Martin Eales Free Talks

Martin Eales is happy to give free science talks to U3As and he talks here about his experience

Martin Eales was educated in Natural Sciences at Emmanuel College Cambridge then researched for a doctorate in geology and lectured at Glasgow University. He has been a geologist and geophysicist for 40 years including working for the largest companies in Britain, Netherlands, Belgium, France and Italy and also living in North Africa and the Middle East. In that time he has studied the geology of most countries in the world and now works part time advising companies and banks on the value of their oil assets.

Martin has frequently done talks to regional amateur science & geological groups for several years and has also been a member of the U3A for about 3 years. It is envisaged that such talks are also appropriate using virtual platforms such as Google Meet, Zoom etc. anywhere in the country.

Talks by Martin Eales

Martin Eales would be happy to give geological presentations to interested U3A Science or Geological Groups in the UK.

He has a number of talks (in PowerPoint) that have been presented to regional science/geological groups and it is envisaged that these could also now be appropriate using virtual platforms such as Google Meet, Zoom etc. Each presentation would probably take about 2 hrs + discussion but can easily be shortened/edited/divided as appropriate.

Examples of these talks are below and others could be easily compiled if there is sufficient interest:

1. The Unification of the British Isles: a Lesson in Geology

How England and Wales collided with Scotland, then Europe with Britain and finally the breakaway of America 

1. The Geology of Britain in the Palaeozoic, the Era of Early Life

A regional look at the history of Britain 540-250 million years ago, how the rocks formed and the evolution of early life

1. The Geology of Britain in the Mesozoic, the Era of Middle Life

A regional look at the history of Britain 250-66 million years ago, how the rocks formed and the evolution of middle life, the age of the dinosaurs

1. Sedimentary Rocks: the formation & environment of deposition of clastic (sandstones & shales) rocks

A discussion of the types of clastic rocks, their occurrence in Britain and the environments where they were formed from mountains to the deep ocean

1. Sedimentary Rocks: the formation & environment of deposition of non-clastic rocks

A sequel to presentation #4, focusing on limestones, chalk, evaporites and organic rocks generally deposited in lakes and warm seas

Please contact Martin Eales for any further information

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Telephone 020 8642 3308

Sutton U3A, Surrey

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