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EVENTS 2019 - 2020
Past President Jim Marshall introduces new President Philip Firth.
© Alan Clague 2019
1st Oct
Presidential address by
Philip Firth- How geology has influenced the rise of civilisations
in South America: observations in Peru and Bolivia.'
“Philip Firth started our new session with a superbly illustrated
talk on the Geology of the Andes stressing the the role that
geology has played in the development of human civilisations.
The talk spanned examples from the coast to the internal zones
of the mountains. It included ceremonial sites of prehistoric
communities including the Moche and later the Incas together
with a wide range of mineral deposits exploited from the
colonial era to the present day'. quote from Jim Marshall
© Alan Clague 2019
LGS members in the Quadrangle, University of Liverpool, on the “Rock
around Campus” field excursion on 5th Oct. 2019. A set of pamphlets
written by Maggie Williams (second from right) and Hazel Clark (fourth
from left) to accompany this excursion can be obtained from:
https://geohubliverpool.org.uk/resource/rock-around-campus/
Lecture by Dr. Matthew Roberts-
Icelandic Met. Office
Recent volcanic unrest at Oraefajokull:
monitoring insights and hazard
assessments.Matthew joined the
Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) in
2001 and, 17 years later, is still working for
IMO, having been involved in the
monitoring of four volcanic eruptions and
numerous hazardous floods. He is presently
responsible for hydrological and glaciological
research at IMO, leading a group of 14 scientists.
The unrest at Öræfajökull has been a major
research focus for Matthew and his group and so
he has plenty of interesting material for his
presentation. The volcano site is at:
http://icelandicvolcanos.is/
© Alan Clague 2019
LGS members and visitors at the Bidston Hill field excursion on 2oth October
2019
© Alan Clague 2019
© Peter Williams 2019
22nd Oct. 2019
Lecture by Dr Peter Falkingham (Senior
Lecturer in Vertebrate Biology, LJMU)
Motion in the fossil record: Using computer
simulation and X-ray video to understand
dinosaur track formation.
© Alan Clague 2019
© Alan Clague 2019
© Alan Clague 2019
Dr Laura Roberts (Geology for Global Development -
GfGD) with LGS President Philip Firth
29th Oct
Demystifying science communication:
how talking plainly can help
geoscientists apply their skills where
they are needed most.
19th Nov
Joint meeting of LGS and
Herdman Geological Societies –
at 7.30pm in the Herdman
Building, 4 Brownlow St,
University of Liverpool, L69 3GP.
Lecture by Prof Jim Marshall
(University of Liverpool)
Title: Liverpool: Geology, History,
Water - and Beer!
This talk will review how
geological processes have
shaped the landscape and
historical development of
Liverpool. Triassic sedimentary
rocks cut by later north-south
trending faults define the
underlying landscape. They
provided building stone and the
sites suitable for the
development of cathedrals,
universities and football stadia.
This bedrock housed the water
resources used by local industry
including the brewery trade.
Quaternary erosion by glaciers
and glacial outwash streams with
subsequent deposition of softer
sediments give us the Mersey
and the ‘Liver Pool’, and the
foundation of a global city.
Geological investigations have
proved crucial in the construction
of tunnels and major building
projects and continue today.
26th Nov.
Lecture by Prof Andy Biggin
(University of Liverpool)
Title: Palaeomagnetic insights
into the deep Earth and its
evolution
In this lecture, Andy talked about
the work of the DEEP
(Determining Earth Evolution
from Palaeomagnetism) group of
12 researchers at the University of
Liverpool and about their recent
findings.
10th Dec.
Practical Session with Jim
Marshall and Maggie Williams
(University of Liverpool) .
Title: Portland and Purbeck
Limestones.