Derek Blundell#
Sadly, this member passed away. | |
Membership Number: | 770 |
Membership type: | ORDINARY |
Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
Elected: | 1990 |
Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Derek Blundell passed away November 24, 2023.
Positions Held
- 1998 Emeritus Professor of Geophysics at Royal Holloway, University of London
- 1998 - 2000 Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow
- 1995 - 1998 Dean of Research and Enterprise
- 1992 - 1997 Head of Geology
- 1985 - 1998 Professor of Environmental Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London
- 1975 - 1985 Professor of Environmental Geology and Head of Geology Department, Chelsea College, University of London
- 1974 Royal Society Visiting Professor, Geology Department, University of Ghana
- 1971 - 1975 Reader in Geophysics, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Lancaster
- 1970 Senior Lecturer, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Lancaster
- 1959 - 1970 Lecturer, Geology Department, University of Birmingham
- 1957 Research Fellow, Geology Department, University of Birmingham
Fields of Scholarship
- Gravity surveys in Southwest Greenland
- Rock magnetic studies applied to geological problems
- Marine geophysical surveys across the Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and Southwest Approaches
- Explosion seismic refraction experiments to determine crustal structure in Britain and the East African Rift Valley in Kenya
- A possible glacially-forced tectonic mechanism for late Neogene surface uplift and subsidence around the North Atlantic
- Geodynamics and ore deposit evolution across Europe (GEODE)
- Seismic reflection survey techniques
- Radiocarbon dating
- Earthquake risk analysis in Ghana
Honours and Awards
- 1993 Geological Society Cope Medal 1993
- 1988 - 1990 President of the Geological Society
- 1975 Geological Society Wollaston Fund