Dr Prame Chopra 'Dangerous Eruptions: Volcanoes Past, Present and Future’

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Thursday, 7 February 2019 - 12:30pm

Abstract

Prame, previously a Reader in Geophysics at the ANU, will talk about his longstanding interest in the earth's internal heat, the processes that are driven by it and the green energy opportunities it presents - volcanic eruptions are some of the most impressive manifestations of this astonishing heat.

Biography

Dr Prame Chopra has degrees in geology and geophysics. Before retirement, he was a Reader in Geophysics at the ANU. In 2000, he co-founded Geodynamics Ltd, the world's first publicly listed hot rock energy company and he served as a director of the company for more than a decade.

He has had a longstanding interest in the Earth's internal heat, the processes that are driven by it and the green energy opportunities it presents.