THE WORK and career of internationally acclaimed Aberystwyth geologist Robin Whatley is to be celebrated at an event in London.

Prof Whatley, who taught at Aberystwyth University for over three decades, died in June last year, aged 79.

Prof Whatley, one of only a handful of British scientists to be elected to the Argentine Academy of Sciences, discovered and named over 500 new species of a microscopic crustacean known as an ‘ostracod’ during his distinguished career.

His work will be commemorated in a Geological Society memorial meeting at Burlington House, London, on Monday, 30 January, where many South American colleagues will contribute via video link.

Prof Whatley’s wife, Dr Caroline Maybury, said: “He was a larger than life character widely known in Aberystwyth.

“He continued his research right up to the very day of his death.

“He will be honoured by academics from all over the world at the memorial meeting dedicated to his life and work in London’s Geological Society.”

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