▁Nam ib ia . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁Guardian ▁newspaper , ▁Jackson ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁knew ▁of ▁" no ▁other ▁black , ▁full - time , ▁Earth ▁science ▁academic ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁- ▁or ▁in ▁fact , ▁Europe ▁or ▁the ▁US ". ▁Jackson ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁editor ial ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Pet role um ▁Ge ology . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Society ▁of ▁London . ▁Jackson ▁delivered ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Ge ological ▁Society ▁of ▁London ▁lecture ▁series , ▁" T er ra ▁Inf ir ma : ▁What ▁has ▁salt ▁t ect on ics ▁ever ▁done ▁for ▁us ? ". ▁ ▁Open ▁access ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁open ▁access ▁movement ▁within ▁academ ia , ▁Jackson ▁founded ▁Earth Ar xiv , ▁a ▁free ▁pre print ▁service ▁for ▁the ▁earth ▁sciences . ▁ ▁Broadcast ing ▁ ▁Ex ped ition ▁Vol cano ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Jackson ▁joined ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁scient ists ▁and ▁advent ur ers , ▁including ▁X and ▁Van ▁T ulle ken , ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁expedition ▁to ▁vol cano es . ▁The ▁two - part ▁BBC ▁document ary ▁" Exp ed ition ▁Vol cano " ▁involved ▁the ▁scient ists ▁studying ▁Ny i rag ongo ▁and ▁Ny am ul ag ira , ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁dangerous ▁vol cano es ▁located ▁deep ▁within ▁the ▁African ▁Congo . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁- ▁Ge ological ▁Society ▁of ▁America ▁- ▁Thompson