Dr Alan Boyle PhD, BSc, SFHEA.
Senior Lecturer in Geology Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
- Work email Apboyle@liverpool.ac.uk
- Personal Websitehttp://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=ABNRJBEAAAAJ
Professional Activities
Summary
President of the Liverpool Geological Society 2020-2022
Conference Roles
- Invited Lecture: The student fieldwork experience: influencing factors and implications for learning, by Invitation (EGU 2010 Conference convenors, 2010)
- Keynote Talk: Fieldwork in Higher Education - an international perspective (University of Plymouth), Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Experiential Learning CETL, Plymouth., 2007)
- Invited Workshop Presentation: Why use groups? (Carleton College, USA), by Invitation (NSF/DLESE, 2007)
- Invited Lecture: New insights into pyrite textures from the application of EBSD (Kobe, Japan), by Invitation (IMA2006 Conference convenors, 2006)
- Invited Workshop Presentation: Assessment tips & strategies (University of Montana, USA), by Invitation (NSF/DLESE, 2003)
Editorships
- Geological Journal (Associate Editor, 1982 - 2012)
Examination Roles
- The Open University, BSc (UG, 2012)
- University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, PhD (2012)
- The Open University, BSc (UG, 2011)
- The Open University, BSc (UG, 2010)
- The Open University, BSc (UG, 2009)
- The Open University, BSc (UG, 2008)
Organisations I have been associated with
- Provide Careers Advice at Liverpool Blue Coat School (2010 - 2015)
- BP Education Support (2007 - 2008)
- HEA GEES liaison (2004 - 2015)
Professional Body Memberships
- Society of Economic Geologists (Fellow, 2008 - present)
- Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (Member, 2007 - present)
- National Association of Geoscience Teachers (Member, 2004 - 2019)
- American Geophysical Union (Member, 2003 - present)
- Geological Society of London (Fellow, 1980 - 2018)
- Liverpool Geological Society (Member, 1980 - present)
- Mineralogical Society (Member, 1977 - present)
Other Administrative or Committee Roles
- University committees for new Science Central Teaching Laboratories (2007-12) and for a new Centralised Timetable and Room Booking system (ORBIT, 2007-9). Faculty of Science and Engineering Quality and Standards Committee (2009-). School discipline lead for Central Teaching Laboratory (2007-). Programme Director for Geology Degrees (2013-). School of Environmental Sciences Athena SWAN Committee (2012-). Member of Senate (2013-). Faculty Technology Enhanced learning Committee (2014-). University Board of Discipline (2014-)