Opening of Applied Geophysics Unit, 1980
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
Opening of Applied Geophysics Unit, 1980
Identifier
VHS0001
Depiction
Four men standing and conversing, two of them holding an implement
Description
Image taken at the official opening of the Applied Geophysics Unit in the Quadrangle in 1980 by the Minister for Energy. This pioneering Unit (established as a Unit within the Department of Geology in the southeast corner of the Quadrangle, rather than as a separate Department) was set up, with special HEA funding, as the national Centre for education and research in applied geophysics. It aimed at providing education, training and research in geophysics applied to mineral and hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation, so that an indigenous pool of skilled personnel would be available to fill key jobs in Ireland's growing onshore and offshore exploration industry. Professor Andrew Brock was recruited as Professor of Applied Geophysics (1979-2000), and its flagship programme was the MSc in Applied Geophysics. In 2003, the Unit was merged with the Departments of Geology and Oceanography to form the new Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences.
People
(From left) Dr Cyril E. Williams (Director, Geological Survey of Ireland), Mr George Colley, TD (Minister for Energy), Professor Andrew Brock and Dr Colm Ó hEocha (President/Uachtarán).
References
NUACHT (internal College newsletter), Imleabhar 3, Uimhir 8, Meitheamh 1980
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
C. Walsh, S. Mac Mathúna, 'Opening of Applied Geophysics Unit, 1980', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14689, Archival Record Id VHRS.
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1980s
Category
b&w
group
on-campus
indoors
group
on-campus
indoors
Subject
Language
English
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Provenance
Copy of NUACHT (internal College newsletter) containing the image and accompanying article provided by Clare Walsh to Séamus Mac Mathúna for the Visual History Retired Staff Collection in 2024 and scanned by him.