THE AUTHOR	Dr. Colin Harris
POPULAR PAGES: Chalk facts Channel Tunnel facts Channel Tunnel geology Dinosaurs, top 20 sites Dictionaries Dinosaurs, early finds Dinosaur pictures Dinosaurs, facts Earthquakes, top 20 sites Education Fossils, top 20 sites Fossils by group Free stuff Gems Geology jobs Geology of Kent Geotechnical engineering Hominids (early man) Ice ages Igneous rocks Landslips of Kent Mesozoic Metamorphic rocks Museums Mineralogy Mining Natural disasters Palaeogeography Palaeozoic Petroleum Planetary geology Plate tectonics Precambrian Sedimentary rocks Stratigraphy Structual geology UK field guides USA field guides Volcanoes Volcanoes UK White cliffs of Dover Volcano cams	The author spent a total of seven years at university in the UK, gaining a Degree in Geology from Hull University, an M.Sc. in Micropalaeontology from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and a Ph.D. in Albian Stratigraphy from the University of Plymouth. On leaving the academic world he spent seven years working in the oil industry in Singapore interpreting regional stratigraphy and oilfield geology throughout S.E. Asia, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Return to the UK involved five years working as a geological consultant to the builders of the Channel Tunnel, and following this, two years co-ordinating, editing and writing (in part) the book entitled 'Engineering Geology of the Channel Tunnel.' This was followed by three years working for Taylor Woodrow as an Expert Witness involving a major contractual dispute over a 5km tunnel in Chalk; followed by two years working for Southern Water. Currently the author has just completed a major contract abroad as a Senior Tunnel Engineer for Knight Piesold. This involved a 30km hydroelectric project in a thrusted volcanic complex. To view a full CV.
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