DIAS post doctoral researcher Dr Haleh Karbala Ali was awarded “Best Oral Presentation” at the 2020 Society of Exploration Geophysicists Workshop on Underground Water and Karst Imaging which was held virtually August 28th. The extended abstract will be soon published in SEG digital library.
Her talk, “Locating Subterranean water flow in Irish Karst”, discussed her recent findings from her current research on locating flowing conduits based on a preliminary field experiment on Karst. This work under the supervision of prof. Chris Bean and in collaboration with Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG) focusses on developing new methods for locating and real time monitoring of flowing conduits in Karst.
Karst is a landscape developed when the underlying rock is soluble such as limestone. Near half of Ireland is underlain by limestone which has been karstified in most regions especially west of the country. Karst is important as a source of drinking water, a potential geohazard in geotechnical and construction projects and in terms of groundwater flooding. Current geophysical methods can image the structure of Karst but cannot state whether the conduits are flowing or not. In this project, Haleh tries to locate and track the flowing conduits by passively listening to the tiny ground vibrations induced by the water-flow in Karst conduits.
Analysis of the seismic data in the pilot study on Polltoophill-Polldeelin cave in Castletown, near Gort have yielded promising results and the team is looking forward to have deeper understanding of this complex water system after the main seismic deployment in early October.
If you are interested in learning more, Haleh will be discussing groundwater as a geohazard in an open talk on Culture Night. Tickets available via Eventbrite.
The papers were
1) Affine Field Theory: conservation identitites and relation to Weyl and Eddington
2)The Union of the three fundamental fields (Gravitation, Menson, Electromagnetism)
Which went on to secure worldwide acclaim.
#DIASdiscovers
Date: 01 December 1943
Paper: The Irish Press
Headline: Two Papers by Dr. Schroedinger
Synopsis: 1943 was a busy year for Schroedinger. Not only did he deliver the "What is Life?" Lectures in @tcddublin in February in November he delivered two papers in the @RIAdawson (1/2)
"In the lives of St. Patrick, the two saints are invariably fused into one", said Prof. O'Rahilly in his lecture.
The lecture was a condensation from O’Rahilly’s book “The two Patricks: a lecture on the history of Christianity in fifth-century Ireland”. (4/5)
He was known by his first name Patricius, which in later times would lead to confusion as he was succeeded by another apostle of the same name (Saint Patrick or Patricius in Latin). (3/5)
Date: 21st March 1942
Paper: The Irish Press
Headline: Palladius and Patrick | School Of Celtic Studies Lecture
Synopsis: The first public lecture under the auspices of the School of Celtic Studies was delivered in Trinity College by Professor T. F. O'Rahilly in 1942. (1/5)
As part of our ongoing participation in the @HistFest we decided to take a look into the Irish Newspaper Archives and see where DIAS made it into print over the last 80 years. There were so many articles, the hardest part was selecting what we would post. We hope you enjoy!
@laoneill "it's our job as researchers to keep reminding governments how important basic research is"
"For Dev basic research being carried out in Ireland was a badge of pride"
@NeasaMcG Schrödinger's work in causality was not well received by the religious authorities at the time
At the same time DIAS did have Catholic priests working on research projects in the early days, so there was not the conflict you might think between science and religion
@CormacORafferty on how unsuccessful work, in Schrödinger's case, unified field theory, is just as important part of science.
And no one has managed to crack it yet!
And not forgetting the cat
Dr Haleh Karbala Ali awarded Best Oral Presentation at SEG 2020
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Posted: 7th September 2020 by Clodagh Moriarty
DIAS post doctoral researcher Dr Haleh Karbala Ali was awarded “Best Oral Presentation” at the 2020 Society of Exploration Geophysicists Workshop on Underground Water and Karst Imaging which was held virtually August 28th. The extended abstract will be soon published in SEG digital library.
