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Michael Williams, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Geology

Expertise: Sedimentology

Education

PhD (University of Wales)

General Research Interests

sedimentology

coastal processes

caledonian geology

Teaching

EOS114 Introduction to Earth & Ocean Sciences

EOS212 Sediments and the Biosphere 1

EOS227 Earth & Ocean Sciences Field Techniques 1

EOS312 Sediments and the Biosphere 2

EOS412 Environments and the History of Life

Research Projects

Griffith Geoscience Project (NUIG Biogeoscience Group)

Project Specific Research Interests & Roles

Griffith Research Project: analyze sedimentology of cores from the floor of Galway Bay and elsewhere; radiocarbon date these cores to determine Holocene history of this part of the Irish shelf; research will run in tandem with foram analysis from the cores analysed by research student Bill Wood.

Links

Michael Williams' publications

NUIG Biogeoscience Research Group

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Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 492 126, E-mail: Earth and Ocean Sciences
This page was last updated Thursday, June 13, 2013

		Michael Williams, PhD Professor Emeritus of Geology Expertise: Sedimentology

	Education PhD (University of Wales)
	General Research Interests sedimentology coastal processes caledonian geology
	Teaching EOS114 Introduction to Earth & Ocean Sciences EOS212 Sediments and the Biosphere 1 EOS227 Earth & Ocean Sciences Field Techniques 1 EOS312 Sediments and the Biosphere 2 EOS412 Environments and the History of Life
	Research Projects Griffith Geoscience Project (NUIG Biogeoscience Group)
	Project Specific Research Interests & Roles Griffith Research Project: analyze sedimentology of cores from the floor of Galway Bay and elsewhere; radiocarbon date these cores to determine Holocene history of this part of the Irish shelf; research will run in tandem with foram analysis from the cores analysed by research student Bill Wood.
	Links Michael Williams' publications NUIG Biogeoscience Research Group
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