Podcasts about applied geology

Welcome to a one-of-a-kind journey through the depths of the Earth on The Ground Investigation podcast! In this episode, we delve into the hidden realms of geotechnical ground investigation with a luminary of the industry, Natalie Bews, who has spent over three decades shaping the ground beneath our feet. But what sets this podcast apart? Here's why you should tune in: 1. A Rare Glimpse into an Unsung World: Our guest, Natalie Bews, isn't just an industry veteran; she's a storyteller who unveils the captivating narratives buried beneath the surface. Join us as we unearth the fascinating stories of rocks, soil, and the secrets they hold. 2. Evolution of an Entire Industry: Explore how the geotechnical ground investigation industry has transformed over the years, guided by key drivers that Natalie Bews has experienced firsthand. Gain unique insights into the forces shaping our infrastructure and landscapes. 3. Leadership Secrets Revealed: Discover the art of leadership and teamwork in the most challenging underground environments. Natalie shares her experiences, offering a rare glimpse into what it takes to lead and inspire in the geotechnical field. 4. Industry Insider Knowledge: Natalie's active involvement in industry associations like the British Drilling Association has given her unparalleled insights into the industry's workings. Learn how these associations influence the profession and enhance your understanding of the field. 5. Safety, Skills, and Career Growth: Dive deep into the crucial aspect of safety in ground investigations and learn how certifications can take your career to new depths. Natalie's advice is invaluable for professionals seeking to advance in this exciting field. 6. Remarkable Career Milestones: Follow Natalie's journey from the ground up, from her academic beginnings in Applied Geology to managing multi-million-pound projects, including the iconic HS2. Explore the challenges, triumphs, and lessons that shaped her path. 7. Strategies for Success: If you're curious about how to drive growth and achieve significant margin improvements in any industry, Natalie Bews has some exclusive strategies to share from her impressive career.   For more information on what was shared in this episode and to connect with Michael head to https://girec.co.uk/ Make sure you subscribe to the show to join host Michael Taylor as he discusses the ups and downs of running a business in the GI industry, getting geological experts to share their learnings and lessons as well as their plans for the future, highlighting what they think will improve the ground investigation industry moving forward.

As we've seen in recent weather events, floods and slips go hand in hand. Martin Brook is an Associate Professor of Applied Geology at the University of Auckland. He has studied slopes in both Gisborne and Auckland.

If we were building Auckland from a blank canvas with the knowledge we have today there are lots of places where you wouldn't build, says Martin Brook, Associate Professor of Applied Geology at the University of Auckland.Speaking in the Of Interest podcast, Brook says this year's spate of extreme weather events means we are talking more about the dangers of floods, slips and landslides, but there's a lot of work to do to better prepare ourselves for future such events."Generally if we were planning we'd avoid slopes and flood plains and obviously that includes a lot of Auckland. In fact GNS reports in 2009 stated that most of Auckland is at moderate or high risk of landslides...That encompasses a lot of the landscape of Auckland and it would mean that we wouldn't build in a lot of Auckland," says Brook."If you look at the Auckland Unitary Plan it doesn't encompass the geomorphology [the study of landforms and landform evolution], if you like, which is the land forms and the earth's surface processes that are currently shaping our landscape.""I think we build too close to slopes. We love doing that, we cut trees down, we love building mansions on slopes so we have wonderful views. We have a history in New Zealand of building on unstable land, and part of that is the 1981 Local Government Amendment Act which absolved councils of civil liability if they permitted building on unstable land," Brook says.He says landslides have killed more people in NZ over the last 150 years than earthquakes.In parts of Auckland Brook says there's a lack of adequate building set-back distances, being the distance between a dwelling and slope or cliff, with set-backs from the bottom of slopes also very important.Ideally, Brook says, a house on a 30-metre high North Shore cliff should be set-back about 100 metres from the cliff edge.Brook suggests we have a general issue of politicians not liking to make difficult decisions, but is encouraged by Finance Minister Grant Robertson recently providing risk categories and definitions for properties affected by flooding and cyclones."People are talking more about hazards other than earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Storms do cause floods and landslides and we seem to get them rather often unfortunately. So people are talking about this which I think is great. So let's hope some good does come out of it," says Brook.In the podcast Brook also talks about managed retreat, places becoming uninsurable, the idea for a national geotechnical control office perhaps within the Earthquake Commission, warning systems and monitoring of moisture levels in slopes, and why he'd prefer "a more holistic storm based approach" than Auckland Council's Making Space for Water initiative.**And you can find all episodes of the Of Interest podcast here.

