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March 2014
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The Anthony N. Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence is the English-speaking Caribbean’s leading recognition programme in Arts, Sciences, and Public and Civic Work. The goal of the Ansa Caribbean Awards for Excellence is to recognise significant Caribbean achievement, to encourage and to support the pursuit of excellence by Caribbean people, for the benefit of the region. Dr Robertson is a geologist and volcanologist whose work has been ground-breaking in the study of volcanoes and the geology of the region. A world expert, he is active in public education on the issue and has published academic books, and numerous refereed articles and book chapters. His interest in volcanology was inspired by his personal experience in 1979, when he and his family woke to the eruption of the Soufriere volcano, which displaced thousands of Vincentians. He subsequently studied geology at The UWI, volcanology at the University of Leeds in the UK (MPhil) and completed his PhD in geology at Mona, Jamaica. His PhD thesis (The Volcanic Geology of pre-Soufriere Rocks in St Vincent) and his volcanic hazards atlas are benchmarks in volcanology in the eastern Caribbean. |
Dr Richard Robertson, Director of UWI’s Seismic Research Centre at St Augustine, has been honoured by the Anthony N. Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence in the category of Science & Technology.