The
society arranges a series of lecture meetings on
geological/environmental topics in the winter months (October
to March). The lectures,usually illustrated, are given by
professional/academic geologists.
There is also
an annual event when members have the opportunity to give short talks/demonstrations.
Lectures
are held at 7:30 pm in the
Arthur Holmes lecture theatre, which is
downstairs from the Porter's Lodge on the Science Laboratories site,
South Rd., University of Durham.
They are followed by coffee or tea, to which all speakers are
cordially invited. The
December and March meetings are followed by cheese and wine.
The
March meeting is preceded by the AGM, which lasts about
15 min.
In addition,
members are invited to attend the weekly guest lectures of the Open
University Geology Summer Schools which are held at Durham in July
and August.
N.E.G.S. LECTURE PROGRAMME 2009 - 2010
Professor
Gillian
Foulger, our Lecture
Coordinator, has a
website which gives
details about the lectures, lecturers and their websites. To access
it, click
here.
She also has
her own website which members might like to view: click
here.
Lectures for 2009 - 2010
Some
members may be surprised to note that we have changed from Friday
evenings to Tuesday
evenings for
a trial period. The Committee decided that Tuesday evenings might
encourage more members to attend. The venue and time are unchanged.
2009
October
20th Prof. Dean Presnall Univ.
Texas (Dallas) & Carnegie Institution of Washington: What
is experimental igneous petrology?
November
17th Dr.
Michael Lim Univ. Durham: Coastal rock cliff erosion:
where to draw the line? (based
on research into rock cliff erosion on the North Yorkshire coast. Abstract
of the lecture can be found on Gillian,s lecture website.)
December
15th:Dr. Steve
Arnold Univ. Leeds:
Air pollution in the Arctic: where does it come from and why does it matter?
2010
January
19th: Dr.
Richard Hobbs Univ. Durham: Seismic Oceanography: New
ways to look at water.
February
16th: Prof.
Harry Pinkerton Univ. Lancaster:
Can remote sensing and geophysics provide us with all we need to know
about active volcanoes? Is there no longer a need for detailed field
observations, measurements and sampling? A case study based on 35
years on Etna.
March
16th AGM 7.30pm
followed by lecture at 7.45pm: Dr.
Thorvaldur Thordarson Univ. Edinburgh: Holocene
volcanism in Iceland - eruption history, styles and magnitudes.
The March
meeting is preceded by the AGM, which lasts about
15 min. The
lecture will be followed by cheese & wine.
Click
here for excellent summaries
of
lectures in November & December (2008) written up by Michael
Rabin, one of our student members.
For reports on
some previous N.E.G.S. lectures (2000-2001 & 2001-2002) Click
here
****************************Geology Courses*******************************
The Centre for Lifelong Learning wishes to advise members of geology courses: Address: Centre for Lifelong Learning, 2nd Floor, Bedson Building, Kings Road, Newcastle University Campus, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU. Tel. 0191 5152800, email lifelong.learning@sunderland.ac.uk Some of the courses can be viewed by clicking here. or contact Angela Wrae angela.rae@sunderland.ac.uk and/or Cecilia Holmes cecilia.holmes@sunderland.ac.uk
The Natural
History Society of Northumbria is also running
geology courses. Information about these can be found by clicking on
their website: www.nhsn.ncl.ac.uk/
They can
also be reached by Email at NHSN@ncl.ac.uk.
The secretary is David Noble Rollin.
Extra-ordinary
Past events
9th
March
2002. The
Sir Kingsley Dunham Meeting;
organised by the Yorkshire Geol. Soc. Click
here for more info.
23rd.-
26th. Aug. 2002. "Earth
Alert Festival of Geology" a major
event organised by the Geologists' Association. It included
Exhibitions, Lectures Field Walks and Activities for all the family.
For more details, Click here.