Over 18 years of experience working for the British Geological Survey has enabled Laura to gain extensive experience of dealing with large geological national datasets. Laura’s primary areas of specialism include:
♦ Management and collation of complex national datasets
♦ ArcGIS capture and digitisation of spatial data on a national scale
♦ Quality assurance of geological data
♦ Contributing to the input of information to national datasets
♦ Gaining new skills via knowledge transfer
Laura Williams’s Biography
- 1999 – 2002 : BSc University of Glamorgan, Geoscience
- 2004 : Assistant Scientific Officer, British Geological Survey
- 2005 – 2008 : MSc Environmental Planning, University of Glamorgan
- 2013 : Geoscientist, British Geological Survey
Research interests
- Geoscience
- Data collection, analysis and management (databases)
- 3D geological modelling
- Structural geology
- Seismic interpretation
Current projects and collaborations
- Cardiff Geo-observatory – Research looking at shallow geothermal heat recovery and storage
- National Sinkholes Database – Recording data regarding reported sinkhole events
- Cardiff superficial deposits 3D geological model – Metadata report for the Cardiff superficial deposits 3D geological model
- UK unconformity mapping – Classification of unconformities in Wales
- UK fault mapping – Classification of faults in Wales.
ORCID: 0000000168499467
Key papers
- Kendall, R S, Williams, L R, Patton, A M, and Thorpe, S. 2020. Metadata report for the Cardiff superficial deposits 3D geological model. Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 19pp. (OR/16/031) (Unpublished)
- Patton, A M, Farr, G, Boon, D P, James, D R, Williams, B, James, L, Kendall, R, Thorpe, S, Harcombe, G, Schofield, D I, Holden, A, and White, D. 2019. Establishing an urban geo-observatory to support sustainable development of shallow subsurface heat recovery and storage. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 53 (1). 49-61. https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2019-020
- James, L R, Kendall, R S, Patton, A M, Thorpe, S, Farr, G, Boon, D, and Holden, A. 2019. A city scale 3D geological model to support ground source heat recovery and storage. [Poster] In: The Hydrogeology of the Superficial Deposits, Burlington House, London, 01 – 02 May 2019. (Unpublished)
- Farr, G, Patton, A M, Boon, D, James, D, Coppell, L, and James, L. 2019. Cardiff Urban Geo-Observatory : groundwater temperature data 2014-2018, metadata report. Cardiff, UK, British Geological Survey, 14pp. (OR/19/053) (Unpublished)
- Boon, D, Farr, G, Patton, A, Kendall, R, James, L, Abesser, C, Busby, J, Schofield, D, White, D, Gooddy, D, James, D, Williams, B, Tucker, D, Knowles, S, and Harcombe, G. 2016. The contribution of geology and groundwater studies to city-scale ground heat network strategies: A case study from Cardiff, UK. [Poster] In: EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna, Austria, 17-22 Apr 2016. British Geological Survey. (Unpublished)
Published outputs
- ArcGIS and digital mapping
- 3D modelling
- OpendTect
- Mircosoft Office
- Fellow of the Geological Society
- RICS Environmental Award for Research 2007, Second prize