Associate Professor Martin Brook is a Chartered Geologist (CGeol) and director of the Master of Engineering geology degree at the University of Auckland. Martin was part of the landslide emergency response team for the Gisborne state of emergency in November 2021 and has published over 80 journal articles with many focusing on landslide investigations and satellite monitoring, particularly on urban landslides in New Zealand's North Island.Following the deadly storm, and consequent widespread damages, that impacted Auckland and its surrounds earlier this year, Martin penned several thought-provoking articles on just why so many landslides occurred and what can be done moving forward for the anxious communities recovering from these tragic events. We discuss this and more.In this episode we discuss:• Martin's background in Applied Geology and land stability assessment• Geology basics• Soil variability and risks of geohazards• Seasonal changes, climate change and the risk of landslides• Land use change and increased geohazards – the impact of forestry and agriculture• Previous and current policies and planning acts and the lack of consideration for geohazards• Potential changes to insurance policies moving forward• Lessons not learnt from past geohazard events• The need for spongy cities• Climate change adaptation and how to build back smarterTo view all the links to the websites and documents, visit the show notes on our website. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast, leave us a review and share this episode with your friends and family.Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

SEG Scholarships encourage the study of geophysics and related geosciences in universities worldwide. Due to the generosity of donors, the SEG offers a range of different scholarship opportunities to students all over the globe. In this special episode, we feature two scholarship recipients and the founder of a new Scholarship Program. Host Andrew Geary speaks first with Manika Prasad. Manika is a Colorado School of Mines professor passionate about students and diversity within the geosciences. She co-founded the SEG Educational Equity Scholarship in 2021 to support underrepresented students in their study area or that bring diversity to their attending university. Manika shares what she hopes this scholarship will achieve and why the SEG Scholarships matter to the industry's future. Next, we highlight two scholarship recipients: Juliet Nneamaka Ilechukwu and Sharmila Appini. They share how they learned about the SEG Scholarships and how it made them better students and geophysicists. They also share what the scholarships allowed them to achieve and one lesson they will take away from this experience. This episode will leave no doubt of the power of the SEG Scholarships to benefit the Society, geophysics, and individual lives. Since the number of scholarships available depends primarily upon the number of sponsors and the amounts they contribute, each donation matters. This episode will provide the reasons and the voices for how your donation could change the science of geophysics and someone's life. Listen to the full archive at https://seg.org/podcast. HIGHLIGHTS * 1:46: Manika Prasad * 15:43: Juliet Nneamaka Ilechukwu * 24:19: Sharmila Appini RELATED LINKS * Learn more about SEG Scholarships (https://seg.org/Scholarships) * Learn about the 2022-2023 recipients (https://seg.org/Education/Student/Student-Opportunities/Scholarships/List-of-scholarship-recipients) * Donate to the SEG Scholarships (https://donate.seg.org/Scholarships) ABOUT THE INTERVIEWEES Dr. Manika Prasad has been an active member of SEG since 1987. She has served on several SEG committees and the SEG Board of Directors (Second vice-president 2018-19; First vice-president 2019-20). She is a professor at the Colorado School of Mines. She is passionate about students, geophysics, and diversity within the geosciences. Manika and Günter Fuchs recently established a scholarship endowment with the SEG Foundation in 2021. The SEG Educational Equity Scholarship was established to support students attending university anywhere in the world who are underrepresented in their area of study or that bring diversity to their attending university. The donor's intent was to promote and increase the representation of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) geoscientists. Applicants are asked to describe how their selection as a recipient will improve the diversity of the geosciences community in the country where they are attending university and how they or the SEG might help increase representation for their group in geosciences and SEG. Ms. Juliet Nneamaka Ilechukwu is from Nigeria with a Master of Science (M.SC) in Geophysics. Ms. Sharmila Appini is from India with a Bachelor of Science (Honors) and a Master of Science (under the Integrated Program) in Applied Geology. She has a Master of Science in Geophysics from the University of Houston and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Geophysics. CREDITS Zach Bridges created original music for this show. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary at TreasureMint. The SEG podcast team is Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

