Our 3rd Annual Conference, with the theme Fighting Global Poverty – Geology and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) takes place on Friday 30th October, hosted by the Geological Society of London. Here we introduce the inspiring, early-career scientists taking part in Session 5 – “Engaging In Development – Personal Reflections from Early-Career Scientists”. They’ll be talking about their work and experiences, answering your questions, and giving some tips on engaging in development at an early stage of your career.
Sarah Caven (Exploration Geologist; and Geological Society Early-Career Geologist Award Winner 2015)
Sarah is a precious and base metal mineral exploration geologist with international experience on a variety of deposit types. Most recently she has worked in Ethiopia exploring for orogenic gold and gold rich volcanogenic massive sulphide. In addition to the technical side of mineral exploration Sarah has a strong interest in its application to capacity building and sustainable development projects. She is keen to promote and build upon communication and knowledge transfer opportunities at the industry-government-community interface.
Read more about Sarah’s experience at the Geological Society.
Dr Melanie Duncan (Volcanologist, British Geological Survey)
Melanie is an experienced researcher in natural hazards and disaster risk reduction, with professional experience in emergency management and hazard communication. Her research interests include multi-hazard assessment and the application of science for the purposes of reducing and communicating natural hazard related risk. Melanie has conducted research in the UK, St Vincent (Caribbean) and the Philippines. Prior to taking up her appointment at the British Geological Survey, Melanie worked as a consultant for the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) at the World Bank and the UNISDR in Geneva.
[Editors Note. Melanie has also visited Antarctica, of which I am very jealous!].
Read more about Melanie’s work.
Jonathan Stone (Global Resilience Adviser, Tearfund)
Jonathan is a volcanologist with an interdisciplinary research interest in disaster risk reduction. His PhD research focused on the interactions between citizens, scientists and authorities around volcanoes. In particular, he investigated how citizen participation affects these interactions, and when or why it may lead to risk reduction. Jonathan’s first degree was in Geology, followed by an MSc in the Science of Natural Hazards. Following this he worked for the Seismic Research Centre, University of West Indies, and was responsible for developing scientific communication and outreach at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory. His role there meant that he was very involved in public engagement and risk communication. Jonathan now works at Tearfund, a large international development charity in London, as their Global Resilience Adviser.
Read more about Jonathan’s research here.
Solmaz Mohadjer (Founder, Parsquake; and Seismic Hazards Researcher, University of Tuebingen, Germany)
Solmaz’s research interests lie primarily in the understanding of mountain hazards, particularly earthquakes and rockfalls, and the quantification of hazards using a variety of different techniques including remote sensing, geographic information systems, and high precision LiDAR mapping of topography. She is also interested in bridging the communication gap that exists between the scientific community and the general public. She is the Founder of Parsquake, an organisation delivering earthquake education in the Persian speaking world.
Read more about Solmaz’s research and outreach with Parsquake.
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(Please note that many of our speakers are involved in work that requires them to travel overseas at short notice. The programme/speakers may change at short notice).
