BSRG Committee
The BSRG committee has a "rolling" membership, and committee members hold office on a voluntary basis. The Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer each normally serve a 3-year term after they are elected. To maintain a degree of continuity in the committee’s planning and decision making, elections for these three posts are held in successive years. The Postgraduate Training Officer and Industry Liaison Representative(s) also normally serve on the committee for three years. The AGM Convenor serves on the committee during the year leading up to the AGM that they are organising. The position of Postgraduate Representative(s) usually changes annually. The BSRG Website Administrator post generally requires more time (to regularly update website and maintain mailing list), and a small honorarium is paid in recognition of this service. Ordinary committee meetings are held annually at the AGM, but additional meetings are occasionally held at other times.
Departmental Reps
Volunteers are also requested to act as local representatives for BSRG within their own institutions and to their colleagues. Ideally we would like to have one contact person within each institution. This does not supersede the newsletters, that will continue to be sent to all BSRG members, but provides an additional channel for publicising BSRG activities, for example for distributing posters for BSRG meetings and gathering ideas and suggestions.
How to apply
Nominations for positions on the committee are solicited prior to the December AGM, where a vote is held in the Business Meeting if required. Please consider volunteering for one of these positions; the tasks are relatively light and it is a fulfilling way of contributing to the vitality of the UK sedimentological community.
To stand for election to the committee, please send a letter with your name, address and e-mail, countersigned by a proposer and seconder, to the Chairperson. Positions available; Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Industry Liaison, Postgraduate Representative, Website Administrator, AGM Convenor.
Current Committee Members
Chair: Dr. Jon Noad
Murphy Oil Co. Ltd.,
PO Box 2721, Station M,
1700, 555 4th Avenue SW,
Calgary, Alberta,
T2P 3Y3, Canada.
Tel: +1 403 294 8829
Email:
Secretary: Dr. Gary Hampson
Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering,
Imperial College London,
South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ.
Tel: 020 7594 6475
Email:
Treasurer: Dr. Jeff Peakall
School of Earth Sciences
The University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT.
Tel: 0113 343 5205
Email:
Postgraduate Training: Dr. Jaco Baas
School of Ocean Sciences,
Bangor University,
Menai Bridge,
Anglesey, LS59 5AB.
Tel: 01248 382894
Email:
Industry Liason (1): Dr. Oliver Jordan
Statoil Research Centre,
Postboks 7200,
NO-5020 Bergen, Norway.
Tel: +47 55 58 33 91
Email:
Industry Liason (2): Dr. Wendy Matthews
BP,
Chertsey Rd,
Sunbury on Thames,
Middlesex, TW16 7LN.
Email:
Postgraduate Rep (1, fieldtrip co-ordinator): Jo Venus
School of Earth Sciences,
The University of Leeds,
Leeds, LS2 9JT.
E-mail:
Postgraduate Rep (2): Iris Verhagen
School of Ocean Sciences,
Bangor University,
Menai Bridge,
Anglesey, LS59 5AB.
E-mail:
Postgraduate Rep (3): Emma Morris
Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences,
University of Liverpool,
4 Brownlow Street,
Liverpool, L69 3GP.
E-mail:
Website Administrator & JISC List Manager: Marco Patacci
UCD School of Geological Sciences,
University College Dublin, Ireland.
Tel: (+353) 1 716 2148
Email:
2010 AGM Convenor: Dr. Russell Wynn
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton,
University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus,
European Way,
Southampton, SO14 3ZH.
Tel: 023 80596553
Email: