Seminars
Department of Geology - Wonders of the prehistoric world
A series of ten free public lectures for a general audience featuring current geological research at Trinity College.
| Oct 4 | Ian Sanders | Meteorites and Earth’s origins |
| Oct 11 | Balz Kamber | The surface of the early Earth |
| Oct 18 | David Chew | Snowball Earth – 700 Myr old global glaciation |
| Oct 25 | John Graham | Strata from South Mayo - mountains no more |
| Nov 1 | Chris Nicholas | The Great East African Rift Valley |
| Nov 8 | Geoff Clayton | Geological answers from tiny parts of fossil plants |
| Nov 15 | Patrick Wyse Jackson | Putting flesh on fossils |
| Nov 22 | Quentin Crowley | Zircon’s secrets and Ireland’s ancient sediments |
| Nov 29 | Robin Edwards | Sea-level change – past, present and future |
| Dec 6 | George Sevastopulo | Neolithic geologists in the Boyne Valley |
Date, time and place
Tuesday evenings at 8 pm, starting Tuesday 4 October 2011, in Room 4, Museum Building, Trinity College
How to apply:
The Museum Building lies at the centre of Trinity’s campus. Enter by pushing open the left-hand large wooden door onto New Square then cross the imposing hallway to the far right corner where you will find ‘Room 4’.
Check here for announcements in the unlikely event of cancellation or rescheduling of any of the talks.
If you have any queries on this programme, please contact Ian Sanders