Teal Riley
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
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| Occupation | Field Geologist |
Teal Riley (b. 1970) is a field geologist at the British Antarctic Survey. He specializes in the geochemistry and geochronology of the Antarctic Peninsula and its correlations to units in South America and elsewhere in West Antarctica.
Teal Riley graduated from Leicester University in 1991 with a degree in Geology. He completed a Ph.D. in 1995 at the University of Bristol in geochemistry and petrology.
Riley has worked at the British Antarctic Survey since 1995. He has carried out sixteen Antarctic field seasons and has been chief scientist on two research cruises to the Scotia Sea. Riley was awarded the Polar Medal in 2010[1] and the Prestwich Medal of the Geological Society of London in 2023[2]. Riley Peak[3] in southern Palmer Land is named after him to reflect his contributions to Gondwana geology.
References
- ↑ "Page 22817 | Supplement 59616, 26 November 2010 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ↑ "The Geological Society of London - 2023 awards and funds winners". www.geolsoc.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ↑ "UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee", Wikipedia, 2023-09-19, retrieved 2023-09-20
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