Speakers

Julie is Secretary General of EuroGeoSurveys, a not-for-profit association representing 37 European geologic survey organizations. She has a background in regional geologic mapping and more than 20 years of experience in leadership roles in government geoscience for geological survey organizations in Australia, Denmark, Greenland, and Belgium. Julie has a Ph.D. in Geology and a Master of Science Communication and Public Engagement from the University of Edinburgh. Her primary focus is delivering EuroGeoSurvey’s vision of a Geological Service for Europe—a permanent, central, and sustainable service that provides foundational geoscientific data, information, and knowledge at a continental scale.

Professor P. David Polly is a paleontologist and evolutionary biologist at Indiana University, specializing in vertebrate paleontology. Prof. Polly earned his PhD from UC Berkeley in 1993 and has held various academic positions, including Professor and Department Chair at Indiana University and Visiting Professor at the University of Helsinki and Australian National University. Prof. Polly’s research focuses on the evolutionary dynamics of mammals, contributing significantly to the fields of paleobiology and climate change. Prof. Polly has published extensively, with over 150 research articles and several books, and has received numerous honours and awards, including being a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Further information: https://pollylab.org/