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 -
Ongoing
Keele University
Thesis:
'From Macro to Micro: An holistic characterisation of arid-marine transitional sediments, for use in CO2 storage evaluations'.
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Awards:
The Geological Society's President's Award, 2023
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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 of sedimentary rocks, 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
AAPG Imperial Barrel Award, European semi-finalist, 2020
Halliburton-Landmark Earth Model Award, 3rd Prize, 2020
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David's Master's degree included a broad grounding in reservoir geology as appropriate to the oil & gas industry, with the addition of significant training in 'new energies' such as geothermal and wind power, and in storage options such as those for CO2 and nuclear waste.​
BSc - Geology
2016 - 2019
1st Class Honours
Royal Holloway, University of London
Thesis:
'Geological Evolution and Mapping of the Western External Sierras, Spanish Pyrenees'.
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Awards:
RHUL Frank Barker Prize, 2019
RHSU Honorary Membership, 2019
Lyell Scholarship Award, 2018
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David's undergraduate degree encompassed a broad spectrum of geological & scientific subjects, and culminated with an independent field mapping project in the Spanish Pyrenees.
During this time he was President of the Lyell Geoscience Society, and a Peer Guide and Mentor to younger students within the Department of Earth Sciences.​