Events
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3 Nov 2016 – Blue Boar Lecture Theatre, Christ Church College, Oxford
Mike Edmunds Memorial Lecture
Groundwater and climate resilience. The University of Oxford, and the British Geological Survey host the first Mike Edmunds Memorial Lecture. In a career spanning almost 50 years, Mike made an extraordinary contribution to water science and water resource management globally. He led advances in geochemistry – particularly hydrogeochemistry and palaeohydrology – authored over 150 scientific publications and mentored numerous water professionals in the process. This lecture aims to honour his legacy by promoting good hydrogeological science to the service of society: something Mike was deeply passionate about.
The first Memorial Lecture will address ‘groundwater and climate resilience’. Professor Alan MacDonald will explore the resilience of groundwater to change and the challenges posed by climate change and increasing abstraction. Drawing on recent and ongoing research projects in Africa and South Asia, he will show how, with an understanding of hydrogeology, it is possible to plan for the future. Alan MacDonald is a Principal Hydrogeologist at the British Geological Survey and Honorary Professor of Groundwater at the University of Dundee.Organised by The University of Oxford and the British Geological Survey,.