Shell University Lectures
In 2010 and 2011, the Geological Society of London hosted the Shell University Lecture Series, a programme of six regionally-based themed lectures.
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Shell University Lectures 2011
This series of six regionally-based lectures ran from November 2010 to March 2011, with the umbrella theme 'Geohazards'.
Programme of talks
When The Shaking Stops: The Short-term and Long-term Effects of Large Earthquakes
University of Liverpool - 24 November 2010
Speaker: Dr Alex Densmore (University of Durham)
Faulting, Surface Deformation, Landscapes and Seismic Hazard
University of Bristol - 26 January 2011
Speaker: Dr Gerald Roberts (Birkbeck University of London)
Earthquakes and Tsunamis at Subduction Zones: The 2004-2005 Sumatra Earthquakes
University of Cambridge - 16 February 2011
Speaker: Dr Lisa McNeill (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton)
Natural Hazards of High Subsurface Fluid Pressures
Heriot Watt University - 23 February 2011
Speaker: Pieter van Rensbergen (Shell International Exploration and Production)
Submarine Geohazards: Landslides and Flows
Royal Holloway, London - 16 March 2011
Speaker: Dr Pete Talling (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton)
Global Volcanic Risk
University of Southampton - 23 March 2011
Speaker: Professor Steve Sparks (University of Bristol)
Shell University Lectures 2010
This series of six regionally-based lectures ran from November 2009 – March 2010, with the umbrella theme 'Oceans and Climates'.
Programme of talks
Ocean Circulation and Climate
University of Bristol, 18 November 2009
Speaker: Helen Johnson (University of Oxford)
Reconstructing the History of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: Clues from the Past for the Future
University of Birmingham, 2 December 2009
Speaker: Tina van de Flierdt (Imperial College London)
Disposing of Fossil Fuel CO2: A Test of our Understanding of Oceans and Climates
University of Oxford, 3 February 2010
Speaker: Andy Ridgwell (University of Bristol)
Palaeo-perspectives on Human-climate-environment Interactions
University of Manchester, 17 February 2010
Speaker: David Hodell (University of Cambridge)
Corals and Coral Reefs
University of Durham, 3 March 2010
Speaker: Sandy Tudhope (University of Edinburgh, SAGES)
Principles and Applications of Petroleum System Analysis
University of Aberdeen, 17 March 2010
Speaker: Peter Nederlof (Shell)