University Of Plymouth / Royal Scientifc Society Of Jordan
Iain Stewart is the El Hassan bin Talal Research Chair in Sustainability at the Royal Scientific Society (Jordan) and Professor of Geoscience Communication at the University of Plymouth (UK), where he also holds the UNESCO Chair for Geoscience and Society.
His research interests are in disaster risk reduction, climate change, geoenergy, geoheritage and Earth science communication. His geoscience communication work has involved a 15-year partnership with BBC Science making popular television programmes about planet Earth.
His television promotion of geoenergy issues includes the 3-part series ‘Planet Oil’ (2015) and documentaries such as ‘Scotland’s First Oil Rush’ (2016) and ‘Fracking: The New Energy Rush’ (2013). That work on communicating geoscience to the public has been recognised with the AAPG Environmental Geosciences Public Outreach Award (2020) and its ‘Geoscientists in the Media’award (2014), alongside the GSA ‘President’s Medal’ (2018), as well as the American Geosciences Institute’s ‘Public Understanding of Geosciences’ award (2017), the European Federation of Geoscientists Medal of Merit (2016), and American Geophysical Union award for public engagement (2014).
A member of the AAPG advisory board for its ‘Energy Transition’ congresses in 2018 and 2019, he is a member of the AAPG Sustainable Development Committee as well as the AGU’s Global Engagement Committee.
He currently leads the UNESCO / IUGS International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 685 ‘Geology for Sustainable Development’ (2019-2024).
University Of Plymouth / Royal Scientifc Society Of Jordan
Iain Stewart is the El Hassan bin Talal Research Chair in Sustainability at the Royal Scientific Society (Jordan) and Professor of Geoscience Communication at the University of Plymouth (UK), where he also holds the UNESCO Chair for Geoscience and Society.
His research interests are in disaster risk reduction, climate change, geoenergy, geoheritage and Earth science communication. His geoscience communication work has involved a 15-year partnership with BBC Science making popular television programmes about planet Earth.
His television promotion of geoenergy issues includes the 3-part series ‘Planet Oil’ (2015) and documentaries such as ‘Scotland’s First Oil Rush’ (2016) and ‘Fracking: The New Energy Rush’ (2013). That work on communicating geoscience to the public has been recognised with the AAPG Environmental Geosciences Public Outreach Award (2020) and its ‘Geoscientists in the Media’award (2014), alongside the GSA ‘President’s Medal’ (2018), as well as the American Geosciences Institute’s ‘Public Understanding of Geosciences’ award (2017), the European Federation of Geoscientists Medal of Merit (2016), and American Geophysical Union award for public engagement (2014).
A member of the AAPG advisory board for its ‘Energy Transition’ congresses in 2018 and 2019, he is a member of the AAPG Sustainable Development Committee as well as the AGU’s Global Engagement Committee.
He currently leads the UNESCO / IUGS International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 685 ‘Geology for Sustainable Development’ (2019-2024).
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