December 2016

Sessions now online and abstract submission opening soon

We are excited to let you know that the preparations for Goldschmidt2017 (13-18 August in Paris) are in full swing and that following a successful call for sessions answered by proposals of outstanding quality, the list of sessions is now online.

Abstract submission and registration will open from 1 January. The abstract deadline will be 1 April. Details on workshops, field trips, student program and socials will also be available in January.

Time to join EAG or renew your membership

As the end of the year is approaching and as membership is calendar year, now is the time to join EAG or renew your membership. If your membership expires this year, we have sent reminders but you can also access the member login to renew, check your membership status, update your details, view invoices etc.

Our core membership benefits include reduced rates at the Goldschmidt conferences, print and online publications for Geochemical Perspectives, Geochemical Perspectives and Elements, as well as many others. See the full list of benefits.

2017 membership fees are unchanged: 25 Euros for professionals or 100 Euros for 5 years | 15 Euros for students or 35 Euros for 3 years.

Also check our recent blog post, Why become an EAG member?

EAG co-organises sessions and sponsors short course at EGU17

With the goal of promoting geochemistry, EAG proudly co-organises several geochemistry related sessions presented at the EGU General Assembly 2017 (Vienna, 23-28 April). Please consider submitting an abstract (deadline: 11 January).

Geochemical and geochronological records of petrogenesis and deformation

Magma ascent, degassing and eruptive dynamics: linking experiments, models and observations

Application of stable isotopes in Biogeosciences

Advancing proxies in the critical zone for deciphering time-dependent processes in weathering profile and natural and anthropognenic fingerprinting of water

Promoting and supporting equality of opportunities in geosciences

EAG also co-sponsors the pre-EGU short course Petrochronology: Methods and applications (22-23 April, Vienna) and provides support for 10 students. This two-day short course will involve a series of lectures and practicals from leaders in the scientific fields of magmatic and metamorphic petrology and geochronology. Apply for support by 3 February.

Recently published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters

Water in alkali feldspar: The effect of rhyolite generation on the lunar hydrogen budget
R.D. Mills, J.I. Simon, C.M.O’D. Alexander, J. Wang, E.H. Hauri

Recent detection of indigenous hydrogen in a diversity of lunar materials, including volcanic glass (Saal et al., 2008), melt inclusions (Hauri et al., 2011), apatite (Boyce et al., 2010; McCubbin et al., 2010), and plagioclase (Hui et al., 2013) suggests water played a role in the chemical differentiation of the Moon. [...]

Scandium speciation in a world-class lateritic deposit
M. Chassé, W.L. Griffin, S.Y. O'Reilly, G. Calas

Scandium (Sc) has unique properties, highly valued for many applications. Future supply is expected to rely on unusually high-grade (up to 1000 ppm) lateritic Sc ores discovered in Eastern Australia. To understand the origin of such exceptional concentrations, we investigated Sc speciation in one of these deposits. [...]

EAG President Liane G. Benning says good-bye

[Liane G. Benning] Recent events show that we have in front of us rocky times of uncertain worldwide leadership and this will change the world in directions that are not healthy for our planet. As geochemists, we have the skills to address major human impact issues like pollution, ocean acidification or climate change and we need to stand together doing so.
My two years as EAG President have passed quickly... Read more

Science at Sea

[On the Rocks] Being on a ship for two months has its ups and downs. But when you’re drilling and recovering sediments that haven’t seen daylight for millions of years, you can bet both the ups and the downs are thrilling. My research involves the study of modern diagenetic (“rock-forming”) processes in order to better understand... Read more

Concrete: An Aggregate of Problems

[On the Rocks] Have you ever thought about what your house is actually made of? Before starting my Ph.D. I had never taken this question into consideration. However, for thousands of home owners across Ireland, the structure of their homes is under threat from the very stuff it is made of. Concrete. But why exactly is this commonplace material causing problems for these unlucky few? Read more

The 12 key science moments of 2016

[The Guardian] Our panel of leading scientists pick the most significant discoveries and developments of the year – from the Zika virus to the planet Proxima B – and a surprising secret of marriage. Read more

One of the rarest crystals on Earth found in a Russian meteorite

[Science Alert] Physicists have uncovered an ultra-rare quasicrystal in a piece of Russian meteorite, and it’s only the third time ever that we’ve seen one of these strange materials in nature. Read more

Scientists are trapping CO2 and turning it into stone

[Science Alert] Researchers have turned carbon dioxide (CO2) into solid rock by injecting volcanic basalt rock with pressurised liquid CO2, and letting natural chemical reactions trigger the transformation. Read more

'Atlas of the Underworld' reveals oceans and mountains lost...

