April 2017

Goldschmidt2017

Goldschmidt2017: over 4500 abstracts received

With over 4500 abstracts received, the 27th Goldschmidt Conference in Paris (13-18 August) will be the biggest to date and we first want to recognise that this is the achievement of a significant and excellent community engagement. The European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society, organisers of the Goldschmidt Conferences, sincerely thank all involved.

Early registration deadline is 13 June and EAG members as well as members of all EAG partner societies benefit from reduced rates.
Not a member of EAG or a partner society? We invite you to join the EAG (or renew your membership).

Early Career Scientists at Goldschmidt2017

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Early Career Scientists are at the heart of the Goldschmidt conference, and various programs aimed at young professionals in geochemistry have been developing in recent years. Goldschmidt2017 will continue this trend and introduces new initiatives. Find an overview of the Goldschmidt2017 program for Early Career Scientists. Note that the deadline to register for most events is 13 June.

Society News

March for Science on 22 April

The March for Science, partnering with over 200 organisations including the European Association of Geochemistry, is coming up on Saturday 22 April. This movement will unite people from all horizons, who support and value scientific research and evidence-based policies. In addition to the March in Washington D.C., there will be numerous satellite marches around the world, including in all major cities of Europe. You can find a March near you and should you wish to march under the EAG banner, we have prepared some vector images, which you can download and print in any desired size.

Photo Contest 'Wonders of Geochemistry': submit your vote

The jury has now selected the best 10 photos and we invite you to vote for your 3 favourite photos communicating the wonders of geochemistry before 30 April.

EAG co-sponsors short course on Application of Laser Ablation

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EAG is proud to co-sponsor the International Short Course on Application of Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry to Earth Sciences taking place 7-9 June in Perugia, Italy. EAG provides travel grants for PhD students. Apply before 1 May.

Going to EGU General Assembly 2017?

The EGU General Assembly 2017 (23-28 April) is coming up next week and EAG proudly co-organises 5 sessions, which we invite you to attend. We will also welcome delegates at the EAG booth in the Entrance Hall (Yellow Level).

New Elements issue: Sulfides

Despite the bulk silicate Earth only containing 250 parts per million of sulfur, sulfide minerals and liquids have a powerful impact on the behavior and fractionation of a wide range of elements in the Earth’s crust and underlying mantle. Read more

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.

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 December. Find out more.

EAG Publications

Recently published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters

Determining subduction-zone fluid composition using a tourmaline mineral probe
V.J. van Hinsberg, G. Franz, B.J. Wood

Subduction zones are the sites where crustal materials are recycled into the mantle. In response to increasing pressures and temperatures during this process, hydrated minerals break down and release solute-bearing fluids and, above ~750 ?C, form hydrous melts. [...]

The cosmic molybdenum-neodymium isotope correlation and the building material of the Earth
J. Render, M. Fischer-Gödde, C. Burkhardt, T. Kleine

The isotopic similarity of enstatite chondrites and Earth has often been cited as evidence that the Earth is made of enstatite chondrite-like material. Here we show, however, that enstatite chondrites have nucleosynthetic molybdenum (Mo) isotope anomalies and, therefore, cannot represent the sole building blocks of the Earth. [...]

Geochemistry making the news

Remnants of Earth’s original crust found in Canada

[NovaNext] Two geologists studying North America’s oldest rocks have uncovered ancient minerals that are remnants of the Earth’s original crust which first formed more than 4.2 billion years ago. Read more

Food for microbes abundant on Enceladus

[Science Mag] In 2005, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft spied jets of water ice and vapor erupting into space from fissures on Enceladus, evidence of a salty ocean beneath the saturnian moon’s placid icy surface. Now, it turns out... Read more

Earth’s lost history of planet-altering eruptions revealed

[Scientific American] Enormous volcanoes vomited lava over the ancient Earth much more often than geologists had suspected. Eruptions as big as the biggest previously known ones happened at least 10 times in the past 3 billion years... Read more

Earth's CO2 Could Spike to a Level Not Seen Since the Dinosaurs

[Scientific American] An Arctic free of ice and stocked with swamp-loving reptiles. Temperate forests covering Antarctica, thriving on heat that kept them alive through the dark months. Read more

'Nesting doll' minerals offer clues to Earth's mantle dynamics

[Science Daily] Recovered minerals that originated in the deep mantle can give scientists a rare glimpse into the dynamic processes occurring deep inside of Earth and into the history of the planet's mantle layer. Read more

Comic relief

A humorous look at the world of science

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

Job opportunities

Current job opportunities

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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:

Magma migration and formation of dunites beneath spreading ridges: Evidence from the Oman ophiolite - CRPG (CNRS/University of Lorraine)

Impact of sulfur on the fate of critical metals in geological fluids - Geosciences Environnement Toulouse

Understanding biomineralization pathways - Macquarie University

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

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

PostDoctoral and Fellowship positions:

Postdoctoral Fellow Position (Reactive Interfaces in Agroecosystems) - University of Waterloo

Cosmochemistry/geochemistry postdoctoral position available. ORIGINS LABORATORY - The University of Chicago

6 Postdoctoral Scientists - multidisciplinary water modelling and forecasting team - University of Waterloo, Multi-Institution GWF Program

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

Faculty, Technical and other positions:

Research Position in Non-conventional stable or Radiogenic isotope geochemistry - Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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

EAG Partners

Video contest ON THE ROCKS!

The Italian Geological Society (SGI) organises “ON THE ROCKS”, a geological video contest open to all. Participate with a creative and informal video, explaining your research, passions or new ideas regarding the Earth, in only 180 seconds. SGI is looking for passionate contributions focusing on the wonders, dangers and surprises of an adventurous, geological journey, which could take place indoor, outdoor, in a lab, in the mountains, at sea or in the outer space!

AIG12 abstract submission deadline: 1 May

Abstract submission deadline is coming up soon for the 12th International Symposium on Applied Isotope Geochemistry (AIG-12) organised by the International Association of GeoChemistry. The conference will be held in Copper Mountain Resort, Colorado USA, 17-22 September. EAG members benefit from reduced rates.

MinSoc meeting: Redox-Active Minerals in Natural Systems

The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland invites you to join a meeting on cross-discipline research into ‘Redox-Active Minerals’ in Natural Systems at the University of Manchester on 21–22 June. Abstract deadline: 19 May. Registration is now open. EAG members benefit from reduced rates.

ISEB23: abstract submission deadline 31 May

ISEB23 'From cells to Earth scale processes: traversing the breadth of temporal and spatial scales in biogeochemistry' to be held in Palm Cove, Tropical North Queensland, Australia, 24-29 September, now invites abstract submissions for platform and poster presentations. Submission deadline: 31 May. EAG members benefit from reduced rates.

Geosciences: a tool in a changing world

Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrografia, Società Geologica Italiana, Associazione Italiana di Vulcanologia and Società Geochimica Italiana organise "Geosciences: a tool in a changing world" in Pisa, 4-7 September. See the list of sessions.