Alan graduated with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Glasgow 1981, and worked in the drilling and well engineering service sector. Alan has a particular interest in engineering uses and properties of Scottish stone as well as the geology of the North East. He has been a member with AGS since 1998.
Ben started his geological journey at Aberdeen University studying Geology and Petroleum Geology. After gaining his BSc in 2023, he commenced a PhD looking at Iron Age vitrified hillforts. He also became Secretary for AGS at that time. Ben enjoys fieldwork and outdoor pursuits.
Don graduated in Electronics from the University of Edinburgh in 1972, but pursued his passion of Geology when he semi-retired from the subsea technology industry. As a mature student, he gained an honours geology degree from Aberdeen in 2003. Don is particularly interested in Scottish Dalradian geology.
Jeremy runs his own web design company, Design@79, from home in York. Geological interests include the magmatism of the British Tertiary Igneous Province, the Appinite suite of NW Scotland and ‘hard rocks’ in general!
Dr Jess Pugsley is a Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen and specialises in drone-based outcrops for research and teaching. Her PhD explored the Palaeogene volcanic and inter-volcanic successions in north-west Mull.
Justin graduated with a BSc in Geology in 1987 and started working as a Mudlogger in the North Sea. An MEng in Petroleum Engineering in 1990 opened a 30-year subsurface career with Texaco and Chevron. He retired in 2020 and has since completed an MSc in Environmental and Forestry Management and a PhD in carbon sequestration at Aberdeen University. He remains a geologist at heart and has been a member of AGS for about 15 years.
Ken is also a graduate in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Edinburgh University. He worked in the subsea construction business from 1974 to 2015 when he retired. He became interested in geology after a Hebridean cruise in 2023.
Rosemary gained her first degree from the University of Cambridge (Girton College) with a special interest in Quaternary geology and the Palaeolithic period. Later, as a mature student, she gained a further degree in Fine Art from Gray’s School of Art, RGU. She has had a lifelong interest in Geology.