Her talk, “Locating Subterranean water flow in Irish Karst”, discussed her recent findings from her current research on locating flowing conduits based on a preliminary field experiment on Karst. This work under the supervision of prof. Chris Bean and in collaboration with Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG) focusses on developing new methods for locating and real time monitoring of flowing conduits in Karst.
Karst is a landscape developed when the underlying rock is soluble such as limestone. Near half of Ireland is underlain by limestone which has been karstified in most regions especially west of the country. Karst is important as a source of drinking water, a potential geohazard in geotechnical and construction projects and in terms of groundwater flooding. Current geophysical methods can image the structure of Karst but cannot state whether the conduits are flowing or not. In this project, Haleh tries to locate and track the flowing conduits by passively listening to the tiny ground vibrations induced by the water-flow in Karst conduits.
Analysis of the seismic data in the pilot study on Polltoophill-Polldeelin cave in Castletown, near Gort have yielded promising results and the team is looking forward to have deeper understanding of this complex water system after the main seismic deployment in early October.
If you are interested in learning more, Haleh will be discussing groundwater as a geohazard in an open talk on Culture Night. Tickets available via Eventbrite.
Category: News Tags: DIAS Geophysics, groundwater, Haleh, iCRAG, karst, SEG
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The papers were 1) Affine Field Theory: conservation identitites and relation to Weyl and Eddington 2)The Union of the three fundamental fields (Gravitation, Menson, Electromagnetism) Which went on to secure worldwide acclaim. #DIASdiscovers
Date: 01 December 1943 Paper: The Irish Press Headline: Two Papers by Dr. Schroedinger Synopsis: 1943 was a busy year for Schroedinger. Not only did he deliver the "What is Life?" Lectures in @tcddublin in February in November he delivered two papers in the @RIAdawson (1/2)
Available to buy on the DIAS bookshop: books.dias.ie/index.php?main… (5/5) #DIASdiscovers #celtic #studies #twopatricks
"In the lives of St. Patrick, the two saints are invariably fused into one", said Prof. O'Rahilly in his lecture. The lecture was a condensation from O’Rahilly’s book “The two Patricks: a lecture on the history of Christianity in fifth-century Ireland”. (4/5)
He was known by his first name Patricius, which in later times would lead to confusion as he was succeeded by another apostle of the same name (Saint Patrick or Patricius in Latin). (3/5)
He spoke on "Palladius and Patrick". Palladius was the first bishop of the Christians of Ireland. (2/5)
Date: 21st March 1942 Paper: The Irish Press Headline: Palladius and Patrick | School Of Celtic Studies Lecture Synopsis: The first public lecture under the auspices of the School of Celtic Studies was delivered in Trinity College by Professor T. F. O'Rahilly in 1942. (1/5)
As part of our ongoing participation in the @HistFest we decided to take a look into the Irish Newspaper Archives and see where DIAS made it into print over the last 80 years. There were so many articles, the hardest part was selecting what we would post. We hope you enjoy!
@AReillyFailte @CultureNight @VisitDublin Thanks Antoinette! Glad you enjoyed 😊
Big thank you to @MartinaPQuinn of @helloalicepr for moderating the discussion, and of course to our panel @NeasaMcG @CormacORafferty and @laoneill111
@CormacORafferty "to cut yourself off from fundamental research means you could miss out on some of the biggest ideas"
@laoneill "it's our job as researchers to keep reminding governments how important basic research is" "For Dev basic research being carried out in Ireland was a badge of pride"
@NeasaMcG Schrödinger's work in causality was not well received by the religious authorities at the time At the same time DIAS did have Catholic priests working on research projects in the early days, so there was not the conflict you might think between science and religion
@laoneill111 Schrödinger was very popular in social circles in Dublin, a bit of a renaissance man
@CormacORafferty Schrödinger was gifted at explaining difficult concepts
@CormacORafferty on how unsuccessful work, in Schrödinger's case, unified field theory, is just as important part of science. And no one has managed to crack it yet! And not forgetting the cat
@laoneill111 how Schrödinger's book inspired scientists to change fields and result in the finding of the double helix.