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'''Michael Welland''' (1946 – October 2017) was a British petroleum geologist and expert on [[sand]].<ref name="GS">{{Cite web|last=Fortey |first=Richard |date=2017 |title=Michael Welland 1946–2017 |location=London |publisher=[[The Geological Society]] |url=https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/About/History/Obituaries-2001-onwards/Obituaries-2017/Michael-Welland-1946-2017 |archive-url=}}</ref> His book ''Sand: a journey through science and the imagination'',<ref>[[Oxford University Press]] 2009 {{ISBN|978-0199563180}}), published in the USA as ''Sand: the never-ending story'' ([[University of California Press]] 2009 {{ISBN|978-0520254374}})</ref> won the 2010 [[John Burroughs Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bookshow/sand-and-the-imagination/3015826|title=Sand and the Imagination|date=28 July 2010|work=RadioNational: The Book Show|publisher=ABC (Australia)|accessdate=28 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Robinson|first=Andrew|date=13 August 2009|title=The world in a grain of sand (book review)|journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]|volume=460|pages=798–799|doi=10.1038/460798a|url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v460/n7257/full/460798a.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://research.amnh.org/burroughs/medal_award_list.html |title=John Burroughs Medal Award List |publisher=[[John Burroughs Association]] |accessdate=28 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023556/http://research.amnh.org/burroughs/medal_award_list.html |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df= }}</ref>
'''Michael Welland''' (1946 – October 2017) was a British petroleum geologist and [[sand]] expert and [[arenophile]].<ref name="GS">{{Cite web|last=Fortey |first=Richard |date=2017 |title=Michael Welland 1946–2017 |location=London |publisher=[[The Geological Society]] |url=https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/About/History/Obituaries-2001-onwards/Obituaries-2017/Michael-Welland-1946-2017 }}</ref> His book ''Sand: a journey through science and the imagination''<ref>[[Oxford University Press]] 2009 {{ISBN|978-0199563180}}), published in the USA as ''Sand: the never-ending story'' ([[University of California Press]] 2009 {{ISBN|978-0520254374}})</ref> won the 2010 [[John Burroughs Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bookshow/sand-and-the-imagination/3015826|title=Sand and the Imagination|date=28 July 2010|work=RadioNational: The Book Show|publisher=ABC (Australia)|accessdate=28 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Robinson|first=Andrew|date=13 August 2009|title=The world in a grain of sand (book review)|journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]|volume=460|pages=798–799|doi=10.1038/460798a|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://research.amnh.org/burroughs/medal_award_list.html |title=John Burroughs Medal Award List |publisher=[[John Burroughs Association]] |accessdate=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023556/http://research.amnh.org/burroughs/medal_award_list.html |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
Welland was a featured commentator in the documentary film "[[Sand Wars]]" (2013).


Welland was born in 1946, son of Dennis Welland, Professor of American Literature and later Pro Vice Chancellor of the [[University of Manchester]]. He was educated at [[Manchester Grammar School]] and [[Selwyn College, Cambridge]].<ref name=GS /> His 1972 PhD thesis dealt with the [[stratigraphy]] and [[structural geology]] of part of the eastern [[Mount Othrys|Othris Mountains]] in Greece.<ref>{{cite book|author=Welland, M.|year=1972|title=The stratigraphy and structure of part of the E. Othris Mountains|publisher=Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Cambridge, England}}</ref> His PhD supervisor was [[Alan Gilbert Smith]].
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When he appeared in 2010 on the [[BBC Radio 4]] programme ''[[The Museum of Curiosity]]'', his proposed donation to the imaginary museum was [[Singing sand|singing sand dunes]].

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When Welland appeared in 2010 on the [[BBC Radio 4]] programme ''[[The Museum of Curiosity]]'', his proposed donation to the imaginary museum was [[Singing sand|singing sand dunes]].

==Selected publications==
*''The Desert: lands of lost borders'' (2015, Reaktion Books: {{ISBN|9781780233604}})
*''Sand: a journey through science and the imagination'' (2009, Oxford UP: {{ISBN|9780199563180}}; published in United States as ''Sand: the never-ending story'')


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite web | url=http://throughthesandglass.typepad.com/ | title=Through the Sandglass | accessdate=28 October 2012}} ''Welland's personal website''
*{{cite web | url=http://throughthesandglass.typepad.com/ | title=Through the Sandglass }} ''Welland's personal website, continued by his child''
* {{cite web| url=http://geology.about.com/od/bookreviews/qt/Michael-Welland-Interview.htm | title=Interview with Michael Welland, author of "Sand" | work= Education: Geology | publisher=about.com | accessdate=29 October 2012}}
* {{cite web| url=http://geology.about.com/od/bookreviews/qt/Michael-Welland-Interview.htm | title=Interview with Michael Welland, author of "Sand" | work= Education: Geology | publisher=about.com | accessdate=29 October 2012}}
*{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sand-journey-through-science-imagination/dp/0199563187/ | title=Sand: A journey through science and the imagination | publisher=Amazon | accessdate=28 October 2012}} ''Includes "Look inside" facility to view preface, selected pages and images''
*{{cite book | title=Sand: A journey through science and the imagination | id={{ASIN|0199563187|country=uk}} }} ''Includes "Look inside" facility to view preface, selected pages and images''
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Michael Welland (1946 – October 2017) was a British petroleum geologist and sand expert and arenophile.[1] His book Sand: a journey through science and the imagination[2] won the 2010 John Burroughs Medal.[3][4][5] Welland was a featured commentator in the documentary film "Sand Wars" (2013).

Welland was born in 1946, son of Dennis Welland, Professor of American Literature and later Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Selwyn College, Cambridge.[1] His 1972 PhD thesis dealt with the stratigraphy and structural geology of part of the eastern Othris Mountains in Greece.[6] His PhD supervisor was Alan Gilbert Smith.

When Welland appeared in 2010 on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Museum of Curiosity, his proposed donation to the imaginary museum was singing sand dunes.

Selected publications

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  • The Desert: lands of lost borders (2015, Reaktion Books: ISBN 9781780233604)
  • Sand: a journey through science and the imagination (2009, Oxford UP: ISBN 9780199563180; published in United States as Sand: the never-ending story)

References

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  1. ^ a b Fortey, Richard (2017). "Michael Welland 1946–2017". London: The Geological Society.
  2. ^ Oxford University Press 2009 ISBN 978-0199563180), published in the USA as Sand: the never-ending story (University of California Press 2009 ISBN 978-0520254374)
  3. ^ "Sand and the Imagination". RadioNational: The Book Show. ABC (Australia). 28 July 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  4. ^ Robinson, Andrew (13 August 2009). "The world in a grain of sand (book review)". Nature. 460: 798–799. doi:10.1038/460798a.
  5. ^ "John Burroughs Medal Award List". John Burroughs Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  6. ^ Welland, M. (1972). The stratigraphy and structure of part of the E. Othris Mountains. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Cambridge, England.
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