Prof Mike Stephenson

Stephenson Geoscience Consulting

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

First comprehensive Carboniferous-Permian palynology
zonation for northeast Gondwana.
Levant, Jordan, Iraq, Iran in the north; Saudi Arabia, Gulf; and
Yemen, Oman and Pakistan in the south.
Earth-Science Reviews
Download free: https://t.co/vKByr12XTv

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

DDE is at the UNESCO 2026 global conference on the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024-2033). Great discussions!
#IDSSD2026 #GlobalConference #UNESCO #ScienceForSustainability #HybridEvent #InternationalDecade #DDE #EcoInnovation #GeoGPT

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

I'm at 'AI for Good'. DOWNLOAD FREE the first paper on Large Language Models in fossil diagnostics here:

https://t.co/DRLe6Idv4f

#AI #AIforGood #GeoGPT #EarthScience #Innovation

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

Can AI be used for good things in science?
https://t.co/s9aOOTlNh5
In the paper we describe the building of a Large Language Model that helps in fossil identification of > 4500 fossil genera.
All free (you just have to register) - to help the community of palaeontologists.

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

Pleased to be speaking at the @AI for Good Global Summit 2026 7-10 July. I'm not a computer scientist, but I work with some of the world's best computer scientists bringing them geological problems to work on. Learn more: #AIforGood https://t.co/JOSaZXOjKd

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

New paper alert. Paper available: https://t.co/ligJkO7fgJ

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

New paper on temperature increase following the Late Palaeozoic Ive Age

https://t.co/n0hnulm10A

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

International science funding
~$1.4M for interdisciplinary challenges
~$450k multi-institutional research
~$200k  exploration and innovative research
~$80k Young Researcher Grants

https://t.co/PusKYc2gIX

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

International science funding
~$1.4M for three years per project interdisciplinary challenges
~$450k multi-institutional research
~$200k  exploration and innovative research
~$80k Young Researcher Grants

DDE-ISI EGU Townhall, 05 May, 19:00–20:00, or:

https://t.co/qaZxNx0Wu7

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

I’ll be contributing to a session at the UNESCO AI for Good event: ‘GeoGPT: Multimodal AI for earth data analysis and sustainable development’ on 30 March where I’ll demonstrate AI augmented taxonomy for palaeontology.. Register at
https://t.co/xXhI8wVfz6

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

Fantastic opening to the 61st NMGS conference in Uyo, Nigeria. This short musical play is about engaging geoscience in borehole placement and building. https://t.co/x87Mc9PMZK

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

I'll be in Nigeria at the 61st NMGS Annual International Conference and Exhibition next week.
#NMGS2026 #NigeriaConference #Geoscience #MiningIndustry #NetworkingEvent #ProfessionalDevelopment #SustainableMining #Geology

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

Our second paper on LLMs and palaeontology is published on the preprint server EarthArXiv:
Investigating the application of LLMs to invertebrate palaeontology through the development of automated taxonomy assistants for brachiopod identification https://t.co/SPGoccjfoI

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

I’ll be speaking online on palaeontology and taxonomy using the latest LLM techniques at this year’s United Nations ‘AI for Good’ conference
https://t.co/RLhMoJXSWw Here’s an AI augmented robot speaking at last year’s conference

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

I’ll be an online panelist at this year’s United Nations ‘AI for Good’ conference. GeoGPT’s ‘Multimodal AI for earth data analysis and sustainable development’ will show some of our work on palaeontology and taxonomy using LLM techniques, 30 March https://t.co/RLhMoJXSWw

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

My new book 'Fossils of Arabia' looks at the crucial role of the Isthmus of Suez and Arabia in hominid migration.
Published in Arabic and English. ‘Stephenson’s book shatters (the) oversimplified, Orientalist and inaccurate view of life in Arabia’
https://t.co/oFSsYHSQPl

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

My new book is out soon! 'Fossils of Arabia' - in English and Arabic. An opinion on the book: ‘Stephenson’s book shatters (the) oversimplified, Orientalist and inaccurate view of life in Arabia’

https://t.co/oFSsYHSiZN

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

Western Iraq lies on the stable Arabian Platform, where the Palaeozoic succession is relatively undeformed and thick. Two wells in the public domain are a useful guide to the palynostratigraphy of the Palaeozoic in the region https://t.co/kgkXPTrns2

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

Our new paper: LLM-augmented taxonomy for >4500 palaeopalynology genera

https://t.co/7CvWsUZTeJ

We welcome comment and constructive criticism!

[Prof Mike Stephenson @ProfMikeSGC]

This year GeoGPT was showcased at the 'AI for Good' Global Summit 2025, and won an award for Outstanding Innovation for Impact. If you want to learn about GeoGPT you can attend the GeoGPT/DDE workshop at IPGC on 5 Nov: https://t.co/taAyD7E5cA