February 2017

Goldschmidt2017: We look forward to welcoming you

We are so looking forward to welcoming you to this year’s Goldschmidt Conference in the beautiful city of Paris, from 13-18 August. Scientists and students from all over the world will come together to discuss what is new, hot and important in the interdisciplinary field of geochemistry. We will meet to communicate, collaborate, mentor, learn, and enjoy - a fantastic line up of speakers, exhibitors and events in an inspiring environment. This year’s Science Committee, with the help of an engaged international community of geochemists, is proud to present fresh sessions in your 23 favourite themes including the geochemistry of: Planets, Atmospheres, Resources, Impacts, Seas… and more.

Submit your abstract by 1 April. Also apply for grants by 1 April (limited number available).

Goldschmidt Wide Orbit Cinema

This year, Goldschmidt2017 and Wild Orbit films are hosting a week-long celebration of the very best science communication. Prizes, or Orbits, will be awarded to the best communicators in our science. Goldschmidt Wild Orbit Cinema opens for submissions on 1 March. We looking for the best geochemistry science films made by you, the scientists.

Photo Contest ‘Wonders of Geochemistry’: submit by 1 March

If you are passionate about geochemistry and have taken photos that capture the ‘Wonders of Geochemistry’, enter our photo contest! Everyone is allowed to participate and you can submit up to 3 photos.

Winners will receive a complimentary 5-year EAG membership (worth €100), publication of their photos on the EAG website, newsletter banners and in Elements EAG pages. The photos will also be printed as post cards and available for distribution at Goldschmidt2017.

2016 Distinguished Lecture Tour: videos available

EAG Distinguished Lecture Tour 2016: video of the lectures 'Biogeochemical cycles and microbial processes in icy habitats' and 'The interplay between weathering and microbes during soil formation' by Distinguished Lecturer Alexandre Anesio are now available.

Elements: Volcanoes: From Mantle to Surface

Volcano science is advancing rapidly, and improvements in monitoring tools, petrologic tools, and modeling of volcanic processes have greatly improved our understanding of volcanic behavior. The February 2017 issue, guest edited by Keith D. Purtirka and Kari M. Cooper, brings together contributions exploring volcanic behavior throughout the crustal system.

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.

In Memoriam: John Hayes

John Michael Hayes, born September 6, 1940, passed away at his home in Berkeley, California, on February 3, 2017. John Hayes was a leader in the fields of organic geochemistry and biogeochemistry who opened these fields to stable isotopes with his pioneering work in compound specific isotopes (CSIA). Read more

Recently published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters

Comment on “A cometary origin for atmospheric martian methane” by Fries et al., 2016
M.M.J. Crismani, N.M. Schneider, J.M.C. Plane

Reply to Comment on “A cometary origin for martian atmospheric methane” by Crismani et al., 2017
M. Fries

Repulsion between calcite crystals and grain detachment during water–rock interaction
Y. Levenson, S. Emmanuel

Weathering in carbonate rocks is often thought to be governed by chemical dissolution. However, recent studies have shown that mechanical detachment of tiny grains contributes significantly to the overall surface retreat. [...]

Evidence of sub-arc mantle oxidation by sulphur and carbon
A. Rielli, A.G. Tomkins, O. Nebel, J. Brugger, B. Etschmann, R. Zhong, G.M. Yaxley, D. Paterson

The oxygen fugacity (ƒO2) of the Earth’s mantle at subduction zones exerts a primary control on the genesis of mineral deposits in the overlying magmatic arcs and on speciation of volcanic gases emitted into the atmosphere. [...]

The Great Eastern

[By Alexandre Anesio] I have been really fortunate to be asked to take part of the 2016 EAG Distinguished Lecture Program. My research interests are broad lying on the interface between chemistry and biology and I have always enjoyed interacting with researchers from these disciplines. Read more

Six EAG Ambassadors at the last AGU Fall Meeting

[By Alexandra Seclaman, Dagmar Henner, Jakub Ciazela, Becca Neely, Nang Htay Yin and Daniel Nelson] The 2016 AGU Fall Meeting took place in San Francisco’s Moscone Center from 12th to 16th December 2016. More than 28,000 scientists from around the world came together this year, and more than 20,000 oral and poster presentations were held. Among the attendees were six of EAG’s Early Career Science Ambassadors... Read more

Serpentine Days 2016

[By Morgan Williams and Joëlle Ducommun] This past September we had the privilege to attend Serpentine Days, a biannual workshop on serpentinite and serpentinization processes that is distinctly multidisciplinary. The workshop covers much of the active research on serpentinites... Read more

Four of Iceland's main volcanoes all preparing for eruption

[IcelandMonitor] According to geophysicist Páll Einarsson, four of Iceland's volcanoes are showing increased amounts of activity in preparation for another eruption. Read more

Why uranium persists in groundwater at former mining sites

[Science Daily] Decades after a uranium mine is shuttered, the radioactive element can still persist in groundwater at the site, despite cleanup efforts. Read more

New material can turn sunlight, heat, and movement into...

