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Alan Boyle

Dr Alan Boyle
PhD, BSc, SFHEA.

Senior Lecturer in Geology
Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Part of
School of Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Science and Engineering

Contact

Apboyle@liverpool.ac.uk

http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=ABNRJBEAAAAJ

Professional Activities

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-)