April 2016

Goldschmidt2016

Early registration deadline coming up

Early registration closes on 26 April and we would like to remind EAG members that they can register at member rate for Goldschmidt2016 (¥67000/~€540 and ¥40000/~€325 for students). Members can find their EAG membership number in their member login.

More than 30 exciting workshops and field trips are scheduled both before and after the conference in Yokohama. Make the most of your trip to Japan by attending a workshop taught by leading scientists or by visiting some of the country's fascinating geological sites. Registration is open now.

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Early Career Scientists: check the Early Career Events including short courses, special workshops, 'Meet the plenary' and the Mentoring Program.

Senior scientists: please consider signing up for the Mentoring Program as part of your registration. Find out more

Society News

2016 EAG Distinguished Lecturer: Alexandre Anesio

We are thrilled to announce the selection of Prof. Alexandre Anesio (University of Bristol) as this year's Distinguished Lecturer. Alexandre Anesio’s research interests are broad and combine concepts from Geography, Biology and Chemistry to understand carbon cycle in the cryosphere.

The Distinguished Lecture Program continues to support institutions in Central and Eastern Europe therefore if interested, those are most welcome to invite Alexandre Anesio to present one or two lectures. More details at www.eag.eu.com/outreach/dlp.

EAG at EGU General Assembly 2016

If you are going to EGU 2016 in Vienna next week, you will be able to meet EAG at booth 54 (Entrance Hall). There will be some 'goodies' and special offers for those signing up for membership.

Also note EAG co-organises several geochemistry related sessions:

Elements latest issue

'The Enigmatic Relationship Between Silicic Plutonic and Volcanic Rocks' is Elements latest issue, exploring the rich set of observations from petrology, geochronology, thermal modeling, geophysical techniques, and geochemistry used to study the silicic volcanic-plutonic relationship. Finding a consistent explanation for the silicic volcanic–plutonic relationship bears on important Earth science questions, including, “How is silicic continental crust formed?” and, “Can we predict supereruptions?”

EAG members will receive their print copy shortly and have online access to all back issues of Elements (user id = email address, password = EAG membership number). To find your membership number, login to your member area.

New resource for Early Career Scientists

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We would like to remind you of the 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. We also welcome information to be added to the database, so please email it to the EAG Office at office@eag.eu.com.

EAG Student Sponsorship: next deadline is 1 May

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The EAG Student Sponsorship Program sponsors 12 students each year, up to 500 Euros per student, to attend geochemistry related short courses, summer schools, workshops or conferences located in Europe (except for the Goldschmidt conference). The next application deadline is 1 May. Find out more.

EAG Press Release

Scientists discover how gypsum forms...

Scientists discover how gypsum forms – and how it might tell us more about water on Mars. A new explanation of how gypsum forms may change the way we process this important building material, as well as allow us to interpret past water availability on other planets such as Mars. The work is reported in Nature Communications*. Gypsum (CaSO₄·2H₂O) is an economically important mineral... Read more

EAG Publications

Recently 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

Geochemical Perspectives Letters is fully society owned, open-access and carries no page charges. We are open to submissions describing high-impact science at the leading edge of any field of geochemistry.

EAG Blogosphere

Learning about cable bacteria

[By Laurine Burdorf and SebastiaanSebastiaan van de Velde] This year, the third “International Workshop on Microbial long-distance Electron Transfer by Cable Bacteria” was organized in Munich (Germany), after previous editions in Aarhus (Denmark) and Antwerp (Belgium). This three-day workshop tries to group all scientists who are involved in cable bacteria research. This little organism is still enigmatic, and is being studied from all angles...Read more

Geochemistry making the news

Scientists Unveil New ‘Tree of Life’

[The New York Times] A team of scientists unveiled a new tree of life on Monday, a diagram outlining the evolution of all living things. The researchers found that bacteria make up most of life’s branches. And they found that much of that diversity has been waiting in plain sight to be discovered, dwelling in river mud and meadow soils. Read more

How deep does life go? Study describes microbial neighborhood...

[Science Daily] How deep does life go? Study describes microbial neighborhood beneath ocean floor. One of the startling discoveries about life on Earth in the past 25 years is that it can - and does - flourish beneath the ocean floor, in the planet's dark, dense, rocky crust. Read more

Microbes take center stage in workings of 'the river's liver'

[Science Daily] When water levels in rivers rise, an area known as the "river's liver" kicks into action, cleansing river water of pollutants and altering the flow of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Read more

Mysterious Pull On Cassini Probe May Help Find Planet Nine

[Universe Today] Finding a ninth planet in our Solar System this late in the game would be fascinating. It would also be somewhat of a surprise, considering our observational capabilities. But new evidence, in the form of small perturbations in the orbit of the Cassini probe, points to the existence of an as-yet undetected planet in our solar system. Read more

GRAIL Data Points To Possible Lava Tubes On The Moon

[Universe Today] For years, scientists have been hunting for the stable lava tubes that are believed to exist on the Moon. A remnant from the Moon’s past, when it was still volcanically active, these underground channels could very well be an ideal location for lunar colonies someday. Read more

Can corals keep up with ocean acidification?

[Science Daily] An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by University of Delaware professors Wei-Jun Cai and Mark Warner has successfully measured both pH and carbonate ion concentration directly inside the calcifying fluid found in coral, an important development in the study of how ocean acidification will affect marine calcifying organisms... Read more

Job opportunities

Current job opportunities

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