Carlos J. Garrido, Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Spain
Biography
Carlos J. Garrido is a research scientist at the Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, a Spanish Research Council research centre in Granada, Spain. He received his doctorate from the University of Granada and was a postdoctoral fellow at WHOI (USA) and Géosciences Montpellier (France). He investigates the processes involved in the formation and differentiation of the Earth’s oceanic and continental lithospheres, their interaction with the hydrosphere –and associated biogeochemical cycles– and the elemental cycles involved in subduction the hydrated lithosphere. He has an increasing interest in environmental geochemistry. His expertise is quite transdisciplinary, combining field geology, tectonics, geochemistry, petrology, geochronology, thermodynamics and numerical modelling. He has served for many years the geochemical community as a panel member of the European Research Council, EUG committees, and the editorial board of leading journals.
Motivation for serving the EAG council
I am convinced that the key to promoting our science and careers in geochemistry is to effectively convey its value and impact to Society and scientists from other disciplines. Showing decision-makers, Society and other scientists the value of geochemistry will greatly impact funding and visibility, and increase future employability opportunities for early-career scientists. As a councillor, I will strengthen outreach activities and develop new resources to empower our community skills in engaging with different audiences and exploring new inter and transdisciplinary collaboration venues with other research communities. I will foster early career support, gender equality, and representativeness of East European countries and minorities as crucial steps for a more equitable EAG, and partnerships with geochemical communities from emerging countries –often with limited funding—to ease their participation in EAG activities.