Webinar - Hot Rocks Beneath Our Feet:
3D Seismic Reflection Imaging of the Processes & Products of Crustal Magmatism
By Professor Chris Jackson - Professor of Sustainable Geoscience, University of Manchester
Thursday 20 May 2021 @ 4pm - 5pm
Volcanoes are hot, loud, and scary, thus we know little of their internal structure or underlying 'plumbing systems', which typically comprise a complex network of dykes and sills.
Understanding the processes and products of magma intrusion in the Earth's crust, and the extrusion of this material on its surface, is important, given crustal magmatism can represent a natural hazard. In this talk I will show how 3D seismic reflection data can illuminate the structure and emplacement mechanics of these 'hot rocks'.
Speaker Bio:
Professor Christopher Jackson is the new professor of sustainable geoscience at University of Manchester, UK, having previously held the Equinor Chair of Basin Analysis at Imperial College, London.. Chris completed his BSc (1998) and PhD (2002) at the University of Manchester and he was then employed as an exploration research geologist in the Norsk Hydro (now Equinor) research centre, Bergen, Norway. Since joining Imperial College in 2004, Chris’ research focused on using traditional fieldwork techniques and seismic reflection data to study the tectono-stratigraphic analysis of sedimentary basins. When not studying rocks and the ways in which they deform, Chris gives geoscience lectures to the general public and in schools, having appeared on several, Earth Science-focused, television productions and podcasts. Chris is actively engaged in efforts to improve equality, diversity, and inclusivity in Earth Science in particular, and Higher Education in general.