[Science Mag] 'Atlas of the Underworld' reveals oceans and mountains lost to Earth's history. Earth has a bad habit of erasing its own history. At intersections of tectonic plates worldwide, slabs of ocean crust dive into the mantle, part of the continuous cycle that not only drives the continents’ drift... Read more

Water could be lurking much deeper in our planet than we thought

[Science Alert] Water could lie much deeper below Earth's surface than we thought, and it could tell us a lot about our planet's unique composition and future evolution. Scientists running complex simulations... Read more

A humorous look at the world of science

Check our latest cartoons, created by geochemists for geochemists in need of comic relief...

Current job opportunities

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PhD & MSc positions:

PhD Position: Stability of arsenic host minerals across redox transition zones in sediments of Red River Delta, Vietnam - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

PhD Position: Reconstructing monsoon variability in Vietnam using high-resolution stalagmite records - Northumbria University

PhD Position in Geochemistry, Cosmochemistry, and Astrobiology - Okayama University at Misasa

PhD Position: Geomicrobiological processes in arsenic mobilization in Hanoi, Vietnam - University of Tuebingen

PhD Position: Reconstructing the evolving compositions of fluids in the >3Ga Tartoq Greenstone Belt, SW Greenland, from seawater-basalt interaction to metamorphism to gold deposition - McGill University

PhD Position: Tracking Atmospheric Mercury Sources by Isotopic Fingerprinting - University of Toronto

PhD Position: Origin and Fate of Contaminants in the Environment - University of Toronto

PhD Position: Microbial Nitrogen and Carbon Cycling in the Twilight Ocean: Pinpointing the Active Processes with Targeted Proteomics Approaches - University of Southampton

PhD Position: Microbial controls on greenhouse gas capture via fluid-rock interactions - University of Southampton

7 PhD Studentships - International Research Training Group “Deep Earth Volatile Cycles” - University of Bayreuth

PhD Position: Contaminant removal through the controlled electrochemical dissolution of iron (0) - University of Lausanne

Graduate, fellowship, and postdoc positions available - Louisiana State University

PhD Position: Analysis and Modelling of planetary atmospheres - University of Manchester

PhD Position: Understanding the Solar System through the Xenon Isotopic Record - University of Manchester

PhD Position: Ice-regolith interactions on planetary bodies - University of Manchester

PhD Position: High-temperature events in the protoplanetary disk: Formation conditions of chondrules and refractory inclusions - University of Manchester

Four PhD and one Postdoctoral Fellow Positions at University of Waterloo on Reactive Interfaces in Agroecosystems - University of Waterloo

2 PhD Positions in Hydrogeology and Hydrogeochemistry - University of Waterloo and Qatar University

PostDoctoral and Fellowship positions:

Postdoctoral fellow in Earth and Planetary Materials Sciences - Okayama University

Research Associate in Weathering or Metal Stable Isotope Geochemistry - GFZ Potsdam

2 Postdoctoral positions in soil chemistry/environmental (bio)geochemistry - ETH Zurich

2 postoctoral positions in Experimental Mineralogy/Petrology/Geochemistry - GET Toulouse

Faculty, Technical and other positions:

Assistant Professor in Geochemistry Faculty of Earth Sciences (full tenure- track) - University of Iceland

Tenure-track associate or assistant professor in Organic Chemistry/Geochemistry/Cosmochemistry - Okayama University

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Organic Geochemistry - University of Oklahoma

Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Senior Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor in Geochemistry and Economic Geology - Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Upcoming deadlines for geochemistry related events

11th International Kimberlite Conference: (short) abstracts deadline 3 Jan

48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference: abstracts deadline 10 Jan

EGU General Assembly 2017: abstracts deadline 11 Jan

International Winter School: Melting and fluid/melt-rock reactions in the mantle: registration deadline 15 Jan

2017 International Congress on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Sciences (ICCBES 2017): abstracts deadline 20 Jan

14th International Symposium on Estuarine Biogeochemistry: abstracts deadline 31 Jan

11th International Symposium on Geochemistry of the Earth’s Surface: abstracts deadline 31 Jan

Conference: Magmatism of the Earth and related strategic metal deposits: abstracts deadline 31 Jan

18th Annual Conference of International Association for Mathematical Geosciences: abstracts deadline 1 Feb

Short course: Petrochronology: Methods and applications (pre-EGU17): support application deadline 3 Feb - early registration deadline 17 Feb
EAG provides support for 10 students

14th SGA Biennial Meeting “Mineral Resources to Discover”: abstracts deadline 28 Feb
EAG members can register at member rate

Workshop: Accretion, Differentiation and Early Evolution of the Terrestrial Planets: abstracts deadline 28 Feb

BIOGEOMON, 9th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior: abstracts deadline 10 Mar

See all upcoming conferences and short courses.
See programs and bursaries in geochemistry.

To add events to these webpages, please email the details to office@eag.eu.com.