020,  the lectures will take place in Committee Room 1 at County Hall. They will follow the familiar pattern of being on the second Wednesday of the month starting at 7 pm. 
Parking is available behind County Hall and is free in the evening. 
20180110 DGAG Feb 2018 Talk Flyer

Thursday 14th


Course - Advances in Understanding Earth’s Structure and Operation
When
Thu, 14 February, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
The Chantry, Thornbury. (map)
Description
Advances in Understanding Earth’s Structure and Operation. 
This 10 week course aims to introduce you to relatively new ideas, some accepted, some controversial, about the internal structure and tectonics of the Earth. Many ideas have changed radically since the inception of the Plate Tectonic hypothesis, and especially in the period from the 1990s, partly as a result of new technology, and the re-examination of parts of the theory that evidence did not support. Each week we will examine a different topic, such as subduction, mantle dynamics, mantle plumes.   Held at The Chantry, Thornbury.  First meeting 7.30 – 9.30, Thurs 10th January until March 21st (not Thurs 21st Feb). Cost £75

Contact Dave by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU

Friday 15th


Field Course - The Geology of Neapolitan Volcanoes and their Eruptions
When
15 – 22 Feb 2019
Description
Possible Field Course: The Geology of  Neapolitan Volcanoes and their Eruptions  
Dates will be for a week  trip around a period from Fri 15th to Friday 22nd.  LET ME KNOW BEFORE CHRISTMAS IF YOU WANT TO COME to take advantage of cheaper air fares and determine the viability of such a trip.

Contact Dave by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU

Saturday 16th

NEAPOLITAN VOLCANOES
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SWGA - Lecture
When
Sat, 16 February, 11:00 – 12:30
Where
Lectures at University of Wales, Swansea, are held in the department of Geography in the Wallace building. We meet on the landing area (first floor) just upstairs from the main entrance to the building for refreshments with lectures in the main lecture theatre. (map)
Description
(Swansea): Wholesale reconfiguration of the biosphere in the Anthropocene: a sustainable or unsustainable pattern? Prof. Mark Williams (Leicester)

Click here to see the building location on a map from Swansea University. It is numbered 9 in the key.

All meetings commence at 11.00am except for the AGM which begins at 10.30am.
Refreshments are served from about 45 minutes before each meeting. We take the speaker
to lunch after the meeting and all members are very welcome to join us.

Sunday 17th

NEAPOLITAN VOLCANOES


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