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Goldschmidt 2025 highlights

Catch up on some of the highlights from Goldschmidt 2025 this summer! Explore Goldschmidt TV for meeting insights and exclusive interviews, dive into all the stories from our team of bloggers, read the research that made international news, and watch the plenary lectures.

Goldschmidt 2026

The 2026 Goldschmidt Conference will be held in Montréal, Canada from 12 to 17 July 2026. The call for session and workshop proposals opens on 3 September.

Society News

2026 Award nominations now open

Nominations for the 2026 Awards are open until 30 October. There have been some changes to the nomination process and guidelines, explained below.

The H.C. Urey Award recognizes scientists who have made outstanding contributions advancing geochemistry over a career. Significant changes were made to the nomination process; in particular, there are no more nomination letters.

The Science Innovation Award recognizes scientists who have recently made a particularly important and innovative breakthrough in geochemistry. There are new eligibility criteria: nominees must have received a recognized doctorate within 25 years of the first day of the year in which the award is given (career breaks are taken into account).

The F.G. Houtermans Award recognizes exceptional contributions to geochemistry by an early career scientist. There are new eligibility criteria: nominees must have received a recognized doctorate within 7 years of the first day of the year in which the award is given (career breaks are taken into account).

The Geochemistry Fellowship honors outstanding scientists who have made major contributions to the field of geochemistry. The award is based on scientific excellence as well as the broader impacts candidates have made in their careers to date.

EAG student sponsorship deadline: 1 September

The EAG Student Sponsorship Program supports onsite participation at events held in Europe, or online participation at events held anywhere in the world. Successful applicants will receive sponsorship of up to 1000 euros to cover registration, abstract fees, and travel expenses where applicable. Applicants may be based in any country.

Next application deadline: 1 September

EAG Blogosphere 

EAG sponsored student Laura Piccirillo visits the French Research Institute for Ocean Science (IFREMER)

[by Laura Piccirillo] I recently visited the French Institute for Ocean Science (IFREMER) in Brest, France for a 1-week short research stay, thanks to the support from the EAG Student Sponsorship Award. The main priority for this visit was to...

EAG sponsored student Kerys Meredew presents her Volcanological Research at IAVCEI2025

[by Kerys Meredew] The Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI) was held in Geneva in July 2025 with the theme “The energies of magma: From volcanic eruptions and mineral...

EAG sponsored student Cathrin Wittig joins the Fjords in a Changing Climate 2025 workshop

[by Cathrin Wittig] I was very happy to attend the Fjord workshop 2025 in Stalheim, Norway organized by the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research from the 2nd of June with the financial support of the EAG student sponsorship program...

Important Dates and Deadlines

EAG and Goldschmidt deadlines

1 September: EAG Student Sponsorship application deadline

1 October: EAG Early Career Science Ambassador application deadline

15 October: Goldschmidt 2026 session & workshop proposals submission deadline (opens 3 Sep)

30 October: H.C. Urey, Science Innovation, and F.G. Houtermans awards and Geochemistry Fellowships nomination deadline

Other geochemistry related events

15/31 August: ISEB2025 student travel request/ abstract submission deadline 

20 August: OSM26: Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 abstract submission deadline

1 September /1 October: GET2025: 6th EAGE Global Energy Transition Conference and Exhibition  early/late registration deadline

5 September: SIMP-SGI joint congress (The Geosciences and the Challenges of the 21st Century) registration deadline - EAG members can register at member rate

29 September: 37th Nordic Geological Winter meeting abstract and early registration deadline

30 September: AFEQ-CNF INQUA symposium registration deadline

Ongoing: SerpentineDays webinars

Ongoing Weekly: Pal(a)eo PERCS

New in Geochemical Perspectives Letters

Resolving the chlorine isotope composition of Earth’s depleted mantle

The chlorine isotope ratio (δ37Cl value) of Earth’s mantle has implications for volatile exchange between Earth’s surface and mantle, as well as for the source of volatile delivery to Earth. However, there is...

