UCC's Department of Geology will host the 49th Annual Irish Geological
Research Meeting from 24-26 February 2006. Traditionally, this
meeting has been a forum for postgraduate students to present the
results of original research in a scholarly atmosphere and for
colleagues, north and south of the border to exchange ideas.
As part of the meeting two sponsored talks will be delivered by
internationally respected Earth Scientists. On Friday evening (24
February) at 8.00 pm, Dr Mike Searle of the Department of Earth
Sciences, University of Oxford will speak on "Southward extrusion of
the Himalaya, eastward extrusion of Tibet and the link with the Burma -
Andaman - Sumatra seismic zone." Mike is a mountaineer and one of few
geologists to have summitted on the world's highest peak. His talk will
move from the high Himalayas to the site of the 26 December 2004 M9.3
Earthquake.
On Saturday evening (25 February) at 8.00pm, Professor Bill McGuire of
University College London will speak on "Surviving Armageddon:
solutions for a threatened planet." Bill is an expert on natural
disasters, catastrophies and risk. He was a major advisor on the
documentary "Supervolcano" and his talk will cover events such as
massive earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, meteorite impacts, their
impact on climate change and the steps, if any, we can take to avoid
them.
Both talks are open to the public and admission is free. The talks take
place in Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, UCC (on College Road).
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