1. Lynne Elizabeth Frostick was born on 2 February 1949 and is a chartered British geographer and geologist.
18 Facts About Lynne Frostick
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Lynne Frostick was a professor of Physical Geography at the University of Hull until 2014.
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Lynne Frostick is a member of the government's science careers expert group.
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Lynne Frostick has published over one hundred papers and books, crossing disciplines including physics, mathematics and hydraulic engineering, as well as rift valleys, and sedimentology.
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Lynne Frostick is currently a board member on the Environment Agency Board for Flood and Risk Coastal Risk Management.
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Lynne Frostick applies her background in geology and environmental science to promote the well-being of others and the environment.
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Lynne Frostick was educated at Dartford Grammar School for Girls for Secondary School from 1960 to 1966.
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Lynne Frostick then attended the University of Leicester, and completed her PhD in 1975 at the University of East Anglia with a thesis entitled "Sediment Studies in the Deben Estuary, Suffolk, England".
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Lynne Frostick has a background in environmental science, which paved the way for her interest in geology and geography.
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Lynne Frostick's first job was a docent at Birkbeck, University of London, from 1974 to 1987.
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Lynne Frostick was a senior lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London, from 1987 to 1990.
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Lynne Frostick was then a senior lecturer at the University of Reading until 1996.
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Lynne Frostick established her position as a leading woman in geology by being the first female Honorary Secretary from 1988 to 1991.
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Lynne Frostick was the second female president of the Geological Society of London from 2008 to 2010.
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When Lynne Frostick was an undergraduate in 1967, plate tectonic theory was not being taught.
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Lynne Frostick spoke about how women are forced to choose between family and career, and that since men do not have to make that choice, women should not either.
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Lynne Frostick appeared in the documentary Ancient Apocalypse, offering her geological expertise on whether Sodom and Gomorah was actually possible based on rock displacements.
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Lynne Frostick was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to flood risk and coastal erosion management.