British Geophysical Association Events - September update

Apologies for cross-posting


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BRITISH GEOPHYSICAL ASSOCIATION EVENTS FOR 2013/4


These are the current or new BGA or BGA-sponsored events for 2013/4, 
although some of the deadlines may seem a long way away entries and 
nominations can be made at any time! Details are included below this 
summary and on the BGA web site (www.geophysics.org.uk):


1) SUPPORT THE BGA - Do your bit for your community - we would warmly 
welcome nominations for new BGA committee members - deadline for 
nominations 31st January 2014, to the Secretary. New members will be 
elected at the AGM on the 14th February 2014.


2) ANNOUNCEMENT - Bullerwell Lecturer for 2014 - congratulations to

      Dr Kate Rychert, Southampton. Her talk will be "Seismic 
constraints on the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary"


3) ANNOUNCEMENT - BGA Image Competion 2013 - congratulations to

      winner Miss Paula Koelemeijer (Cambridge) and runner-up Dr James 
Hammond (Imperial), images are viewable on the BGA web site.


4) ANNOUNCEMENT - Post-Graduate Research In Progress Meeting, 2013 - 
congratulations to

      Presentation Winners

      Talk winner: Ross Parnell-Turner, University of Cambridge ("Time 
dependent mantle plume behaviour beneath the North Atlantic Ocean")

      First Runner-up: David Schlaphorst, University of Bristol 
("Seismological insights into the structure of the Lesser Antilles Arc")

      Second Runner-up: Zoe Watson, University of Cambridge 
("Non-double-couple earthquakes in Krafla caldera, Iceland")

      Poster winner: Karen Lythgoe, University of Cambridge ("Earth's 
enigmatic inner core")

      Runner-up: Grace Cox, University of Leeds ("Forward models of 
torsional waves: dispersion and geometric effects")



4) ANNOUNCEMENT - Best Geophysics Undergraduate Awards - congratulations to

      James Mills, University of Southampton
      Matthew Funnell and Joseph Hunt, Durham University
      Matthew Gelsthorpe, University of Keele


5) MEETING - New Advances in Geophysics (NAG) meeting will be held at 
the Geological Society of London on the 13th-14th February 2014


6) OUTREACH - "Teachable Moments" - check out this link for the events 
"momented" so far

http://www.liv.ac.uk/earth-ocean-and-ecological-sciences/research/earthquake-seismology-and-geodynamics/resources/


7) ANNOUNCEMENT - Post-Graduate Research In Progress Meeting, 2014 - 
will be held at the University of Liverpool in early September 2014 
(date TBC).


8) ANNOUNCEMENT - Bullerwell Lecturer 2015 - nominations are now open to 
be sent to the Secretary by 31st August 2014. The short nomination form 
is available for download from the BGA web site .


9) ANNOUNCEMENT - BGA Image Competion 2014 - submit entries to the 
President by 31st August 2014 - see below for competition details.


10) ANNOUNCEMENT - NEW FOR 2014 - BGA Video Competition - submit entries 
to the President by 20th December 2013 - see below for competition details.


Christine Peirce
Secretary, BGA


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And the details

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BRITISH GEOPHYSICAL ASSOCIATION IMAGE COMPETITION - 2014

Enter the British Geophysical Association image competition and help 
promote UK geophysics. The top prize is £200 and a 1-year membership of 
one of the BGA parent societies, the Royal Astronomical Society or the 
Geological Society of London. Runner-up prize is a 1-year membership of 
one of the parent societies.

Geophysics is the application of physics to study the Earth, oceans, 
atmosphere and near-Earth space. It is a broad subject that straddles 
many of the major sciences - physics, planetary science, geology, 
environmental science, oceanography, and meteorology. A diverse range of 
scientists call themselves geophysicists, including seismologists, 
meteorologists, glaciologists, geomagnetists and geodesists.

We are looking for dramatic geophysical fieldwork photos, spectacular 
images of numerical simulations, stimulating photos of laboratory 
experiments in progress, or even geophysical data overlays or drapes on 
topography or other surfaces, for example. In fact, anything with a 
geophysical context, but the link to geophysics must be obvious within 
the image itself. Generic landscape photos are ineligible.

Images must be in JPEG or JPG format. Only e-mail entries will be eligible.

Entrants must consent to the BGA using their image for promotional 
purposes, free of charge.

Please submit images by e-mail to [log in to unmask], clearly 
indicating “BGA image competition” in the subject line and including in 
the body of the email a brief description of the image and its 
geophysical relevance.

CLOSING DATE: The competition closes at midnight on the 31 August 2014, 
and judging will take place at the BGA Postgraduate Research in Progress 
Meeting in Liverpool in early September.

Winning images will be posted on BGA web site and displayed in BGA 
publicity material.

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BRITISH GEOPHYSICAL ASSOCIATION VIDEO COMPETITION – 2014

Enter the British Geophysical Association video competition and win 
£300, helping to promote UK geophysics to the general public.

We are looking for a simple video explanation of a key geophysical 
concept, topic, problem, technique or controversy, aimed at school 
children of all ages and the wider general public.

Videos must be less than 100s in length and stored in a YouTube 
compatible format. Only email entries will be eligible.

By making your submission, you consent to the BGA using your video for 
promotional and outreach purposes, free of charge, and permit its 
posting on our BGA YouTube channel. Only one entry is allowed per person.

Submit your entry by email to the BGA President, Prof Mike Kendall 
([log in to unmask]), including “BGA video competition” in the subject 
line.  Your email should contain a link to your submission (e.g. 
location in your Dropbox) and, in no more than 200 words suitable for 
the general public, an explanation of the societal and geophysical 
relevance of the chosen topic.

CLOSING DATE: The competition closes at midnight on the 20th December, 
2013 and the winner will be announced at the BGA Annual General Meeting 
in February 2014.


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Professor C. Peirce
Department of Earth Sciences
Durham University
Durham
DH1 3LE

Tel: 0191 334 2315
Fax: 0191 334 2301
www: http://www.dur.ac.uk/earth.sciences