Goldschmidt2025

Conference format, Grant Program and Abstract Submission

The Goldschmidt2025 Conference will continue to feature presentations from in-person and remote delegates, however there will not be any live remote participation. Read more about the Conference Format.

Abstract submission is now open. Browse the Science Program and submit by 26 February.

Grant application is open. The deadline is 12 February.

Society News

Join or Renew your EAG Membership

Your EAG membership provides you with discounted registration for Goldschmidt2025, publications, access to the members' platform and forum, EAG funding through early career programs, and much more!

2025 Membership Rates
Students: 1 year - 15€ | 3 years - 35€
Professionals: 1 year - 35€ | 5 years - 140€ | 10 years - 280€

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EAG Distinguished Lecturer Sarah Gleeson visits Hungary in February

As part of the EAG's Distinguished Lecturer Program Dr. Sarah Gleeson will travel to the 20th Winter School in Mineral Sciences, in Veszprém, Hungary to give two lectures: 'Pyrite as a chemical archive in Zn mineralized sedimentary basins' and 'The Permian Kupferschiefer copper mineralizing systems: new insights from Eastern Germany'.

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EAG co-sponsored event 'EMPG XIX 2025': early registration and abstract deadline 4 February

The 19th Conference on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry (EMPG XIX 2025), co-sponsored by the EAG, will take place in Orléans, France, on 16–19 June. A limited number of awards will be available for students. More information coming soon.

Early Registration and abstract deadline: 4 February
Late Registration: 28 February

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EAG co-sponsored event 'M-FED 2025 Microbialites – Formation, Evolution, Diagenesis': registration deadline 15 April

The 4th M-FED25 conference on Microbialites: Formation, Evolution and Diagenesis, co-sponsored by the EAG, will take place in Hannover, Germany, 30 September – 3 October 2025. Limited support to cover registration fees for students will be available. See the website for details.

Early Registration: 15 April
Grant deadline (students/early career researchers): 31 May

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Student Sponsorship Deadline

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 February

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In memoriam: Claude Allègre (1937-2025)

It is with great sadness that we announce that Claude Allègre passed away on 4 January 2025. He was 87 years old. Claude Allègre played a key role in the development of geochemistry in Europe and the world. Together with his colleagues Professor Albrecht Hofmann and Sir Keith O’Nions, he created the European Association of Geochemistry in the mid-1980s and was its president from 1997 to 1998. A full description of his contributions to Earth Sciences can be found on the IPGP website.

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In memoriam: Britta Planer-Friedrich (1975-2025)

We are stunned and saddened to report that Britta Planer-Friedrich passed away on 4 January 2025 after a long illness. Britta became Professor for Environmental Geochemistry at the University of Bayreuth in 2012, after establishing an Emmy Noether Researcher Group, from the German Research Foundation, examining the mobility of metals in the environment and the role of microbial interactions. She studied, in particular, arsenic-sulphur compounds in many types of environments including, hydrothermal fluids, aquifer sediments and groundwater and in recent years in rice fields. Britta was a regular convener of sessions at Goldschmidt meetings and was a member of the Science Committee for the 2019 Barcelona conference. She was a member of the EAG council from 2013-2015 and worked to develop opportunities for young researchers as part of the Training and Outreach Committee.

Condolence site

EAG Blogosphere

EAG Sponsored Student Giulia Molina attends the PO2 workshop in Bristol

[by Giulia Molina] I am a PhD candidate at the University of Algarve. Originally from Brazil, I graduated in Oceanography from the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro and completed a Master’s in Science at at the Oceanography Institute of the...

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Important Dates and Deadlines

EAG and Goldschmidt deadlines

1 February: EAG Student Sponsorship application deadline 

1 March: EAG Early Career Science Ambassador application deadline  

12 February: Goldschmidt2025 grant application deadline 

26 February: Goldschmidt2025 abstract submission deadline

31 March: Goldschmidt2025 Student Helper application deadline

21 May: Goldschmidt2025 early & presenter registration deadline

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Other geochemistry related events

31 January: 3rd Geobiology Society Conference early registration deadline

4 February: EMPG XIX 19th International Symposium on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology & Geochemistry abstract submission and early registration deadline, co-sponsored by the EAG

15 February: IMOG 2025 32nd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry abstract deadline

15 February: DMG Short Course 2025: Metal stable isotopes as fingerprints in the Earth and the environment registration deadline

21 February: 18th SGA Biennial Meeting abstract deadline EAG members can register at member rate

15 March: Third IAGC International Conference: Water Rock Interaction -18 & Applied Isotope Geochemistry-15 early registration, EAG members can register at member rate

15 March: 86th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition early registration deadline, EAG members benefit from member registration rates

11 April: ICC 2025-AIPEA International Clay Conference abstract submission and early registration, EAG members can register at member rate

15 April: M-FED 2025 – Microbialites: Formation, Evolution and Diagenesis, registration, co-sponsored by the EAG

Ongoing: SerpentineDays webinars

Ongoing Weekly: Pal(a)eo PERCS

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New in Geochemical Perspectives Letters

A pristine low-Ti cumulate source for Chang’e 5 basalts revealed by Sr-Nd-Hf isotopes

The Chinese Chang’e 5 mission has returned the youngest mare basalts (∼2.0 Ga) identified thus far. However, their mantle source remains highly debated. Here, we present an integrated study of the mineralogy, chemical...

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Metal differentiation on asteroids recorded in Zn and Fe isotopic signatures of ureilites

Ureilites are meteorites that represent mantle restites of a planetesimal likely disrupted before the magma ocean stage and then reaccreted. Historically, it was speculated that evaporation shifts the Zn isotope ratios in...

