Dr Patrick De Decker ‘The Belgica Expedition in Antarctic Waters 1897-1899’
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Thursday, 12 September 2019 - 12:30pm
Patrick, an Emeritus Professor, at the ANU, will tell the tale of amazing scientific achievements and human endeavor on The Belgica Expedition. He will discuss scientific data obtained during the expedition and their subsequent publications over 40 years.
Abstract
The Belgica Expedition in Antarctic waters 1887-1899 is a tale of amazing scientific achievements and human endeavour. This talk will discuss scientific data obtained during the expedition and their subsequent publications over 40 years.It will be illustrated with many original photographs, scientific illustrations and maps.
Biography
Patrick De Deckker AM, FAA, Hon FGS: Emeritus Professor, Research School of Earth Sciences, ANU.
Patrick, originally from Belgium, arrived in Australia close to 50 years ago where he continued his university education in geology, micro-palaeontology and zoology at several institutions. He has been at the ANU since 1981 except for 2 years at Monash and has worked on salt lakes, their biota and geological history, plus on the evolution of the oceans in our region related to climate changes and on airborne dust (the topic which he presented to the Friends of the ANBG last year). Patrick is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
