Dr Aoife Braiden

Research Manager aoife.braiden@gsi.ie

(01) 6782650

Geologiocal Survey of Ireland

Research Programmes towards 2020

Overview of GSI

• The GSI is Ireland’s Geoscience/Geology agency* founded in 1845 • * A division of Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources • c.40 permanent technical staff

– Geologists, Cartographers, GIS, Technicians, Drillers, Researchers, Admin • c. 30 contract staff, plus c.2-4 interns • Key body supporting Geoscience Sector: 3% GDP, 1.4% employment

Provide 3 key services • Geoscience Data collections & management (Terrestrial & Marine, Free, online) • Knowledge Centre (Independent Advice, Statutory roles, policy advisor) • Project Partner (EU, Gov’t, Local Authorities, Research)

Government

Industry Academia

GSI

Key areas of expertise • Bedrock/land mapping (incl. Tellus programme)

• Marine mapping (incl. INFOMAR programme)

• Groundwater & aquifer classification

• Geohazards (e.g. landslides, radon, sinkholes, tsunami)

• Heritage and planning (incl. geotourism)

• Minerals & raw materials

• Quaternary geology and Geotechnical

• Education and outreach & Citizen science

• Public perception and policy

Magnetic field •Variation in rock and soil type •Geological structures

Electrical conductivity: •Groundwater contamination •Landfill detection

Radioactivity: •Natural radioactivity •Radon

GeophysGeophysics Programme

Geochemistry Programme

Zn

NO3- Co

Cu

Real map of Dublin Bay Real map of Ireland

Marine Mapping Programme

RV Keary – survey vessel RV Celtic Explorer

GSI Geoscience Research Programme (i) Funder/programme manager

e.g. GSI Geoscience Research Programme, Infomar, Tellus (incl. SME) Co-funder and partner with SFI, IRC, Fulbright Commission, ERA-Nets

(ii) Collaborator/partner/data provider e.g. ESFRI Infrastructure project (EPOS); Ind. NAG-TEC; SFI-Ind. iCRAG + academic partnerships (iii) Stakeholder/policy advisor e.g. Minerals maps; Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland

Current EU projects under COST, INTERREG, EU Infrastructure project/ESFRI, DG

Research, DG Mare, DG Grow, projects via EuroGeoSurveys + data standardisation and harmonisation programmes such as INSPIRE,

EMODnet etc.

Geoscience Ireland • Network of 25 companies

• expertise in water, minerals and infrastructure development

• global clients in over 50 countries.

• provide a full spectrum of services to multilateral agencies, governments and the private sector

• GI is an industry partner supporting iCRAG research Centre with GI Member Companies: Byrne Looby Partners,

Tobin Consulting Engineers, SLR Consulting and AWN Consulting directly involved with the research centre.

http://www.geoscience.ie/

GSI Geoscience Research

Short call now open!

<€25,000

<12 month project

For further information Dr Aoife Braiden, Research Manager,

GSI, Beggars Bush, Dublin 4. aoife.braiden@gsi.ie