Together with Jennifer McElwain, Professor in Botany, and Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco, Assistant Professor in Mineralogy and PhD supervisor to Niamh, we chat about their respective research on innovative techniques for the capture and long-lasting storage of atmospheric carbon dioxyde. In the end, we find out whether CO2 storage is an efficient tool to mitigate climate change.

Hosted and produced by Niamh Faulkner and Ben Couvin. Edited by Niamh Faulkner and Ben Couvin.

In this second part of iCRAGorama At Sea, we chat with Haleh from DIAS about her first experience on a research vessel, and together with returning guests Matt Allison and Erica T. Krueger, we talk about the hardships of a life at sea and what we learned about ourselves during the expedition. We also take a tour of the Celtic Explorer and go chat with some of the scientists and crewmates onboard! 

Hosted and produced by Niamh Faulkner and Ben Couvin. Edited by Ben Couvin. 

Is the Gulf Stream about to disappear? Will groundwater stay safe to drink? Is there still hope or are we all doomed? And what is iCRAG doing to help finding solutions to mitigate the climatic and environmental crisis? All the answers to these questions are answered in this episode, as Jean O'Dwyer from UCC, head of the Environmental Geosciences programme at iCRAG, and Audrey Morley, from NUIG, president of the Network of Arctic Researchers in Ireland (NARI), discuss these hot topics... 

Hosted and produced by Ben Couvin and Niamh Faulkner. Edited by Ben Couvin.

Elspeth is the Education and Public Engagement officer at iCRAG, as well as a PhD researcher at the University of Manchester. She is interested in the palaeoenvironment of the Jurassic Morrison Formation in North America, and she tells us about the ecosystem in which dinosaurs used to live. We also chat about new and upcoming public engagement events iCRAG will be running.

Hosted and produced by Ben Couvin and Niamh Faulkner. Edited by Ben Couvin.

Nick and Lingli are two post-doctoral researchers at University College Dublin, where they run the weekly webinars, as well as occasional online social events. We discussed the difficulties of networking, collaborating and socializing during the time of a pandemic, and suggest some solutions.

Hosted and produced by Niamh Faulkner and Ben Couvin. Edited by Ben Couvin.

Rob is the project manager for the Blue Book project at iCRAG, an upcoming online repository of borehole information about the Carboniferous strata in Ireland, home to many Pb and Zn ore bodies. With Eoin from Geological Survey Ireland, they tell us why un update from the original Blue Book by Mike Philcox was needed, and what impact the new version will have on the mining industry sector in Ireland.

Hosted and produced by Niamh Faulkner and Ben Couvin. Edited by Niamh Faulkner and Ben Couvin.

Jess and Niamh chat with Aileen about the recent EDIG online conference, which addressed diversity issues in the field of geoscience, and discuss ways to improve and promote equality and inclusion in the workplace.

Hosted and produced by Niamh Faulkner and Jess Franklin. Edited by Ben Couvin.

Murray Hitzman is the current director of the Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG). In this episode, we talked about his career, how he became iCRAG's director and how geoscientists are helping make our economy more sustainable. iCRAG recently received €28 million of funding and we discuss how the money will be used in the next 6 years, and how it will help mitigating climate change.

Hosted and produced by Ben Couvin and Niamh Faulkner. Edited by Ben Couvin.

The original music from iCRAGorama Season 2, composed by Harry Couvin.