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SCIENTISTVOLUME 29 No. 04 ◆ MAY 2019 ◆ WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST GEOThe Fellowship Magazine of the Geological Society of London @geoscientistmag WOMEN IN GEOSCIENCE Elizabeth Pickett depicts a geoscientist building on foundations laid down by a predecessor MINE HEAT OUTNUMBERED GIRLS INTO GEOSCIENCE The potential in Malin Kylander on the hurdles still Jodie Fischer & Sarah Boulton abandoned coalmines faced by women in science on the growth of this scheme WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST | MAY 2019 | 1 Lyell poster 2019 v1_ART 14-9-18_Lyell leaflet 16/09/2018 18:45 Page 1 Lyell Meeting 2019 Carbon: geochemical and palaeobiological perspectives 28 June 2019 The Geological Society, Burlington House The fundamental building block of life as we know it, carbon, is critical to the Earth system. Traditionally biological and chemical approaches to understanding carbon dynamics in the geological past have been AD SPACEconsidered in relative isolation. For the 2019 Lyell Meeting we will to bring together a broad spectrum of scientists that address the big picture of carbon in the Earth system, drawing on expertise in Convenors: palaeontology, geochemistry, palaeobotany, atmospheric Barry Lomax (Nottingham University) processes, deep-Earth processes, and anthropogenic WT Fraser (Oxford Brookes University) impacts. Further information: For further information about the conference This meeting seeks to foster conversation between please contact: Katherina Steinmetz, Conference Office, The these disparate communities to facilitate a more holistic Geological Society, Burlington House, approach to considering carbon, and how it cycles Piccadilly, London W1J 0BG T: 0207 434 9944 between Earth’s organic and inorganic reservoirs. E: [email protected] Web: www.geolsoc.org.uk/lyell19 Call for Abstracts Follow this event on Twitter #lyell19 We invite oral and poster abstract submissions for the meeting, and these should be sent in a Word document to [email protected] by 30 April 2019. Abstracts should be approximately 250 words and include a title and acknowledgement of authors and their affiliations. WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST | MAY 2019 | 3 Lyell poster 2019 v1_ART 14-9-18_Lyell leaflet 16/09/2018 18:45 Page 1 GEOSCIENTIST CONTENTS Geoscientist is the W www.centuryone Fellowship magazine publishing.uk of the Geological Society of London ADVERTISING SALES Alex Killen The Geological Society, T 01727 739 182 Burlington House, Piccadilly, E [email protected] Lyell Meeting 2019 London W1J 0BG T +44 (0)20 7434 9944 ART EDITOR F +44 (0)20 7439 8975 Heena Gudka E [email protected] (Not for Editorial - Please PRINTED BY contact the Editor) Century One Publishing Ltd. 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Mr Andrew Bloodworth 10 MINING FOR HEAT address the big picture of carbon Mr John Booth (Vice President) Subscriptions: All correspondence Charlotte Adams & colleagues highlight the potential of Dr Jason Canning relating to non-member subscriptions coalmines as a low-carbon heat source Ms Lesley Dunlop should be addresses to the Journals in the Earth system, drawing on expertise in Subscription Department, Geological Mr Graham Goffey (Treasurer) Society Publishing House, Unit 7 Brassmill 16 GIG: WHERE ARE WE NOW? Convenors: palaeontology, geochemistry, palaeobotany, atmospheric Dr Sarah Gordon (Secretary, Enterprise Centre, Brassmill Lane, Bath, BA1 Foreign & External Affairs) 3JN, UK. Tel: 01225 445046. Email: sales@ Jodie Fisher & Sarah Boulton on the need to pique girls’ Barry Lomax (Nottingham University) Prof James Griffiths geolsoc.org.uk. 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Geological Society, Burlington House, approach to considering carbon, and how it cycles Prof Katherine Royse (Secretary, 06 SOCIETY NEWS What your Society is doing at Professional Matters) home and abroad Piccadilly, London W1J 0BG SCIENTISTVOLUME 29 No. 04 ◆ MAY 2019 ◆ WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST GEOThe Fellowship Magazine of the Geological Society of London @geoscientistmag between Earth’s organic and inorganic reservoirs. Mr Keith Seymour (Vice T: 0207 434 9944 President) 09 SOAPBOX Explore avenues for outreach outside the E: [email protected] Miss Jessica Smith classroom, urges Phil Heron Dr Helen Smyth Web: www.geolsoc.org.uk/lyell19 Call for Abstracts Prof Robin Strachan 21 CALENDAR Activities this month Mr John Talbot (Vice President) Follow this event on Twitter #lyell19 WOMEN IN GEOSCIENCE Dr Alexander Whittaker Elizabeth Pickett depicts a geoscientist building (Secretary, Science) on foundations laid down by a predecessor 22 B OOKS & ARTS Four new books reviewed by Fiona Todd, MINE HEAT OUTNUMBERED GIRLS INTO GEOSCIENCE The potential in Malin Kylander on the hurdles still Jodie Fischer & Sarah Boulton We invite oral and poster abstract submissions for abandoned coalmines faced by women in science on the growth of this scheme WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST | MAY 2019 | 1 Nina Morgan, Eleanor Dunn & Georgina Blair Published on behalf of the meeting, and these should be sent in a Word Cover image: An original gouache painting the Geological Society portraying two female field geologists, 100 years 24 CAREERS Malin Kylander on how to tackle the obstacles still of London by: apart, in the same (imaginary) field location. 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