After being a viewer of selected blogs for the last few years I have decided to take the plunge and set up my own blog with the aim of making accessible to a wider audience a series of geology talks (seminars) I have given to audiences within the company I work for.
As a graduate in Geology from the University of Oxford and a Chartered Geologist this series of lunch-time talks on geological topics has been produced to inform or interest an audience made up largely of civil / structural engineers, but anyone with an interest in geology will have no trouble in following the subject matter. The talks certainly do not require a geological background or any past experience of geology.
The seminars are based around a set of Microsoft PowerPoint presentation slides and the talks have been recorded using Microsoft Lync. Over time I will add seminar recordings as and when they are produced so don't expect the blog to be updated on a daily basis! Equally the seminars will not be posted in order of sequence, generally as and when a recording file becomes available.
Viewers should note that I am not a professional presenter and I am certainly not being paid to produce these seminars so I hope that if the quality of the recordings falls below par I will be forgiven. The list of seminars I have produced to date (August 2015) is as follows:
An Introduction to Geology for All.
Geology and Time.
Sedimentary Rocks.
Igneous Rocks.
Volcanoes.
Metamorphic Rocks.
Palaeontology (Fossils) (1) – Introduction to Palaeontology.
Palaeontology (Fossils) (2) – Trilobites.
Palaeontology (Fossils) (3) – Molluscs Part 1.
Geological Structures.
Palaeontology (Fossils) (4) – Molluscs Part 2.
Geological Maps.
Palaeontology (Fossils) (5) – Graptolites.
Plate Tectonics.
Earthquakes.
Glacial Geology (Part 1).
Hopefully that should whet the appetite.
In terms of material source, the presentations have largely been put together using my university
notes combined with on-line material and published works. Sources will be referenced as required.
All images used have been acknowledged, where source is known.
Mark.
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