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Geological crises in the evolutionary theatre
3 April 2007

Professor John Chappell Professor of Geomorphology and Quaternary Research Research School of Earth Science Australian National University Professor Chappell is renowned for his geophysical, archaeological and palaeoenvironmental research. Recent results from his sea level studies include discovery of sea level fluctuations that are linked to millennial-scale changes of global climate; determination of ice-age temperature changes in the deep oceans from combined sea level and marine isotope data, and studies of the Holocene evolution of coral reefs, coastal lowlands and wetlands. His research is largely based on field areas ranging from glacial landscapes in Tasmania, through the arid lands of central Australia to the tropics of north Australia and Papua New Guinea. John's profile at the Australian National University http://wwwrses.anu.edu.au/research/ee/people/chappell/index.php Earth environment research at the Research School of Earth Sciences http://rses.anu.edu.au/environment/index.html Paleontology, geology and evolution from the American Geological Institute www.agiweb.org/news/evolution/paleo_geo_evol.html Tour geological time at the University of California www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/geologictime.php

Professor John Chappell's public lecture is available as a PDF here (2MB).