Fluid-mediated uranium isotope fractionation in magmatic systems

Uranium isotopes fractionation behaviour during magmatic differentiation and magmatic-hydrothermal processes remains unclear. In this study, we investigate two distinct magmatic systems: the Hekla rock suite...

Abiotic chemically oscillating reactions make patterns in deep–sea ferromanganese nodules and crusts

Ferromanganese deposits in deep–sea sediments, including both ferromanganese nodules (FMN) and ferromanganese crusts (FMC) are mineralised spheroids of metalliferous oxides that have been attributed..

Deformation modulates helium diffusion behaviour in apatite

Utilising the apatite (U-Th)/He thermochronometer to infer the thermal histories of geologic materials requires understanding the factors that influence helium diffusion kinetics. Here, we demonstrate that...

Geochemistry Making the News

Scientists use cosmic dust to reconstruct Earth's atmospheric history

[Phys.org] Since the beginning of Earth's history, tiny particles of rock and metal from space have been hitting our planet. On clear nights, we can even see their traces as shooting stars. Trapped in layers of rock, these micrometeorites can remain preserved for billions of years...

Tiny fireball that crashed into Georgia home is 4.56bn-year-old meteorite, say experts

[The Guardian] A cherry tomato-sized fireball that crashed through the roof of a metro Atlanta house in June was a meteorite 20m years older than Earth, a scientist has determined. In a news release on Friday, the University of Georgia planetary geologist Scott Harris said that he arrived...

Early Earth's first crust composition discovery rewrites geological timeline

[CNN] A rocky outcrop in a remote corner of northern Quebec appears serene in its eerie isolation on the eastern shore of Canada’s Hudson Bay. But over the past two decades, this exposed remnant of ancient ocean floor, known as the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt, has been a heated scientific...

A Bermuda stalagmite reveals how the Gulf Stream shifted – and what it might do as the climate changes further

[The Conversation] Beneath the subtropical paradise, Bermuda hosts a vast network of caves which contains records of Earth’s climate history. Inside are mineral deposits called speleothems – including stalagmites on the cave floors more than six-foot tall. These grow slowly as water drips down from the cave ceiling...

'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean

[BBC] Beds of clams, mats of bacteria that look like ice and fields of tube worms - these are just some examples of the strange, extreme life that an expedition to the deepest parts of the ocean has observed, filmed and photographed. Diving in a human-occupied submersible to ocean trenches in the...

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EAG Partners

ISEB2025, 26-31 October, Dublin: abstract submission 31 August

The 2025 symposium of the ISEB (International Society for Environmental Biogeochemistry) will have the theme 'Dynamic Earth: Geochemical and biospheric interactions across time' and will take place at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, on 26-31 October. EAG members can register at member rate.
Student travel request (extended): 15 August 
Abstract submission: 31 August

EAGE GET 2025, 27-31 October, Rotterdam: early registration 1 September

The EAGE Global Energy Transition Conference & Exhibition (GET 2025) is the premier event highlighting the application of geoscience and engineering skills towards the energy transition. The conference will feature four specialized technical tracks: Offshore Wind Energy, Carbon Capture & Storage, Geothermal Energy, and Hydrogen & Energy Storage. Showcase the latest innovations and discussions on Geochemistry applied to reactive transport modelling for CCS; reservoir and seal challenges for energy storage, and more. 
Early/regular registration: 1 September / 1 October

SIMP-SGI Joint Congress, Padua, 16-18 September: registration 5 September

This congress with the theme "The Geosciences and the Challenges of the 21st Century" aims to be a space for meeting, dialogue, and discussion, highlighting the crucial role of Geosciences in building our future, on Earth and beyond. Discover the scientific sessions here.
Registration closes: 5 September EAG members can register at member rate

AFEQ-CNF INQUA symposium, Paris 6 November - registration 30 September

We are pleased to announce the next specialized session of the SGF organized by the AFEQ-CNF INQUA. The conference will be held in French and will focus on changes in past climates, with particular attention to their variability, seasonality and extreme events. The aim is to bring the “palaeo” community together around scientific presentations, with an emphasis on projects currently being carried out in France. 
Registration: 30 September - places  limited to 80 participants

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