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SUMMARY:The role of Innovation and Technology in meeting future Energy Cha
 llenges - Dr Keith Gerdes (President of the European Region of the AAPG)
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CONTACT:Stephen Pates
DESCRIPTION:Keith studied Geology and Geophysics at Durham University and 
 after taking part in geophysical research cruises in the Arctic\, Atlantic
  and Indian Oceans he obtained his PhD from the University of Swansea in W
 ales on the plate tectonic setting of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.\nHis c
 areer in the energy industry has spanned a wide range of technical\, opera
 tional and managerial roles in both major International companies and smal
 ler exploration-focussed\, independent organisations. His exploration acti
 vities have contributed to the discovery of new reserves in the Far East\,
  Europe\, Africa and the former Soviet Union. He has taught in both indust
 ry and academia and is recognised internationally for his expertise in the
  integration of multiple geoscience disciplines\, new play development\, b
 asin analysis\, sequence stratigraphy and carbonate geoscience. He regular
 ly contributes to international conferences and has published a number of 
 papers on various aspects of petroleum geoscience.\nKeith is actively invo
 lved in furthering the links between Industry and academia\, serving on In
 dustrial Liaison Boards at a number of UK and European Universities\, and 
 he regularly presents on a wide range of energy related subjects. He was r
 ecently elected President of the European Region of the American Associati
 on of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)\, the largest professional geoscience or
 ganisation in the world. He is currently based in the Head Office of Shell
  International in The Hague.
LOCATION:Harker Room 1\, Department of Earth Sciences
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