2014 Outreach Lecturer: Pierre Deschamps
Pierre Deschamps is Research Scientist at IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement) and he is currently working in the Geochemistry and Geochronology Group at CEREGE (European Centre of Research and Teaching in Environmental Sciences).
Lectures and seminars proposed:
- Groundwater dating: the isotopic toolbox (3-day seminar)
- Quaternary geochronology: the geochemical toolbox for Archaeology, Palaeontology and Paleoclimatology (2-day seminar)
- Sea-level variations: past, present and future (half-a-day lecture)
- Climate Change and its impact on the African continent (2 hour lecture)
Locations and topics of the lectures/seminars presented:
| Date | Institution | Location | Lectures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-22 August 2014 | Department of Earth Sciences, University of Antanavarivo | Madagascar | Groundwater dating: the isotopic toolbox Sea-level variations: past, present and future |
| 6-7 November | Institut des Sciences Halieutiques à Yabassi, University of Douala | Cameroon | Climate Change and its impact on the African continent Sea-level variations: past, present and future |
| 10-12 November | Département des Sciences de la Terre, University of Dschang | Cameroon | Climate Change and its impact on the African continent Groundwater dating: the isotopic toolbox |
| 17-19 November | Département des Sciences de la Terre, University of Yaoundé I | Cameroon | Groundwater dating: the isotopic toolbox Climate Change and its impact on the African continent |
| 1-5 December | University of N'Djamena | Chad | Groundwater dating: the isotopic toolbox |
| 19-22 January | University Abdou Moumouni of Niamey | Niger | Groundwater dating: the isotopic toolbox Climate Change and its impact on the African continent |
EAG-GS Outreach Committee
| Name | Institution, Country |
|---|---|
| Anton Le Roex, Chair | University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Rommulo Conceição | UFRGS, Brazil |
| Seth Krishnaswami | Physical Research Laboratory, India |
| Chris Ballentine, EAG Officer | University of Oxford, UK |
| Sam Mukasa, GS Officer | University of New Hampshire, USA |