Prof. Dr. Theophilus Clavell Davies

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGeology,Geochemistry (Inorganic, Organic, Biological),Toxicology, Laboratory Medicine
KeywordsMedical Geology, Environmental pollution, Public health, Geohazards, Trace Elements; Medical Geology
Honours and awards

2015: Nominated Fellow, African Academy of Sciences, 2015

2014: Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) - 2014 Shell Petroleum Award: “In Recognition of Persistent and Consistent Contributions to the Development of Mining and Geosciences in Africa” (sic.)

2011: Inducted into Maqui’s ‘WHOs WHO in the World'

1994: Elected Chartered Geologist (CGeol) of the Geological Society of London

1994: Nominated Fellow of the American Biographical Institute (FABI)

1994: Visiting Scientist, Department of Geology, University of Hamburg

1992: Visiting Scientist, Department of Geology, University of Karlsruhe

1986: Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation, Postdoctoral Fellowship

1983: DAAD Visiting Scientist, Institute of Mineralogy and Ore Deposits, Aachen University of Technology

1974: Elected Fellow of the Geological Society of London (FGS)

Current contact address

CountrySouth Africa
CityUmlazi/Durban
InstitutionMangosuthu University of Technology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Günther FriedrichAbteilung für Angewandte Lagerstättenlehre, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH), Aachen
Prof. Dr. Gerd FlajsLehrstuhl für Geologie und Paläontologie (GIA), Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH), Aachen
Prof. Dr. Antje SchwalbInstitut für Geosysteme und Bioindikation, Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig, Braunschweig
Start of initial sponsorship01/11/1985

Programme(s)

1985Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2024Davies, T.C.: Medical Geology of Africa: A Research Primer. Davies, T.C., 2024
2005B. E. Davies, C. Bowman, Theophilus Clavell Davies, O. Selinus: Medical Geology: Perspectives and Prospects. In: O. Selinus et al., Essentials of Medical Geology. Elsevier Academic Press, 2005. 1-14