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'''Richard Davies''' is a British [[geologist]], [[academic]] and the [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[University of Plymouth]].
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 science|environmental sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richard Davies - Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global & Sustainability at Newcastle University |url=https://theorg.com/org/newcastle-university/org-chart/richard-davies |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=THE ORG |language=en}}</ref>
As of 2024, he has published over 100 academic papers, and is an expert on [[fracking]], [[geology]] and [[Environmental science|environmental sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richard Davies - Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global & Sustainability at Newcastle University |url=https://theorg.com/org/newcastle-university/org-chart/richard-davies |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=THE ORG |language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 00:07, 1 December 2024

Richard Davies
BSc PhD
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 2024
Preceded byProfessor Judith Petts DBE
Websitewww.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/richard-davies

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

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

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.

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.[5] In 2011, he co-authored a paper further investigating the eruption.[6]

Davies became a Professor of geo-energy[7] and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Global at Newcastle University in 2014.[8] Whilst at Newcastle, he continued his work on Fracking research which resulted in heavy criticism against him.[9] Davies was accused of being biased towards fracking companies, a claim which he rejected.[10]

In 2017, Davies received a commendation by the John Maddox Prize.[11][12]

During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, Davies discovered a substance known as Methane hydrate which releases methane from the sea-floor.[13][14] The substance was shown to be more vulnerable to warming than initially thought due to its depth,[15] and shown to be a climate change concern.[16]

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".[17]

References

  1. ^ "Richard Davies - Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global & Sustainability at Newcastle University". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  2. ^ "Richard Davies". University of Plymouth. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  3. ^ "University of Plymouth announces new Vice-Chancellor". University of Plymouth. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  4. ^ a b Telford, William (2024-07-11). "New head of Plymouth University announced". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  5. ^ "Mud Volcano Was Man-Made, New Evidence Confirms | Wired Science | Wired.com". web.archive.org. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  6. ^ "Indonesian mud volcano flow 'to last 26 years'". BBC News. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  7. ^ "ReFINE - Newcastle University". www.refine.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  8. ^ "Staff Profile | School of Natural and Environmental Sciences | Newcastle University". www.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Beyond the Barrier - Summer 2018 by Loughborough Schools Foundation - Issuu". issuu.com. 2020-01-28. p. 37. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  12. ^ adam (2017-11-30). "Maddox Prize 2017 - Sense about Science". Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  13. ^ Simon, Matt. "Don't Worry, It's Just 'Fire Ice'". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  14. ^ "Climate Change Triggers Methane Release From Deep Ocean Hydrate". AZoCleantech. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Melting "fire-ice" unleashes deep methane from beneath the seafloor". Earth.com. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  17. ^ Chadwick, Louis (2024-10-14). "Plymouth University's new Vice-Chancellor puts 'Students first' in opening messages". Plymouth Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
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