Palestra do Prof. Ian Stewart – O Planeta Óleo: Política, Petróleo e Sociedade

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Join your colleagues for an exciting talk by Professor Iain Stewart. Building on his recent three-part BBC television series “Planet Oil” Iain will explore how oil found its way into every aspect of our lives from clothing and plastics to fertilizer and fuel. He’ll touch on the politics of oil and the people who fought over its control and supply, and the importance of recent inventions and innovation. Iain’s talk ‘Planet Oil: politics, petroleum and the public’ will engage and encourage the audience to consider how the petroleum industry interacts with the public and the political realm on both a regional and global level.

Sometimes referred to as geology’s “rock star” Iain has been the host of several acclaimed BBC documentaries including Earth: The Power of the Planet, Earth: The Climate Wars, How Earth Made Us, How To Grow A Planet, Volcano Live, and Rise of the Continents. Iain is particularly interested in the interaction between geology and society.

Iain is currently Professor of Geoscience Communication at the University of Plymouth in the U.K. — a position that is probably unique in the world. He is also Director of Plymouth University’s Sustainable Earth Institute.
Among numerous honors for his work, Iain has received AAPG’s 2015 Geosciences in the Media Award, an Athelstan Spilhaus Award by the American Geophysical Union, and a BAFTA nomination for his work titled Earth: The Power of the Planet. He was awarded an MBE in 2013 by the Queen for his services to geology and science communication.