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Rocks of the Earth – EGU 2014

Laura Roberts-Artal May 23, 2014 Uncategorized Comments Closed

Credit: EGU2014

For the first time in 2014 the EGU General Assembly had a theme: The Face of the Earth. A number of special displays and talks were arranged to celebrate the first themed meeting.

Our very own Dan was heavily involved with one aspect of Face of the Earth; along with some colleagues, he manned the Rocks of the Earth stand at the conference center foyer.

No doubt a number of you donated rocks to be displayed throughout the Assembly and you may want to know a little more about the fate of your rocks. In this video, released by EGU, Dan explains the idea behind Rocks of the Earth and what happened to the rocks after the Assembly finished.

Credit: Laura Roberts.
In this photo, Dan Schillereff and Jennifer Clear.

By Laura Roberts-Artal

Laura Roberts Artal is the Outreach and Dissemination Manager at The Water Innovation Hub (University of Sheffield). Laura also volunteers as the Associate Director of Communications for Geology for Global Development. She has also held a role in industry as Marketing Manager for PDS Ava (part of PDS Group). Laura was the Communications Officer at the European Geosciences Union from the summer of 2014 to the end of 2017. Laura is a geologist by training and holds a PhD in palaeomagnetism from the University of Liverpool. She tweets at @LauRob85.

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Geology Jenga collects the science, career and science communication ramblings of Daniel and Laura, former PhD students at the University of Liverpool. Geology Jenga will explore our (Laura and Daniel’s) research disciplines (Geophysics & Archaean Geology and Geography & Quaternary Science, respectively) but with the unique slant of highlighting opportunities where the sharing of knowledge and/or methodologies within disparate Earth Science disciplines could contribute towards a more holistic understanding of landscape evolution.