Please answer the following question: Facts: - known for: '' '' scientific research/publications '' '' books '' tv/media work e.g. hottest place on earth '' - birth date: 12 december 1969 -lrb- aged 45 -rrb- - name: dougal jerram - occupation: director of dougalearth ltd. - image: dougal-jerram-ethiopia . jpg - birth place: london , england - alma mater: cardiff university , university of liverpool Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dougal jerram .
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dougal alexander jerram -lrb- born 12 december 1969 -rrb- is a british geologist/earth scientist , television and media presenter/contributor , and author .as an earth sciences expert he has appeared on the bbc , national geographic , discovery channel , history channel and channel 4 , as well as many media appearances on the news/radio , relating the earth sciences to the general public .academically dougal has published over 45 scientific publications and has edited for journals and held posts on various committees e.g. the volcanic and magmatic studies group of the geological society .he was awarded the murchison fund by the geological society of london in 2006 for his early career contribution to geology .