BGSGroundwater

A 'meet the scientist' card for Tom Gribbin, BGS hydrogeologist and PhD researcher at Birmingham University. To the left is a picture of Tom in the Peruvian Andes, to the right are his research interests, which include glacier-groundwater interactions, alpine catchment hydrology and water resources assessment.

Tomorrow at 1PM GMT, BGS' Tom Gribbin will be part of an online panel for @unibirmingham.bsky.social's #WorldWaterDay programme, discussing glacier preservation, and how we must slow down glacial retreat and manage meltwater more sustainably.

Register for free:
bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A 'meet the scientist' graphic for Jon, which shows a picture of him in a gold roundel to the left hand side, with his name and 'senior hydrogeologist' above. To the right, it states his research areas as 'groundwater extremes and risk under climate change / development of operational groundwater forecasting systems / glacial water resources and security under climate change / glacier dynamics and hydrogeology modelling.

Tomorrow at midday Dr Jonathan Mackay, BGS senior hydrogeologist, will be giving a talk as part of @unibirmingham.bsky.social #WorldWaterDay programme, giving his perspective on glacier retreat and water resource impact modelling.

Free registration here:
bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Come join us and have a crucial role in UK hydrogeology. Primary focus to lead the BGS component of the NERC FDRI programme and opportunity to manage a wide range of UK hydrogeological projects, build networks and contribute to the groundwater community! #hydrogeology #groundwater #FDRI

An image of project partners walking across the high Andes wetlands. It is a very sunny day with no clouds in the sky. You can see the glacier in the background.

Ice from the glacier, surrounded by meltwater and mud. It is a very sunny day with no clouds. The glacier is shown receding into the horizon

Partners at a v-notch weir in the high Andes.

Tom and two project partners in Peru. They stand with their arms around each other smiling into the camera.

Hydrogeologist Tom has been in Peru as part of his PhD, looking at the importance of glaciers, wetlands & groundwater for mountain water resources.

Fieldwork involved geophysics & water sampling for stable isotopes.

Learn about the project in this paper:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/schools/energy-geoscience-infrastructure-society/postgraduate-research/developing-novel-tracer-based-methods-to-investigate-how.htm

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Image of wetlands

Interested in understanding more about floods and droughts, and how they may be affected by land use and climate change? Interested in fieldwork in beautiful, remote upland areas? Apply to become a PhD researcher in collaboration with BGS (deadline 9thJan 2025)! 🔗Link below🔗

Scottish Groundwater Conference 2025 - 28 January

BGS and the International Association of Hydrogeologists
present the Scottish Groundwater Conference 2025 💦

The event will explore the future priorities for groundwater in Scotland.

For more information please visit: eventbrite.co.uk/e/groundwate...

@bgsgroundwater.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Brighid on winning this years Younger Medal for her work on the African Groundwater Atlas! A worthy recipient who we miss working with and learning from.

Please read the article linked below and visit the African Groundwater Atlas to learn more: africangroundwateratlas.org