March 2016

Early registration deadline: 26 April

We would like to remind EAG members that they can register at member rate for Goldschmidt2016 (¥67000/~€530 and ¥40000/~€315 for students). Members can find their EAG membership number in their member login.

An exciting range of 16 workshops and 13 field trips is proposed before and after the conference so consider registering for those before 26 May. Also a very diverse social program will be taking place during the conference, including a dinner cruise, typical Japanese performances and the traditional banquet.

Finally, the Goldschmidt conference has a long history of supporting and encouraging younger scientists through several Early Career Events, including special workshops, 'Meet the plenary' and the Mentoring Program. Mentees will be matched one-on-one (where possible) with an experienced scientist to help them navigate the conference. We would ask all senior scientists attending to consider signing up for this program as part of registration. Find out more

GS and EAG announce the 2016 Geochemical Fellows

The Geochemical Society and European Association of Geochemistry are pleased to announce those receiving the honor of 2016 Geochemical Fellow.

• Yemane Asmerom (University of New Mexico)
• Bernard Bourdon (ENS Lyon)
• Elizabeth Canuel (College of William and Mary)
• Sun-Lin Chung (Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University)
• Carol Frost (University of Wyoming)
• Jochen Hoefs (University of Göttingen)
• Cong-Qiang Liu (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
• Isabel Patricia Montañez (University of California, Davis)
• Jay Quade (University of Arizona)
• Friedhelm von Blanckenburg (GFZ Potsdam and Freie Universitaet Berlin)
• Edward Young (University of California, Los Angeles)

All the above medallists will receive their honor at the 2016 Goldschmidt Conference in Yokohama.

New resource for Early Career Scientists

We would like to announce the launch of a new database on the EAG website which serves as a resource for geochemistry related bachelor, master, and PhD programs, as well as short courses and small bursaries for early career scientists. If you wish to add any information to this database, please email the EAG Office at office@eag.eu.com.

EAG at EGU General Assembly 2016

If you are going to EGU 2016 (Vienna, 17-22 April), note EAG co-organises several geochemistry related sessions:

• GMPV1.2: The noble gases as geochemical tracers – in celebration of Pete Burnard
• GMPV1.3: Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology, Geochemistry and Volcanology
• BG1.2: Application of stable isotopes in Biogeosciences
• EOS20: Promoting and supporting equality of opportunities in geosciences

EAG will also welcome delegates at its booth (no 54 in the Entrance Hall) where you can find out more about our society, pick up free goodies, purchase back issues of Geochemical Perspectives or Elements, sign up for membership etc.

New in our newsletter and website

You can now see the flag appearing in our newsletter to highlight news of special interest to those at the start of their career. On the EAG website, you can also find a dedicated section to early career scientists at www.eag.eu.com/early-career.

Just published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters

• Experimental evidence that microbial activity lowers the albedo of glaciers by M. Musilova, M. Tranter, J.L. Bamber, N. Takeuchi, A.M. Anesio
• Compositional symmetry between Earth’s crustal building blocks by C. Lawley

2nd print issue of Geochemical Perspectives Letters on its way

We wish to inform EAG members that the second print issue of Geochemical Perspectives Letters, gathering 10 recently published articles, is now in the post. You can check (or update) your address through your member login.

An ambassador at OMS 2016

[By Salvatore Caprara] The 2016 Ocean Meeting Science (OMS) took place 21-26 February 2016 in New Orleans (LA) at the Ernest N. Morial convention center. This conference is one of the most important and largest event for the oceanographic field... Read more

Mars TGO mission heads for Red Planet on methane quest

[BBC News] Europe and Russia have launched a joint mission to the Red Planet. The satellite, called the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), lifted off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan at 09:31 GMT. The probe will investigate whether the methane in the world's atmosphere is coming from a geological source or is being produced by microbes. Read more

How a melting ice sheet could actually lower sea level...

[Science] How a melting ice sheet could actually lower sea level in some places | The Greenland ice sheet is melting. If you live in nearby Norway, how worried should you be about that sudden influx of water flooding your house? It turns out, not nearly as worried as you should be if you live in Chile. Read more

Major source of methanol in the ocean identified

[Science Daily] As one of the most abundant organic compounds on the planet, methanol occurs naturally in the environment as plants release it as they grow and decompose. It is also found in the ocean, where it is a welcome food source for ravenous microbes that feast on it for energy and growth. Read more

Global warming already driving increases in rainfall extremes

[Nature News] Get ready for rain: climate change is already driving an increase in extremes of rainfall and snowfall across most of the globe, even in arid regions. And this trend will continue as the world warms, researchers report today in Nature Climate Change. Read more

Current job opportunities

Receive job ads as they are posted: like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter (@EAG_). To post a position on the EAG job page (free of charge): click here.

PhD & MSc positions:

• Determination of the nature and origins of riverine phosphorus in catchments underlain by Upper Greensand - University of Bristol
• Early metal-silicate differentiation processes in small bodies of the solar system: integrative approach based on numerical modelling, petrological and geochemical data - IRAP, OMP
• Applied Microbial Biomineralization for Drinking Water Treatment - University of Glasgow
• 15 PhD studentship opportunities in Arctic Microbiology and Biogeochemistry as part of the project Microorganisms in Warming Arctic Environments (MicroArctic) which is funded by the European Commission. - Several institutes across Europe
• Time-resolved Raman spectroscopy for investigating Mars habitability - UPMC, CNRS and MNHN
• 2 PhD posts (arctic microbiology and weathering) within a new Marie Curie ITN “Microorganisms in Warming Arctic Environments - MicroArctic” - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences Potsdam
• Investigation of in situ microbial H2 consumption in biofilms in the deep subsurface - Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
• Multiple Msc and PhD positions in analytical, environmental and exploration geochemistry - Multidisciplinary Applied Geochemistry Network (MAGNET), multiple universities
• Three year PhD position in isotope geochemistry - Leibniz Universität Hannover Institut für Mineralogie
• Graduate Student Opportunities in Arctic Paleoclimatology - University at Buffalo

PostDoctoral and Fellowship positions:

• Research Associate (PostDoc) (m/f) in Transmission/Scanning Electron Microscopy TEM/STEM - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences Potsdam
• Research Fellow - Project Black and Bloom - University of Leeds
• Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f) Application and development of new instrumentation for multi-collector mass spectrometry - ETH Department of Earth Sciences

Upcoming deadlines for other geochemistry related events

• EGU General Assembly 2016: Early registration deadline 17 March
• 6th International Workshop on Layered Materials: Abstract deadline 21 March
• 7th Geochemistry Symposium with International Participation: Early registration deadline 1 April
• 6th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress: Abstract and early registration deadline 1 April
• 2016 AGU Fall Meeting: Session proposals deadline 20 April
• EMC2016: 2nd European Mineralogical Conference: Abstract deadline 9 May
• 88th Congress of the Italian Geological Society: Abstract deadline 15 May

See all upcoming conferences and workshops.

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