Rocking the digital world: promoting geology through social media and why it’s important
Lecture Room 407, Boyd Orr Building University Avenue, Glasgow, United KingdomLuisa Hendry, @scottishgeologist
Founded 1858 | Promoting public interest in geology and advancing geological knowledge
Founded 1858
Luisa Hendry, @scottishgeologist
Dr Alex Dunhill, University of Leeds
by David Webster
Two zoom presentations from students who recently received grants from the Society: Kiara Brooksby, Camborne School of Mines, Exeter University and Ella Davis, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech.
A talk by Dr. Katie Strang of the Hunterian on the 330-million-year history of the University of Glasgow’s Gilbert Scott Building.
The spectacular remnants of Paleocene lava fields in the Inner Hebrides are dominated by thick sequences of simple (sheet-like) flows and more complex compound flows. Understanding the architecture of these volcanic and interbedded sedimentary systems allows us to get a glimpse into the dynamic development of these lava fields.