Zoe Shipton
Zoe Shipton is a British geologist. She is a professor of Geological Engineering at Strathclyde University.
Shipton is a member of the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering working group on “Shale gas extraction in the UK: a review of the scientific and engineering evidence” and currently holds the chair of the Tectonic Studies Group of the Geological Society of London.
In July 2014, Shipton's career in geology was featured on the BBC Radio 4 show The Life ScientificHonours
In March 2016 Shipton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's National Academy for science and letters.Family
Zoe's paternal grandfather was Himalayan mountaineer, Eric Shipton.
