David Whitworth
About
David is an award-winning scientist and professional musician. Currently working as a geologist in Herefordshire, he is completing his PhD part-time in Carbon Capture & Storage and Reservoir Geology.
David sings regularly with the choirs of Tewkesbury Abbey and Gloucester Cathedral. As a countertenor, he is in demand across the UK for both solo and ensemble work.
Academia
PhD - Earth Sciences
2020 -
Keele University
David's research encompasses sedimentological and reservoir geology characteristics of sediments deposited in coastal transition zones, and how these can be used to model future sites for geological sequestration of carbon dioxide.
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Research interests include field-based sedimentology & photogrammetry, petrography, and petrophysics for carbon storage.
MSc - Petroleum Geoscience
2019 - 2020
Pass with Distinction
Royal Holloway, University of London
Thesis:
'Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) potential of salt diapirs and anticlines in the UK Sector of the Southern North Sea'.
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Awards:
FindAUniversity's Master's Student of the Year 2020 & 3rd Prize in the Halliburton-Landmark Earth Model Award 2020.
BSc - Geology
2016 - 2019
1st Class Honours
Royal Holloway, University of London
David's undergraduate degree encompassed a broad spectrum of geological & scientific subjects, and culminated with an independent field mapping project in the Spanish Pyrenees.