Biographical
sketch–Gillian R. Foulger
Education |
| |
| 1974 |
B.A. |
Natural
Sciences, University of Cambridge |
| 1976 |
M.Sc. |
Geophysics,
University of Durham |
| 1978 |
M.A. |
University
of Cambridge |
| 1985 |
Ph.D. |
Geophysics,
University of Durham |
| Professional
experience |
| |
| present |
Proprietor, Foulger
Consulting, Director, Foulger Consulting Ltd., Professor Emerita, Durham University |
| 2004
– 2017 |
Professor,
University of Durham |
| 2000
– 2001 |
Faculty
appointee GS15, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 1997
– 2004 |
Reader,
University of Durham |
| 1992
– 1993 |
Geophysicist,
U.S. Geological Survey |
| 1985
– 1997 |
Lecturer,
University of Durham |
1985 |
Post-doctoral
research assistant, University of Durham |
| 1977
– 1984 |
Research
Scientist, Geophysics Division, University
of Iceland |
Society
memberships
Fellow,
Icelandic National Academy of Sciences
Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society
American Geophysical Union
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
International Association of Geodesy
Honours
and awards
Fellow, Geological Society of America, 2015
Price
Medal, Royal Astronomical Society, 2005
Fellowship, Icelandic National Academy of
Sciences, 2005
Professorial Fellow, St. Chad’s College,
Durham, 2004
Sir James Knott Research Fellow, 2001
Nuffield Foundation Fellow, 1993
Publications
and public speaking
Authored
> 100 published papers and > 170 abstracts in
conference proceedings. Since 2002,
delivered over 60 invited lectures in the
U.K., U.S.A., Finland, Mexico, Italy,
Luxemborg, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Portugal, Canada, Russia, Japan and Brazil.
Selected
professional service
-
Convener
and chair, North East Atlantic Workshop series, Durham, U.K., 2016-2018.
-
Steering
Committee for the Large Igneous Provinces
Commission of the International Association
of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's
Interior (IAVCEI) 2004 - 2009.
-
Convener
and chair, special session “Plumes
or not?”, American Geophysical
Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December
2004.
-
Scientific
committee member, SAL2005 Workshop on
Ocean Island Volcanism, Cape Verde Republic,
1-9 April 2005.
-
Committee
member, NERC Geophysical Equipment Pool
-
Member,
NASA Earth Observation System (EOS) Evaluation
Panel
-
Durham
University representative, Universities
Navstar Consortium (UNAVCO)
-
Durham
University interview panels in Earth
Science, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering
and Archaeology
-
Consultant, Supervolcano,
BBC TV
-
Speaker, Science
Today, BBC radio
-
Appearance, How
do they do that?, BBC1 TV
-
Appearance, The
Earth’s Core, National Geographic
film
-
Consultant
for numerous newspaper articles
last
update 10th September, 2018 |
