Annual Visiting Lecturer at the UNU-GTP 2013

Dr. Kevin Brown lecturing on OHS in geothermal development

This year, the annual UNU Visiting Lecturer was Dr. Kevin Brown, former associate professor of Geology and Geothermal Energy at the University of Auckland and present adjunct professor in the Geology Department at the University of Canterbury.  Dr. Brown is presently a partner in GEOKEM - a consultancy based in New Zeland, which specializes in geochemistry of geothermal systems and environmental geochemistry.  He has undertaken extensive research into geothermal scaling and production problems, and worked as a consultant in various parts of the globe.

Dr. Brown‘s lectures were well attended by both UNU-GTP Fellows and members of the Icelandic geothermal community.  The topics addressed were as follows: