Physical Geography Seminar Series

 

The Physical Geography Seminar Series (PGSS) brings together researchers from different disciplines within physical geography in an  informal situation. The PGSS is hosted by the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences and is held each Wednesday from 5pm in Room L3  (Llandinam Tower). Weekly reminders will be sent out and the full programme is available online. A warm welcome is open to all.

Semester One

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Talk Title
12th October 2011	Prof. Glen George		'Managing Lakes in a Highly Regulated but Uncertain World'
19th October 2011	Prof. John Smellie	Leicester University	Sub-ice volcanism, ice sheets & global change
26th October 2011	Prof. Phil Gibbard	Cambridge University	'Long-term drainage history of the North Sea and Channel Regions'
2nd November 2011
9th November 2011	Prof. John Westgate	Toronto University	Twenty years at Aberystwyth: Geoclasses, Geochemists and Geriatrician working with lasers and tephra.
16th November 2011
23rd November 2011	Dr Prysor Williams	Bangor University	From catchment to coast and in between: effects of land-use on water quality in the Conwy catchment.
30th November 2011	Helen Ducrotoy	Aberystwyth University	A palaeoecological and biomolecular investigation of Sorghum bicolor domestication
7th December 2011	Prof. Danny Donoghue	Durham University	Remote sensing techniques for studying deforestation and degradation 
14th December 2011	Dr Henry Lamb	Aberystwyth University	Aberystwyth University - Lake Tana - the evolving story

 

Semester Two

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Talk Title
2nd February 2012	Andrew Fitzpatrick	Aberystwyth University	The dynamic response of Greenland's outlet glaciers to climate change.  Case study - Russell Glacier catchment
8th February 2012	Colin Souness	Aberystwyth University	Glacier like forms in Mars' mid-latitudes: distribution, formation, and mechanisms of flow.
15th February 2012	Dr Ben Gearey	University of Birmingham	Down By the River: Archaeological and Palaeoecological Research in the Waveney Valley, Suffolk
22nd February 2012	Dr Jonathan Bridge	University of Sheffield - Kroto Research Institute	Mycorrhizal fungi: quantifying the soil powerhouse that drives terrestrial ecosystems
29th February 2012	Dr Georgina King	Aberystwyth University	Depositional pathway tracing in glacial catchments using OSL
7th March 2012	Ingo Wolff	Aberystwyth University	Caldenius reloaded - A GIS based attempt to reconstruct the Last Glacial Maximum Patagonian Ice Sheet in 3 D
14th March 2012	Rev Dr David Chester	University of Liverpool	Reconstructing the impact of historic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and the important lessons these hold for improving resilience to future geophysical events
21st March 2012	Dr Ann Rowan	Aberystwyth University	Magnitude–frequency of climate variations in the proglacial sedimentary record on South Island, New Zealand
28th March 2012	Matt Westoby	Aberystwyth University	Reconstructing Himalayan Glacial Lake Outburst Floods - A combined modelling approach
25th April 2012	Professor Mary Edwards	Southampton University	A “Metabarcoding” approach to palaeo-molecular studies
2nd May 2012	Dr David Rippin	University of York	Complex thermal response of glaciers under a changing climate - can some glaciers cool as climate warms?
9th May 2012	Dr Mark Smith and Dr Andrew Hardy	Aberystwyth University	Hydrological and geomorphological controls of malaria transmission
Monday 14th May 2012	Professor Nick Clifford	Kings College London	Linking field and model results for flow and habitat simulation in rivers: experiences from a seven-year research programme.
23rd May 2012	Professor Frank Schäbitz	Cologne (Universität zu Köln)	Laguna Potrok Aike: a case study for palaeoenvironmental research in southern South America
30th May 2012	Sonali Ghosh	Aberystwyth University	A Maximum Entropy Approach Toward Habitat Selection by Large Carnivores and Their Prey in Tropical Forests