Where The Magic Happens
Current Serving YGS Council Members
At the Yorkshire Geological Society, we pride ourselves on being diverse, friendly & inclusive. Below is a list of current YGS council members, once you know who we are, come & say hello when you see us at events (or even in the street!).
Paul Wignall| Principle Editor
I was President of the Society a little over 10 years ago and left the Council shortly after that, so it’s good to be re-joining and see some familiar faces and many new ones. The Society’s Proceedings has been in the safe hands of Stewart Molyneux for a long time and I hope to keep it thriving during my tenure. I’ve been involved in editorial management of other journals which will hopefully hold me in good stead.
Academically, I’m a “soft rock” geologist based at the University of Leeds with interests in many areas including palaeontology, sedimentology, geochemistry and stratigraphy and even volcanology (which is definitely not a soft-rock topic).
Most of my attention is on mass extinction intervals, especially the largest event at the Permo-Triassic boundary, although I find all ancient crises are interesting. However, my research began in the 1980s on the Carboniferous rocks of the Pennines: a topic that remains close to my heart.
PYGSEditor@yorksgeolsoc.org.uk
