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How will minerals feed the world in 2050
Organised by:
Northern Ireland Regional Group
Venue:
Ulster Museum, Belfast
Event status:
EVENT CLOSED
This lecture will look at some of the issues surrounding food security and how innovative use of geological resources is needed to ensure that global populations can be sustained by agriculture.
Time
Free wine reception 6.30 - 7pm
Lecture 7 - 8.30pm
Speaker
Professor David Manning FGS CGeol, President of the Geological Society.
David Manning is Professor of Soil Science at the School of Engineering and Geosciences at Newcastle University. His current research is focused on how soils help to sustain human populations and includes work on carbon capture and building soil fertility. Previously he spent more than 30 years working nationally and internationally with extractive industries in connection with the production, processing and use of mineral raw materials.