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238U/235U in deep-sea corals reflects limited expansion of seafloor anoxia in last ice age

Although much evidence suggests a decrease in deep ocean oxygen levels during the last glacial period, a quantitative global constraint on anoxic versus suboxic seafloor area is still lacking. Establishing such a constraint is...

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Production of highly silicic 3.9 to 4.27 Ga crust on the Moon

The preserved remnants of a planetary body’s early crust represent a unique window into chemical and physical processes that shaped its beginning. While iron- and magnesium-rich magmas with low silica (SiO2) are common...

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Geochemistry Making the News

Unlocking the journey of gold through magmatic fluids

[Press Release University of Geneva] By studying sulphur in magmatic fluids at extreme pressures and temperatures, a UNIGE team is revolutionising our understanding of gold transport and ore deposit formation...

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Why Los Angeles, America's most fire-ready city, became overwhelmed by flames

[npr] The biggest of several wildfires still burning out of control in Los Angeles grew by more than 1,000 acres overnight. At least 319,000 people are now under evacuation orders or in evacuation warning areas. As the firefight continues, questions...

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Melting Antarctic ice sheets may be causing larger volcanic eruptions

[phys.org] Melting ice sheets are often considered synonymous with climate change in the media, with evocative images of lone polar bears floating on ever-shrinking rafts of ice. While impacts such as sea level rise and salinity changes are commonly...

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Geochemical surveys reveal ancient copper industry in King Solomon's mines did not pollute environment

[phys.org] A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon's Mines not only harmed the health of workers in the ancient copper industry but also pose risks to the health of modern residents living near...

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Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped average IQ by up to 3 points, study finds

[NBC News] Researchers linked lead found in ice samples from Greenland to ancient Roman silver smelters, suggesting the pollution was pervasive enough to affect much of Europe. In ancient Rome, toxic lead was so pervasive in the air that it...

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Job Opportunities

Internships, MSc and PhD positions

PositionEmployerApplication deadline
Type: PhD Position
x2 PhD projects in REE deposits
James Cook University, Australia
25 January 2025
Type: PhD Position
PhD candidate in Soil Chemistry
University of Hohenheim, Germany
31 January 2025
Type: PhD Position
Where Sulfur meets Carbon: sulfurization and desulfurization of sedimentary organic matter during early diagenesis
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, Israel
01 March 2025
Type: PhD Position
Doctoral researchers (10 positions)
MSCA FluxBEATS doctoral network, Finland
31 January 2025
Type: PhD Position
Early Silicate Earth Differentiation
Geochemistry and Isotope Geology Department, Goettingen University, Germany
15 January 2025
Type: PhD Position
PhD position in Soil Science
University of Tübingen, Germany
09 December 2024 or position open until filled

PostDoctoral positions and Fellowships

PositionEmployerApplication deadline
Type: PostDoctoral Position
Postdoc position in Geomorphology and Soil Science
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
07 January 2025 or position open until filled
Type: PostDoctoral Position
Postdoctoral position for the study of Se mobility from coal mine waste rock
Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Canada
Position open until filled
Type: PostDoctoral Position
Postdoctoral position in isotope metallomics with application in volcanic health hazard assessment
IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement / French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development), France
31 December 2025 or position open until filled
Type: PostDoctoral Position
Chemistry of hydrothermal magnetites
GeoSphere Austria, Austria
31 January 2025 or position open until filled
Type: Research Associate
Research Engineer (IR) position in new Piston Cylinder Laboratory
Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, Toulouse, France, France
Position open until filled
Type: PostDoctoral Position
Research Fellow (f_m_x) in Terrestrial, Aqueous Biogeochemical Cycles
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ, Germany
05 January 2025 or position open until filled

EAG Partners

18th SGA Biennial Meeting: abstract submission 21 February

The 18th biennial meeting of SGA will be held at the Colorado School of Mines on August 3-7, 2025. Join us at the world’s premier forum for exchange of ideas on a broad range of issues related to mineral deposit research, exploration, development, and the environment.
Abstract submission: 21 February
Early/late registration: 15 May/2 August - EAG members benefit from member rates

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86th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition: registration 15 March

The 86th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition will take place in Toulouse, France, 2-5 June 2025.
The theme of the conference, “Navigating Change: Geosciences Shaping a Sustainable Transition,” highlights the critical role of geosciences in promoting global sustainability. 
Early registration: 15 March - EAG members benefit from member rates

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Third IAGC International Conference: Water Rock Interaction -18 & Applied Isotope Geochemistry - 15: registration 15 March

The Third IAGC International Conference: Water Rock Interaction-18 & Applied Isotope Geochemistry-15, will take place in Cagliari, Italy from 16 to 21 June 2025. 
IAGC 3 is the conference for scientists and technicians interested in the field of water-rock interactions and applied isotope geochemistry.
Early registration: 15 March - EAG members benefit from member rates

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IAVCEI25 Scientific Assembly: registration 31 March

The next IAVCEI Scientific Assembly will be held from 29 June to 4 July 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. The theme of the conference will be: "The energies of magma: From volcanic eruptions and mineral resources to geothermal production and sustainability". 
Early registration: 31 March - EAG members benefit from member rates

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18th International Clay Conference: abstract submission & early registration 11 April

The Clay Minerals Group of the MSUKI invites you to the 18th International Clay Conference (ICC) taking place at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, on 13-18 July. The theme of the conference is ‘Sustaining Clays’.
Abstract submission: 11 April
Early registration: 11 April - EAG members benefit from member rates

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