Alex, graduate student at iCRAG, deals with risks associated with karstic formations in Ireland. He tells us about the way to deal with this safety hazard and shares his experience working in the industry in the United States.

Presented by Ben Couvin and Laura Sinclair

Produced and edited by Ben Couvin

Original music by Harry Couvin

Ben and Laura ask Helen (PhD student at UCD) and Subaru (post-doc at UCD) how they are looking for new copper resources in Zambia and we learn about how ethical and how sustainable mining for metals in Africa really is.

Presented by Ben Couvin and Laura Sinclair

Produced and edited by Ben Couvin

Original music by Harry Couvin

Trailer and announcement of iCRAGorama: season 2! 

The ending tune of every iCRAGorama episode, composed by Harry Couvin.

The original theme of the opening titles of iCRAGorama, composed by Harry Couvin.

It's already Christmastime and, for the end of the season, we're introducing to you the funniest duo of iCRAG's operations team: Jana and Meadhbh! In this holiday special full of pickled shenanigans, they tell us all about what they learned while working at a geoscience research institute, give us tips for a sustainable Christmas and tell us about their childhood dreams!

Presented and produced by Anthea Lacchia and Ben Couvin

Intro music: Jingle Bells 7 by Kevin McLeod (Creative Commons license)

In this week's episode of iCRAGorama we hear about the fascinating career of Dr Michael Philcox, one of Ireland's leading geologists and stratigraphers who works as a consultant and is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin. 

In this episode, he tells Anthea Lacchia and Fergus McAuliffe what it is exactly that geologists look for inside layers of rock and what makes Ireland's Carboniferous rocks so special. We also asked him what it was like to work in Trinity College Dublin's geology department when he was doing his PhD and he hear about his marvellously exotic fieldwork (featuring fire!).

Presented by Anthea Lacchia and Fergus McAuliffe 

Produced by Anthea Lacchia and Ben Couvin 

Dr Niamh Shaw is an artist and performer with a UCD engineering background, who has lead science communication workshops in iCRAG among other things. Her main life goal: to go to space and tell her story from an artist's point of view. In this Science Week special, Niamh shares her experience of getting as close as it gets to being in space and tells us how to find the confidence to pursue our childhood dreams.

Presented and produced by Anthea Lacchia and Ben Couvin

Kamila is a postdoctoral researcher in iCRAG in Trinity College Dublin. In this episode, she tells Anthea and Fergus about her new citizen science project, through which tea bags containing volcanic ash will be distributed to school children and families around Ireland in an effort to understand and test a new carbon-emission reducing technology. We also talk about hiking, dogs and the beauty of nature. 

Presented by Anthea Lacchia and Fergus McAuliffe 

Produced by Anthea Lacchia and Ben Couvin 

Conor is a PhD student at University College Dublin and just completed an internship at a London-based oil and gas company. We talked about his experience there and how it relates to his project. He also told us some tips to successfully build a professional network and his best field trip anecdotes.

Presented by Ben Couvin and Elspeth Wallace

Produced by Ben Couvin and Anthea Lacchia