29 June 2012 – Seminar When: 4pm on Friday, 29th June 2012 Where: DIAS, Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, (library) Speaker: Meghan S. Miller (University of Southern California)Title: Segmented slabs beneath the central Mediterranean Abstract: To… Read More

Dr. Nicola Piana Agostinetti was awarded one of Science Foundation Ireland’s highly prestigious Starting Investigator Research Grants (SIRG) to work with Professor Sergei Lebedev undertaking studies of Ireland’s geothermal energy potential in collaboration with the IRETHERM project (www.iretherm.ie)… Read More

“The Magnetotelluric Method: Theory and Practice” was published this month by Cambridge University Press. It was co-written and co-edited by Professor Alan G. Jones (Geophysics Section, School of Cosmic Physics).  

This exhibition featured early 20th century Jesuit seismograms, from the School of Cosmic Physics.  Opening at the Galway Arts Centre: 25th May 2012 (6pm – 9pm) “As the world turns . . . The artist observes, records, relates…. Read More

On April 11th, 2012, a major earthquake (magnitude 8.6) struck several hundred kilometres offshore Sumatra. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23 km, 440 km southwest from the city of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, at 15:38 local time… Read More

29 March, 2012 – Seminar When: 4pm on Thursday, March 29th, 2012 Where: DIAS, Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, (library) Speaker: Professor Andrew Curtis from the School of GeoSciences, University of EdinburghTitle: The Extraordinary Theory of… Read More

22 March, 2012 – Seminar When: 4pm on Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 Where: DIAS, Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, (library) Speaker: Ms. Leila Hashim from Institut des Sciences de la Terre d’OrleansTitle: Experimental evidence for crustal… Read More

21 March, 2012 – Seminar When: 4pm on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 Where: DIAS, Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, (library) Speaker: Dr. Fabrice Gaillard from Institut des Sciences de la Terre d’OrleansTitle: Partial melting and electrical… Read More

7 March, 2012 – Seminar When: 3pm on Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 Where: DIAS, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4 Speaker: Dr. Anna Avdeeva from University of LeicesterTitle: 3D Inversion of Distorted MT Data: Theory

16 February, 2012 – Seminar When: 4pm on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 Where: DIAS, Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, DUblin 2, Library Speaker: Prof. Balz Kamber, Chair of Geology and Mineralogy at Trinity College DublinTitle: The decay of… Read More