Hertfordshire Geological Society
Talk by Dr Joe McNeil, Natural History Museum, London. Abstract: Before the first observations of Mars by orbiting spacecraft in the 1970s, it was widely thought that the red planet resembled Earth's Moon in its geology. However, decades of robotic exploration by orbiters, landers, and rovers alike have radically reshaped our understanding, revealing Mars’ unique […]
Talk by Dr. Emma Nicholls, Oxford University Museum of Natural History Abstract: The full-scale excavation in 2021 uncovered the largest near-complete reptile skeleton ever found in Britain. The animal nicknamed the ‘Rutland Sea Dragon’, would have been around 10m long, in life, and is thought to be the first confirmed record of its species, Temnodontosaurus […]
Desiccated Reading Formation clays around the London Underground Jubilee Line between Baker Street and Bond Street stations. Image is in the public domain at Bowers, Keith, and Neil Moss, 2018. "Investigation and reconstruction of a London Underground tunnel, UK." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering. Vol. 171. No. 50th anniversary lecture by Dr. […]
Talk by Emeritus Professor Ian Fairchild, University of Birmingham, Zoom 7:30 pm:
Annual General Meeting followed by refreshments & The Launch of the Hertfordshire 50th anniversary book
48th Percy Evans Lecture given by Mike Lambert, HGS Honorary President
Talk by Dr. Colin Summerhayes, Emeritus Associate, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Talk Dr Sarah Sherlock, Senior Research Fellow, The Open University
Talk by Dan Matthews, Mott MacDonald Engineering
Details to follow nearer the time
Talk by Emeritus Professor Hazel Rymer, The Open University
Talk by Dr Luke Mander, Senior lecturer, The Open University
