PEEBLES

Back

For Angus Miller Geowalks is a business and a passion. As an Edinburgh-based
geologist he likes to share that passion by taking people on an exploration of Scotland's geology, helping them to discover the rich story of Scotland's rocks and landscapes.

Family holidays in the outdoors of Scotland and geology courses at Strathaven Academy were the start of an interest that led Angus to study geology at Edinburgh University from which he graduated in 1991.  After a year out, volunteering with Scottish Conservation Projects in the Highlands,
Angus went on to do a Ph.D. at Durham University, finishing in late 1995.  As part of his studies he spent time investigating small earthquakes of the Hengill volcano in Iceland and was based for a time at the US Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California, a great chance to explore the mountain ranges, volcanoes and earthquakes of the area.

As a member of the team monitoring the erupting volcano on Montserrat in the eastern Caribbean he worked for two years at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory.  As the eruption worsened the volcano had a catastrophic effect on the island and its small human population demonstrating to him the fascination and fear they cause and the challenges of communicating science to the general public.

Geowalks began on Arthur's Seat in 1998, using the story of this local volcano to
explore the vastness of geological time and scale. Since then, his work has grown to include day walks and Geowalks holidays across Scotland, and activities with organisations such as the Edinburgh International Science Festival.

Angus has also worked for interesting organisations such as the Scottish Earth
Science Education Forum and the John Muir Trust, and he teaches adult education courses for the Office of Lifelong Learning at Edinburgh University. In his spare time he is Secretary of the Edinburgh Geological Society.   And a dad!