Natural World

Natural World

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- Jake Ciborowski   jake.ciborowski@universityofgalway.ie  

Prehistory archaeology with particular focus on Stonehenge, Economic geology (natural resources, critical minerals, battery metals, mining), and geoscience

- Dr Alessandra Costanzo alessandra.costanzo@universityofgalway.ie   

Mineralogy, gemmology (coloured gemstones, diamonds, synthetic and treated material, organic gem material and inclusions in gemstones), geofluids systems (Fluid movement in sedimentary basins and economic mineral deposits, paleoenvironmental reconstruction), igneous petrology and economic geology (critical metals).

- Dr Michel Dugon   michel.dugon@universityofgalway.ie 

Venomous animals, such as spiders, scorpions, snakes, centipedes, venomous bites or stings and associated symptoms and bugs with impact on human health. Dr Dugon has written for The Conversation

- Professor Colin Lawton   colin.lawton@universityofgalway.ie 

Mammal ecology (including Irish and non-Irish species), squirrels, conservation biology and management, biodiversity, invasive species, citizen science

- Professor Grace McCormack   grace.mccormack@universityofgalway.ie 

Native Irish honeybee (including impact of imports, adaptation to our unique climate and environments), evolutionary biology and taxonomy, using DNA to explore relationships between organisms

- Dr John Murray   john.murray@universityofgalway.ie 

Evolution of life on Earth, fossils and palaeontology, mass extinctions, human evolution, limestone, karst and caves in Ireland, and use of media in education and learning