Katherine Royse

Biography

I have worked at BGS for 19 years and I am currently the Science Director for GeoAnalytics and Modelling. I focus on taking a multidisciplinary approach to modelling the environment to better understand and predict the Earth’s response to environmental change (publishing over 30 key papers). I feel that I have a lot to offer the Society through my professional career at BGS where I have successfully led Urban Geoscience (publishing over 30 key papers) and Derived Products, as well as several large European projects. I am a member of the NERC Innovation Advisory Board where I have developed their new innovation strategy. I have a strong background in knowledge exchange and stakeholder engagement having completed a NERC KE Fellowship in probability, uncertainty and risk in the environment working to translate natural hazard research to the financial service sector. I am a STEM ambassador, and associate editor of the Geoscience Data journal and German Journal of Geoscience. I have been a Fellow of the Society since 1997, CGeol, 2001 and EurGeol in 2002 and have been a chartered scrutineer since 2009. As a senior member of BGS I am closely linked with the academic and private sector Earth Science community. During my tenure on Council I would like to focus on increasing the Society’s relevance to all Earth Scientists particularly in developing their future professional roles through ongoing learning (CPD). As Professional Secretary, I will utilise my skills and networks to assist in bridging the gap between academia and industry as well as in raising awareness of the activities of the Society and the importance of the Society to our professional standing and development.

Research Interest

Environmental Science and Earth science