Dougal Jerram

[excerpted from author's website]
My interest in the Great Outdoors developed at school when a number of great people got me interested in rocks, skiing and outdoor pursuits. At this stage I took up geology and have not looked back since. Before I headed off to University I went on a British Schools Exploration Society Expedition to Arctic Norway, playing around on glaciers and ice caps. A great experience which set me up for my studies. University beckoned and I spent a large part of my liver at Cardiff for undergraduate and then Liverpool for my PhD.

For 13 years I was at Durham University at the Earth Sciences Department where I travelled the globe looking at volcanoes, deserts, mountains and a great variety of Earth's active systems. In June 2011 I jumped into the deep end and left Durham University setting up DougalEARTH Ltd. At DougalEARTH I am involved in consultancy/research/media and teaching into various aspects of our planet.

Most recently I have started initiatives into Science outreach and popular science entertainment. Aiming to make science more accessible to the general public and promoting our understanding of the Planet. My virtual home is DougalEARTH, but my real place is out there looking and sharing the wonders of Earth Science.