Dr. V.S. Hegde, born in 1952, has a Post Graduate Degree in Applied Geology and Doctorate Degree in Environmental Science. He has been with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) since 1975, contributing in the areas of Aerial Remote Sensing, Earth Observation, Remote Sensing & Satellite Communication Applications, Disaster Mitigation, Societal Applications, International Cooperation and Space Commerce.Previously, Hegde has held many key positions in ISRO, such as Scientific Secretary, ISRO; Director, Earth Observations System; Member-Secretary of Planning Committee on National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS); Programme Director, Disaster Management Support; Programme Coordinator, Village Resource Centres; Project Director, Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development. During 1989-1991, he was Founder-Director of Karnataka State Remote Sensing Centre, a vital organ of NNRMS. He was also Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix). Hegde's important contributions to the programmes and activities of ISRO, also of much relevance to national development, include: exploration of groundwater to provide drinking water in villages; landslide hazard zonation in the Himalayas; developing locale-specific integrated action plans at watershed level for management of land and water resources; and environment impact assessment for setting up polluting industries & developmental projects. He has played pivotal roles in implementing the space-based programme for disaster management; and conceptualising & realising the network of Village Resource Centres to take the benefits of space technology to the doorsteps of common man. His contributions in evolving the Remote Sensing Data Policy-2011; and the long-term strategy & plan for Indian Earth Observations System and its utilisation have been significant. He has played an equally pro-active and productive role in building ISRO's international relations and programme management as Scientific Secretary.This is a project by Spaceport SARABHAI (S2) to capture anecdotes of people who have contributed to the development of India's space program. S2 is India's 1st dedicated Space think tank that aspires to be global, collaborative, and inclusive. More about S2 - http://www.spaceportsarabhai.org/White paper on Indian supplier landscape: “Driving innovation in the Indian space sector using digital technologies”Discover how Dassault Systèmes can help New Space companies achieve fast, sustainable innovation: The New Frontier of Satellite Technology 3D Perspective on New Space, new horizons Support the NewSpace India podcast by becoming a Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/newspaceindiaWant to keep in touch with the NewSpace India community? Do join us on Discordhttps://discord.gg/WRJ8Yagb8TUniverse by Sappheiros https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Venu Manohar started his career in a core technical domain and switched into business domains by upscaling himself consciously. He is an APMP Foundation Certified Bid Management professional working with a Japanese MNC. He is passionate about Bid Management Profession, Book Writing, Bird Photography, Public speaking, to name a few.                     Venu did his M. Tech in Applied Geology and started his career in Geospatial Technology domain. He did his MBA in Marketing Management and upscaled his skills in Digital Marketing as well. Owing to his constant learning attitude, he positioned himself in the Bid Management domain as a Thought Leader.                   He switched jobs and worked in organisations of different sizes, due to which he understood the common problems faced by the people who are responsible for winning business from big Corporate/PSUs/Govt. sectors, especially by competing in public procurement/Tendering ecosystem. He precisely knows the struggles of first time bidders, bid management professionals, business owners, or others who are involved in bidding on Tenders/RFPs.                        His book “Simplifying Bids” is about to be launched shortly. He purposefully authored this book to help the people facing difficulties understanding the core concepts of Business Development and Bid Management. He simplified the bid process and winning strategies to the possible extent so that a layman can also understand. The aim is to help the readers strategically get into the process of winning new business opportunities from bids and to sustain for long in their respective domains.Support the show (https://pod.fan/scribble-talk)

In this episode of #Talks4Change, our host Milan Mathew talks to Curtin graduate Samreid Manez - the CEO of an EduTech start-up called ManezCo. Samreid graduated from Curtin with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Geology, but instead of pursuing a career in the mining industry, he found a passion for education. Based here in Perth, his team have been working hard to create a modern educational platform for school students to utilise personal and ubiquitous learning.

In this episode, host Andrew Geary speaks with Simon Shaw and Arvind Sharma on July's The Leading Edge that highlights machine learning applications. Simon and Arvind discuss what problems machine learning successfully solves, the requirements and limitations of machine learning, what the next five years hold for the topic, and more. Visit https://seg.org/podcast for links to July's special section. Interviewee biographies Dr. Arvind Sharma is VP of Data and Analytics at TGS. In this role, he is responsible for Machine Learning initiatives as well as broader Digital transformation. He has over 10 years of experience in various E&P and software related work. Arvind has bachelors and masters degrees in Applied Geology and Exploration Geophysics, respectively from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. He has a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Geophysics. Simon Shaw, Principal Geophysicist for ConocoPhillips Company, has more than 20 years’ experience in seismic data processing and geophysical research. He is currently responsible for QA/QC of 3D and 4D seismic imaging projects, and technology development involving the use of machine learning to solve subsurface problems. He holds a B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London (1994), M.S. Applied Ocean Science from the University of Delaware (1997) and a Ph.D. in Geophysics from the University of Houston (2005). Simon received the J. Clarence Karcher Award from the SEG in 2005 for his research into depth imaging using inverse scattering. Editor's note: Due to Dr. Arvind Sharma's recording location, he is hard to understand at times. Please continue to listen as his contributions to this discussion are invaluable. Credits Interview: Simon Shaw, Arvind Sharma Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary. Special thanks to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Crockett, Ally McGinnis, and Mick Swiney. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Apple Podcasts to be the first to know about new episodes!

Dominic Jones BIO & Links :-Dominic Jones is from Cornwall in the United Kingdom. He studied Applied Geology with Law at the University of Plymouth and the University of Wyoming. After graduation, he worked for an environmental consultancy based in Devon and became a Chartered Geologist. In 1999, he moved to Japan where he continues to live in the beautiful city of Sendai in Miyagi with his wife and two children.He has a Master of Education in Applied Linguistics and is a Professor at Sendai Seiyo Gakuin College in the Department of Contemporary English. He teaches English and researches comprehensible input in English education, Neuro-linguistic programming modeling, and martial science in self-defense.He is passionate about martial science. He started learning American Kenpo Karate in 1989 and became a 4th Degree Black Belt. He continues to train in the functional self-defense martial science of American Chúan Fa and is a 2nd Degree Black Belt under Dr. Ron Chapél of the Martial Science University in Los Angeles.He is a TEDx speaker who has presented at education conferences and martial science workshops in England, Ireland, America, and Japan. As an entrepreneur in Japan he founded a LLC in the entertainment and education industry.LINKS:-He can be contacted at www.jonesdominic.com or jones.dominic.mr@gmail.comwww.activeenglishnow.comInstagram - queens_english_schoolFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/tokyoreal.tv/

Magnus has completed undergraduate studies in Applied Geology, under a J1 visa he studied Exercise and Human Physiology and has gained an Internship in Strength & Conditioning. He studied an MSc in Recreation Management and worked at Butlin's, Southcoast World as a Tariff supervisor and has also worked part time as a fitness instructor/lifeguard at the Arun Leisure Centre in Bognor Regis. In this edition we talk with Magnus about the ideas behind "Metabolic Typing" as well as discuss what we should be avoiding or buying on our shop shelves in order to help us sustain a more healthy body and mind.     Related Links: http://www.mtenergie.com/ John Yudkin Western A Price