Dave McCarthy’s Biography
- 2022 to ongoing: Head of geological disposal of radioactive waste
- 2021 to 2022: topic lead of geological disposal of radioactive waste
- 2019 to 2022: Senior geologist
- 2014 to 2019: Petroleum and basin analyst BGS
- 2011 to 2014: PhD University College Cork Structural Geology
- 2005 to 2009: BSc (Hons) University College Cork
Research interests
- Microstructural deformation
- Rock magnetics
- Thrust belt development
- Petroleum geology
- South Atlantic evolution and Gondwana breakup
Current projects and collaborations
- 2018 : BGS supervisor for Quentin Corlay at Heriot Watt University
- 2017 : BGS supervisor for Alexandra Tamas at Durham
- 2017 β ongoing : BGS supervisor for Roxana Stanca at Leeds University
- 2017 : BGS supervisor for Rifki Akbar (MSc student at Imperial College London)
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Published outputs
Skills
- Seismic interpretation
- Regional basin analysis
- Structural Geology
- Strain analysis
Awards
- Cunningham Prize 2009: This prize was awarded by the Geological Survey of Ireland for the best field Honours mapping project submitted by an undergraduate in Geology in Ireland.
- Thorley Sweetman Prize 2009: This prize is awarded for best field honours mapping thesis submitted to the UCC Department of Geology.
Professional associations
- Fellow of the Geological Society
- Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain