In preparation of Goldschmidt2017, the whole geochemistry community is invited to submit suggestions for sessions before 1 November. Please note that any suggested sessions must be broad enough to attract at least 25 abstract submissions.
If you are interested in organising a pre-conference workshop or Town Hall meeting, you are also invited to submit a proposal before 1 November. Find out more.
The EAG Council has recently elected Sigurður Reynir Gíslason as Vice-President, starting in January 2017.
Sigurður (Siggi) Gíslason is a Research Professor at the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland. He is the chairman of CarbFix (carbfix.com), the initiative to store carbon in basaltic rocks. Siggi’s major scientific contributions are: 1) measurement of the chemical and physical erosion rates of basaltic terrains and their role in the global carbon cycle, 2) quantifying the carbon storage potential of basaltic rocks... Read more
Recognition of scientific excellence at all stages of one's career is crucial. Should you know of deserving colleagues, nominate them for an EAG Award or GS/EAG Fellowship. Deadline for GS/EAG Fellowship nominations is 31 October. Deadline for EAG Awards is 15 November. We also provide guidance on how to write a nomination and support letter.
Urey Award: recognizes scientific excellence over a career
Science Innovation Award (named after Heinz Lowenstam for his work in biogeochemistry): recognizes scientists within 30 years from the start of PhD
Houtermans Award: recognizes scientists within 12 years from the start of PhD
GS-EAG Geochemical Fellowship: recognizes scientists who have made major contributions to the field of geochemistry
We are very happy to report that the 2016 Distinguished Lecture Program
is now finalised. Prof. Alexandre Anesio, 2016 Distinguished Lecturer, will provide lectures on biogeochemistry in institutions in Ukraine, Romania, Slovenia and Poland from 21 to 28 October.
If you are located in one of these institutions (or a nearby one), you are invited to attend as the lectures are open to all.
The European Association of Geochemistry and the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (MSGBI aka MinSoc) are very pleased to announce the renewal of their partnership, providing benefits to members of both organisations.
EAG members can specifically:
Purchase MSGBI print publications at member rate
Publish open access articles in Mineralogical Magazine and Clay Minerals at member rate
Attend MSGBI meetings at member rate
MSGBI members attending Goldschmidt2017 will be able to register at member rate and will receive a 2-year EAG membership following the conference.
Through the Early Career Science Ambassador Program, early career scientists based in Europe who wish to attend conferences outside Europe (except Goldschmidt) can apply to receive EAG support and have 50% of their expenses covered, up to 2000 Euros. They will be viewed as EAG Ambassadors while attending the event. The next deadline to apply is 1 October.
Tracking the formation of magma oceans in the Solar System using stable magnesium isotopes
M. Schiller, J.A. Dallas, J. Creech, M. Bizzarro, J.A. Baker
The processes associated with magma ocean formation and solidification can control the earliest compositional differentiation and volatile inventory of planetary bodies. Thus, elucidating the scale and extent to which magma oceans existed in the Solar System is critical for a full understanding of planet formation. [...]
Cadmium isotope variations in Neoproterozoic carbonates - A tracer of biologic production?
S.V. Hohl, S.J.G. Galer, A. Gamper, H. Becker
Cadmium concentrations and stable isotopic compositions in seawater are important tools for studying the biogeochemical cycling of Cd in the modern oceans and as a proxy for micronutrient utilisation by phytoplankton. It is now well established that Cd isotopes become “heavier” as the primary production in the surface ocean increases, even though the mechanism driving the isotopic fractionation is still debated. [...]
[By Amy Riches] The 4th International Workshop on Highly Siderophile Element Geochemistry (co-sponsored by EAG) was hosted by Durham University, United Kingdom, from July 11th-14th 2016. This meeting was attended by 75 delegates from all over the globe; and their 73 abstracts offered broad and exciting science for the week... Read more and view the video of the lecture “How do meteorites tell us the story of our Solar System” by James Day (SCRIPPS, UC San Diego), workshop’s keynote speaker.
[By Sophie Gangl] The 13th Urbino Summer School in Paleoclimatology (USSP) was held at the University of Urbino (Italy) in July 2016 (www.urbinossp.it). USSP focuses on past climate dynamics with special emphasis on the analysis of the long-term carbon cycling and its implications in the understanding of present and future climates. Read more
[Futurism] EU Announces That All Scientific Articles Should Be Freely Accessible by 2020. This week was a revolutionary week in the sciences—not because we discovered a new fundamental particle or had a new breakthrough in quantum computing—but because some of the most prominent world leaders announced an initiative which asserts that European scientific papers should be made freely available to all by 2020. Read more
[Science Alert] Life on Earth may have sprung from a planetary collision 4.4 billion years ago. Researchers think that such a planetary smash-up could explain how carbon – which is necessary for carbon-based life forms like us to exist – came to be on the planet's mantle and surface, solving a long-standing evolutionary mystery. Read more
[Science Daily] In the southern United States, an afternoon thunderstorm is part of a regular summer day. But new research shows those storms might be doing more than bringing some scary thunder and lightning. In fact, these storms are moving significant amounts of mercury to the ground. Read more
[Nature News] Four years into its travels across Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover faces an unexpected challenge: wending its way safely among dozens of dark streaks that could indicate water seeping from the red planet’s hillsides. Although scientists might love to investigate the streaks at close range, strict international rules prohibit Curiosity from touching... Read more
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PhD & MSc positions:
Two PhD Positions in Hydrogeology and Hydrogeochemistry - University of Waterloo and Qatar University
Two Biogeochemistry PhD Positions in Australia - Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry Southern Cross University
PhD position - euroPAH ITN: PAHs and the organic inventory of meteorites and comets - University of Leiden
PhD position: Role of pentavalent uranium in U(VI) reduction by microorganisms and by minerals - EPFL
PhD position: Organic geochemistry of soils over concealed mineralization: Linking source to sink to strategy - University of British Columbia
PostDoctoral and Fellowship positions:
Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geosciences - Pennsylvania State University
Senior Post-doctoral Research Associate 'Modelling Enhanced Weathering Geochemistry' - University of Sheffield
Postdoctoral Researcher in marine ecology-biogeochemistry - University of Helsinki
Faculty, Technical and other positions:
Tenure track W2/W3 professorship in Experimental Planetology - University of Bayreuth
CNRS researcher in Surface Earth Sciences - Laboratoire d'Hydrologie et de Géochimie de Strasbourg
Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences - Washington University
Laboratory Manager/Researcher: Scanning Electron Imaging and Analyses - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences Potsdam
Winterschool in Planetary Geodynamics: registration deadline 20 Sept (Financial support for travel is available)
DANTE Workshop: Dating the Anthropocene in Environmental Archives: Early registration deadline 21 Sept
European Association of Organic Geochemists Travel Scholarship: Application deadline 30 Sept
AGU Fall Meeting 2016: Early Registration deadline 3 Nov
EGU General Assembly 2017: Call for abstracts 20 Oct - 11 Jan
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See programs, short courses and bursaries in geochemistry.
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