Michael Young
Director of Geological Survey of Northern Ireland
Location: Belfast
Tel: 028 9038 8462
E-mail Michael Young
Biography
- 2011: Director, GSNI
- 2004–2011: Manager, Tellus Project, GSNI
- 2000–2003: General Manager, Water Management Consultants Ltda., Chile
- 2000: MSc, Development Management, Open University
- 1991–1999: Head of Geophysics, Ministry of Water Resources, Sultanate of Oman
- 1992: MBA, Warwick University Business School
- 1979–1991: Chief Geophysicist, Robertson Research International, UK
- 1978–1979: Senior technical adviser, Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran
- 1971–1977: Mineral exploration in southern Africa
- 1971: MSc, DIC (Geophysics), Imperial College, London
- 1969–1970: Mineral exploration in Canada and Mexico
- 1968: BSc (Hons. Physics) University of Bristol
Research interests
- Mineral and groundwater exploration geophysics
Skills
- Near surface geophysics
- Airborne geophysics
- International project management
- Capacity building and institutional development
Current projects and collaboration
- Tellus Border Project (INTERREG IVA)
Professional association
- Geosciences Committee of the Royal Irish Academy
- Chartered Geologist and Fellow of the Geological Society of London
- European Federation of Geologists
- Society of Exploration Geophysicists
- Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
- Belfast Geologists’ Society
- Geophysical Association of Ireland
Published outputs
Key papers
YOUNG, M E. 2005. Water Resources Challenges in the Arab World. In: Lehr, J H and Keely J. (eds) Water Encyclopedia: Water Quality and Resource Development, J Wiley and Sons, New York.
YOUNG, M E, MACUMBER, P G, WATTS, M D and AL-TOUQY, N. 2004. Electromagnetic detection of freshwater lenses in a hyper-arid terrain. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 57, p. 43-61.
YOUNG, M E. 2002. Institutional development for sustainable groundwater management – an Arabian perspective. In: Hiscock, K M, Rivett, M O, and Davison, R M, (eds) Sustainable Groundwater Development, Geological Society Special Publications, 193, 63-74. The Geological Society, London.
YOUNG, M E, AL-TOUQY, N, EL-KHATIM, S, and ADAM, A A. 1999. Geophysical assessment of possible sites for artificial recharge in Oman. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, 32, p. 139-156.
YOUNG, M E, de BRUIJN, R, and AL-ISMAILY, A. 1998. Exploration of an alluvial aquifer in Oman by time-domain electromagnetic sounding. Hydrogeology Journal, 6, p. 383-393.
YOUNG, M E, SOMERTON, I W, FARAG, A S, LEWIS, M J, JAGODITS, F and MILLETT, A. 1991. Magnetic anomaly map of Yemen. Proceedings: 53rd Meeting of the European Association of Exploration Geophysicists, Florence, Italy.
BURR A F, IZZELDIN A Y, and YOUNG M E. 1988. A gravity survey of North-western Sudan. Geophysical Journal, 92, 3, p. 558.
YOUNG, M E. 1984. Gravity and magnetic results from Mount Isa district, Australia. Transactions (B) Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 93, p. B78-B86.
