Richard Haworth | 25 seats available
Fridays, 10:00am – 11:30am
October 12 – November 9 (5 sessions)

A personal retrospective of earth science projects in which the author has been involved. Those projects examined disparate elements of the structure, evolution and resources of the earth, including the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the Shape of the Earth, and Canadian Diamonds. The science (the travail) will be supplemented by a travelogue (the travel) of the places that the author visited while pursuing these scientific investigations.

Week 1: What shape's the earth in?  Measuring along 150W in the Pacific, from Valparaiso to Tahiti.
Week 2: The Mid Atlantic Ridge, visiting Iceland, with side steps to the Azores and the Faroe Islands.
Week 3: Behold Baffin Bay, from Iqaluit to Nuuk (Godhtab) and beyond.
Week 4: Tracing the Appalachians across the Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Scandinavia
Week 5: Canadian Diamonds, from industry in Yellowknife via the Ice Road to the mines.

Richard Haworth

Richard Haworth's scientific background includes the conduct and management of international marine geophysical research programs, starting at Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth and ending as Assistant Deputy Minister with Natural Resources Canada. Returning to Nova Scotia, he taught environmental policy development at Dalhousie University and continued his work on Law of the Sea. In 2012 he was elected to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in New York. He has just completed his 5 year term and is looking forward to spending more time to become an active 'citizen of Wolfville'.