The Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona hosts Professor Simon Mitchell’s inaugural professorial lecture titled “Making a Mark in the Rocks.” The lecture is scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. in the New Chemistry Lecture Theatre. His lecture explores the geology of Jamaica and how it relates to the evolution of the Caribbean region.

Professor Mitchell will share from his research interest which has focused on understanding the Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks of the Caribbean region. The applicability of the research can be seen in the renewed hunt for hydrocarbons around the Caribbean with the increase in the price of oil.