Prof Geoffrey Boulton is Regius Professor of Geology Emeritus at Edinburgh University, (UK). He is also a Member of the Governing Board of the International Science Council, the Advisory Council of the African Open Science Platform, the Chair of the Academic Advisory Council at the University of Heidelberg, (Germany), and a Member of the Strategic Council of the University of Geneva, (Switzerland).
His career: British Geological Survey 1963-65; Research Fellow, Birmingham 1965-68; Lecturer-Reader, East Anglia, 1968-1980; Professor, Amsterdam University, 1980-86; Edinburgh University: Head of Geology Department 1986-1992; Dean and Provost of Science 1992-1998; Vice Principal 1998-2007.
Some of Prof Boulton's recent roles: General Secretary, Royal Society of Edinburgh; UK Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technology; President, Scottish Marine Laboratory and SAMS; President of CODATA.
Honors: Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (Scotland's National Academy). Order of the British Empire. Kirk Bryan Award, Geological Society of America. Lyell Medal of the Geological Society. Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society. Commandeur de l'Ordre des Palmes (France). Croll Medal of the Quaternary Research Association. Polar Medal (UK). Honorary degrees - Heidelberg, Chalmers (Sweden), Birmingham, Keele.
Current abode: Paris, Edinburgh.