[Science Alert] This New Material Can Turn Sunlight, Heat, and Movement Into Electricity - All at Once. Read more

NASA: 2016 Was the Warmest Year on Record… Again!

[Universe Today] The reality of Climate Change has become painfully apparent in recent years, thanks to extended droughts in places like California, diminishing water tables around the world, rising tides, and coastal storms of increasing intensity and frequency. Read more

Dwarf planet Ceres hosts home-grown organic material

[New Scientist] Ceres is doing some home-brewing in the asteroid belt. Organic material has been found on the dwarf planet located between Mars and Jupiter – and it was produced in-house. Read more

SGA2017: Call for abstracts open

The 14th Biennial SGA Meeting, "Mineral Resources to Discover", will be held in Québec City, Canada, 20-23 August 2017. The Organizing Committee has crafted an outstanding scientific program. We invite you to submit a Conference Paper (extended abstract) for one of the symposia or special sessions by 28 February. Registration to the meeting, field trips, and short courses is also open. EAG members benefit from reduced rate.

ISEB23: Call for abstracts open

ISEB23 'From cells to Earth scale processes: traversing the breadth of temporal and spatial scales in biogeochemistry' will be held in Palm Cove, Tropical North Queensland, Australia, from 24-29 September. Abstract submission deadline: 31 May. EAG members benefit from reduced rate.

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 in Marine Methane Biogeochemistry - University of Southern Denmark

Do MINerals Promote the Preservation of ORGanic Carbon in Marine Sediments? - University of Leeds

PhD positions in Legacies of Agricultural Pollutants (LEAP) project - University of Waterloo

ENIGMA Innovative Training Network: 15 PhD positions available in Geophysics, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Hydrogeophysics, Biogeochemistry and Microbiology - ENIGMA network

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

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

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

PostDoctoral and Fellowship positions:

Research Assistant Position in Isotope Geochemistry - University of Tuebingen

Investigation of microbial processes related to nuclear waste disposal - EPFL Lausanne

Investigation of uranium reduction and fractionation by a variety of microorganisms - EPFL Lausanne

Investigation of the mechanistic underpinnings of uranium isotopic fractionation - EPFL Lausanne

Postdoctoral Research Scientist - The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

Research Fellow in Arctic Ocean Geochemistry - University of Leeds

Postdoctoral fellow in Earth and Planetary Materials Sciences - Okayama University

Research Fellow in Experimental Petrology (The Deep Nitrogen cycle) - University of St. Andrews

Postdoctoral Fellow in Legacies of Agricultural Pollutants (LEAP) Project - University of Waterloo

Postdoctoral Researcher in Isotope Cosmochemistry and Computational Planet Formation - ETH Zurich/University of Zurich

Faculty, Technical and other positions:

Geochemistry Research Technician - University of Southampton

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

Upcoming deadlines for geochemistry related events

Tourmaline 2017: Early Fee Payment 28 Feb

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

TRR 170 Summer School “Impact Processes in the Solar System”: application deadline 1 Mar

2017 International Congress on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Sciences (ICCBES 2017): registration deadline 1 Mar

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

Conference: Magmatism of the Earth and related strategic metal deposits: registration deadline 15 Mar

79th EAGE Conference & Exhibition 2017: registration deadline 15 Mar

EGU General Assembly 2017: registration deadline 16 Mar

IAVCEI 2017: abstracts deadline 17 Mar

11th International Symposium on Geochemistry of the Earth’s Surface: registration deadline 31 Mar

22nd European Conference on Organometallic Chemistry: abstract and registration deadline 31 Mar

European Current Research On Fluid and melt Inclusions 2017: abstract and registration deadline 1 Apr

14th International Symposium on Estuarine Biogeochemistry: registration deadline 15 Apr

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

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