Symposium Proceedings Honoring Sediment Dynamics Researcher Michael Collins

Proceedings from a 2007 symposium at the University of Wales, Swansea, honoring Professor Michael Collins's 30-year career. The event was organized by his former postgraduate students, with about 30 of his 50+ supervised Ph.D. and M.Sc. students in attendance. It documents tributes and discussions on the diverse subjects and projects he supervised.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the scope of research topics and projects supervised by Michael Collins as described in the symposium proceedings.
• Studying academic mentorship networks by identifying the cohort of 50+ Ph.D. and M.Sc. students mentioned.
• Tracing the career impact of a scientist through tributes and recollections from former students documented in the text.

Strengths

• Documents a specific event with 30 attending former students from a cohort of over 50.
• Covers a professional career spanning 30 years in sediment dynamics.

Limitations

• The core data is narrative text from a single event, lacking structured quantitative data.
• The dataset scope is limited to perspectives shared at the 2007 symposium.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, originating from a university symposium.

Collection Method

Symposium proceedings and associated descriptive text.

Time Range

Event held in July 2007, referencing a career spanning approximately 30 years prior.

Freshness

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Geography

Symposium held at the University of Wales, Swansea; associated research geography is unspecified.