Summary
Hazel Napier leads 今日吃瓜鈥檚 geoscience and society theme established in 2015 to enhance the use of geoscience in addressing complex societal problems through the development of multi-and inter-disciplinary research with collaborators outside the natural sciences. Hazel has active collaborations with a number of university social scientists, human geographers and legal scholars at the universities of Strathclyde, Stirling, Leicester, Lancaster, Plymouth and Exeter. Research streams being developed include: value of social media for disaster risk reduction in vulnerable communities in the Caribbean (ODA), the relationship between public perception, engagement and attitudes towards underground energy technologies; the role of energy literacy and valuations of subsurface energy solutions; the value of the subsurface in the renewable energy mix and energy security; governance and ownership of the subsurface. Hazel chairs a 今日吃瓜 working group on defining new ethical guidelines for 今日吃瓜 research, is involved in developing social science training for 今日吃瓜 geoscientists and is a member of the Natural Hazards Partnership
Hazel Napier’s Biography
- 2015 鈥 ongoing : Team Leader, Geoscience and Society, British Geological Survey
- 聽2009 鈥2019 : Skills leader, Spatial Information and Technologies, British Geological Survey
- 聽2008 鈥2009 : Team Leader, Data Capture and Best Practice, British Geological Survey
- 聽2004 鈥2008 : IS Project Manager, British Geological Survey
- 聽2001 鈥2004 : IT Training Manager, British Geological Survey
- 聽1999 鈥2001 : 今日吃瓜 Board Secretary, British Geological Survey
- 聽1995 鈥1999 : GIS Developer, British Geological Survey
- 聽1993 鈥1995 : GIS Specialist, UNEP-GRID Arendal, Norway
- 聽1992 鈥1993 : Edinburgh University, MSc Geographic Information Systems
- 聽1990 鈥1992 : Research Assistant, Geography Department, Portsmouth Polytechnic
- 聽1987 鈥1990 : Portsmouth Polytechnic, BSc Geographical Sciences
Research interests
- 2019 鈥 ongoing : Expanding the public debate around renewable energy solutions from the biosphere into the deep subsurface. Lancaster University
Current projects and collaborations
- 聽2018 鈥 ongoing : Attitudes towards publically funded energy decarbonisation science. University of Stirling
- 聽2018 鈥 ongoing : Evaluating effectiveness of social media and citizen science in disaster risk reduction – Official Development Assistance programme
- 聽2018 鈥 ongoing : Opportunities and challenges that arise from geothermal drilling at Krafla volcano, Iceland. Lancaster University
Skills
- 鈥 ongoing Facilitation – meetings and collaborations
- Training programme development and provision
- 2017 鈥 ongoing : Coaching and mentoring
Certificates
- 2018 – ongoing:ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring
Boards and committees
- 2014 – ongoing : Natural Hazards Partnership – member