Following a proposal from the External Relations Committee, Council recommends the following candidate for election to Honorary Fellowship at a future Ordinary General Meeting.
Dr Yildirim Dilek, University Distinguished Professor at the Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University is a conscientious advocate of interdisciplinary and international science, and a major contributor to the global geoscience community. He is not only a highly productive researcher, but he spends a great deal of time and effort serving as a science ambassador around the globe.
As a visiting professor in China, Japan, France, Italy, Norway, Turkey, and Albania over the course of the past 20 years, he has given numerous talks and led field many trips. He has helped young scholars and students in these countries with their research projects, both in the field and laboratory, and inspired a large and diverse earth science community around the globe. Therefore, he has done extensive and effective outreach in many countries, particularly in Asia. He exemplifies all the expected traits and qualifications of an Honorary Fellow of the Society and richly deserves to be recognized as such. We believe strongly that Dr Dilek will continue to promote geosciences passionately on different fronts at a global level as an Honorary Fellow of the Society.
Fellows of the Society are encouraged to submit nominations for the Society’s Awards for 2019 to the Awards Committee.
Full details of how to make nominations are on the website in the
Awards and Grants section.
Nominations must arrive at the Society no later than noon on 29 September 2018. Stephanie Jones
Nominating colleagues for awards from other societies
To reward excellence and promote international recognition of Fellows of the Society, you are encouraged to nominate colleagues for awards of other societies, such as the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the American Geophysical Union, the European Geosciences Union and the Geological Society of America.
There are different requirements and criteria for the awards made by these societies, for example some require the candidate to be a member. Details can be found at the web links shown below:
www.aapg.org/about/aapg/overview/honors-and-awards
www.honors.agu.org/awards-medals-prizes/
www.egu.eu/awards-medals/proposal-and-selection-of-candidates/
www.geosociety.org/awards/aboutAwards.htm
Earth Science Week 2018
This year’s UK & Ireland Earth Science Week is taking place on
13-21 October, with a theme of ‘Earth science in our lives’. To mark our Year of Resources, we’re highlighting the ways in which geology affects our lives through everyday objects, possessions, products and services, in the home and further afield—often in ways we don’t expect.
A range of events, from hands on activities to open days, public lectures and geology walks, are taking place across the UK & Ireland. There’s still time to organise one where you are—let us know what you have planned, and see the calendar of events so far, at www.geolsoc.org.uk/earthscienceweek.
Enter the 2018 Earth Science Week photography competition!
‘Three Sisters of Glencoe in Autumn’ by Milena Farajewicz (2017 photo competition winner)
There’s still time to enter this year’s photography competition! Entry is free, and open to all—send us your images of UK & Ireland geology on a theme of ‘Earth science in our lives’ by
midnight on Tuesday 25 September to be in with a chance of winning cash prizes, as well as having your image featured in our 2019 calendar and exhibited at Burlington House.
Find out more on the Geological Society’s blog at http://blog.geolsoc.org.uk/2018/07/17/photocomp18/
CEng with the GSL
The Society has decided not to offer CEng. Bill Gaskarth explains why.
Fellows with geology degrees often move, via MSc courses, into geotechnical engineering and several CGeol Fellows in engineering geology have changed career so that ‘Geotechnical Engineer’ is now more descriptive of their role. So, hoping to provide a service to this part of our Fellowship, the Society investigated the possibility of offering CEng to suitably qualified Fellows working as geotechnical engineers. We have Fellows who are FGS CGeol and FGS CSci, and many think it reasonable that FGS CEng would more roundly and accurately reflect the skill-base of the Fellowship.
The title of Chartered Geologist best describes the work of a majority of Fellows. But, a considerable number hold the CEng title (most alongside CGeol), often gained via the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) or the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IMMM). That is, Fellows often have to join an organisation outside of their home professional institution, simply to gain the title.
By developing application and assessment procedures, following the requirements of the Engineering Council’s UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence, which would be just as rigorous as those of the IMMM in assessing geotechnical engineering knowledge and experience, the Society hoped to provide a service to Fellows—and when we proposed to offer CEng, many Fellows expressed interest in applying.
This CEng initiative, however, met with strong opposition from the committee of the Engineering Group of the Geological Society (EGGS), GSL representatives of both the Register of Ground Engineering Professionals (RoGEP) and the Ground Forum, as well as the IMMM.
The concerns expressed by them are that: CGeol is sufficient for the needs of Fellows in the industry; the industry would not understand FGS CEng; the value of the CGeol and CEng titles would be diminished; a route for Fellows to gain CEng through the IMMM already exists; sufficient demand has not been demonstrated.
In the face of such strong opposition from professional bodies in the ground engineering sector, Council has decided that the initiative not be continued. CGeol is an appropriate title for Engineering Geologists. We hope companies will recognise it more by using this title rather than lumping them into a Geotechnical Engineer group. Perhaps this is something that the EGGS might promote?
The full version of this piece can be read in the
Chartership newsletter here
Newly Chartered Fellows
CGeol: Edward Ball, Matthew Bond, Giles Bushell, Shaun Clarke, Thomas Critchfield, Laura Donegan, Jenny Ellerton, Richard Ellis, William Foster, Gavin Germaine, Paul Goff, Mark Henderson, Richard Hingston, Claire Howarth, Nnaemeka Iloani, Michael Kelly, Andrew Marshall, Toby Masters, Roberto Melillo, Susan Morgan, Gareth Northam, Benjamin Ogden, Thomas Parkinson, Michael Pickard, James Pitcher, Paul Quinlan, Jonathan Rabey, Thomas Robinson, Christopher Rowell, Paul Sargent, Alexander Stuart, William Synott, James Walker.
CSci: David Brooks, Mark Deighton
Scrutineering events
Calling all new and experienced scrutineers! Meet, refresh your knowledge of assessment procedures and share experiences at scrutineering workshops. Any interested CGeol or non-scrutineer acting as a chartership applicant sponsor is encouraged to attend.
Where & when: London Sept 20th, Birmingham Sept 27, Manchester Oct 4.
Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm.
Email: [email protected] for more information.
Mentoring Workshops
Learn about mentoring and how to develop effective relationships with mentees at our workshops. Following a successful workshop in Manchester in June, another is planned for October.
Applications must be received by October 5 (participants limited to 18; if fewer than 10, the event will be cancelled). Detailed follow-up workshops can be arranged (please express interest to the Chartership Officer).
Where & when: Burlington House, London, Oct 19.
Email: [email protected] for more information (and
see poster).
Geological Society Discussion Group Programme: 2018
The Geological Society Discussion Group meets at 18.30 for 19.00, when dinner is served. Attendance is open to all Society members.
- Wednesday 19 September—Burlington House, Piccadilly (David Shilston on “Triumph and Disaster – the effective use of case histories”)
- Wednesday 24 October—Bumpkins, South Kensington (John Simmons on “Geological disposal of Radioactive waste: issues in the UK”)
- Wednesday 5 December—Athenaeum, Mayfair
For information and reservations, contact Sarah Woodcock
E: [email protected]
W: www.geolsoc.org.uk/Groups-and-Networks/Specialist-Groups/Geological-Society-Discussion-Group