Richard Davies (academic)
Professor Richard Davies | |
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| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth | |
| Assumed office October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Professor Judith Petts DBE |
| Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Global at Newcastle University | |
| In office 2014 – October 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Professor Chris Whitehead |
Richard Davies is a British geologist, academic and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth.
As of 2024, he has published over 100 academic papers, and is an expert on fracking, geology and environmental sciences.[1]
Education
[edit]Davies achieved his BSc in Geology from the University of Reading in 1990, and his PhD in Geology from the University of Edinburgh in 1995.[2]
Career
[edit]Davies began his career working at various oil and gas companies,[3] and stopped working in this industry to persue research into climate change in 2003.[4]
Davies was the director of the Durham Energy Institute at Durham University from 2009–2013.[5]
In 2006, Davies led a team to identify the cause of the Lusi mud volcano eruption, resulting in the oil and gas company paying millions in compensation to the over 50,000 affected local residents.[6] In 2011, he co-authored a paper further investigating the eruption.[7]
Davies became a Professor of geo-energy[8] and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Global at Newcastle University in 2014.[9] Whilst at Newcastle, he continued his work on Fracking research which resulted in heavy criticism against him.[10] Davies was accused of being biased towards fracking companies, a claim which he rejected.[11]
In 2017, Davies received a commendation by the John Maddox Prize.[12][13]
During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, Davies researched the linked between Methane hydrate and the release of methane from the seafloor.[14][15] The biggest form of mobile carbon on earth, Davies showed that vast quantities of it could be vulnerable to thaw and melt releasing methane into the ocean and potentially the atmosphere. [16][17]
Davies was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth in October 2024 following Judith Petts's retirement.[4] In his first official message to the University, Davies said that he would "put students first" and that he is "optimistic about the future".[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Richard Davies - Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global & Sustainability at Newcastle University". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Richard Davies". University of Plymouth. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "University of Plymouth announces new Vice-Chancellor". University of Plymouth. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ a b Telford, William (2024-07-11). "New head of Plymouth University announced". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "The Geological Society of London - Fracked or fiction: so what are the risks associated with shale gas exploitation?". www.geolsoc.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Mud Volcano Was Man-Made, New Evidence Confirms | Wired Science | Wired.com". 2010-03-25. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Indonesian mud volcano flow 'to last 26 years'". BBC News. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "ReFINE - Newcastle University". www.refine.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Staff Profile | School of Natural and Environmental Sciences | Newcastle University". www.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ Farand, Chloe (2017-11-30). "Fracking Expert: 'We Are Just Doing The Science, But We Are Being Criticised From All Sides'". DeSmog. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ Brown, Jonathan (2013-04-13). "My fracking study was fully independent, says professor - as campaigners say universities have been hijacked by PR machine". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Beyond the Barrier - Summer 2018 by Loughborough Schools Foundation - Issuu". issuu.com. 2020-01-28. p. 37. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ adam (2017-11-30). "Maddox Prize 2017 - Sense about Science". Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ Simon, Matt. "Don't Worry, It's Just 'Fire Ice'". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Climate Change Triggers Methane Release From Deep Ocean Hydrate". AZoCleantech. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ Davies, Richard (2023-12-08). "Frozen methane under the seabed is thawing as oceans warm – and things are worse than we thought". The Conversation. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Melting "fire-ice" unleashes deep methane from beneath the seafloor". Earth.com. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ Chadwick, Louis (2024-10-14). "Plymouth University's new Vice-Chancellor puts 'Students first' in opening messages". Plymouth Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
External links
[edit]- Official website: www
.plymouth .ac .uk /staff /richard-davies
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