Shell London Lectures 2011

The Geological Society of London is delighted to again host the Shell London Lecture Series throughout 2011. These monthly public lectures are all held at the Geological Society's Piccadilly apartments in Burlington House. A full programme is listed below.

Programme of talks

Wednesday 19 January - Icelandic volcanoes, interactions between volcanoes, ice and atmosphere, Thor Thordarsen (Edinburgh University)

Wednesday 16 February - Challenged by carbon: Geologists, the oil industry and climate change, Bryan Lovell (GSL President)

Wednesday 16 March - A mole in London: Tunnelling beneath the city for major transport and infrastructure projects, Rory Mortimore (Brighton University)

Wednesday 20 April - The Anthropocene: Living in a new age, Jan Zalasiewicz (Leicester University)

Wednesday 18 May - Tethyan Carbonates - Linking tropical seas and crashing plates to some of the largest oil and gas fields in the world , Keith Gerdes (Shell)

Wednesday 15 June - Coal, Climate Change, and Carbon Capture and Storage, Mike Stephenson (British Geological Survey)

Wednesday 21 September - Paleogene Climate Conundrums, Tom Dunkley Jones (Imperial College London)

Wednesday 19 October -  Earth's atmosphere trapped in ice: 800,000 years of climate change , Eric Wolff (British Antartic Survey)  

Wednesday 16 November - New hydrocarbon development challenges and the impact on production geosciences, Hans Goeyenbier (Shell)

Wednesday 14 December -  Mineral deposits and their global strategic supply , Andrew Mackenzie (BHP Billiton)

Each talk will appear online shortly after the talk has been given. To view the presentations please visit the individual talk’s event page. You must have Windows Media Player 10 or higher installed to view the presentation. Download Windows Media Player now.

The presentations from the 2010 Shell London Lectures are also available to view online.