From 21 to 26 June, the 2026 Ada Lovelace Workshop on Modelling of Mantle and Lithosphere Dynamics brought together the geodynamics community in Seč, Czech Republic. In this week’s blog post, Vojtěch Patočka, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geophysics at Charles University in Prague and a member of the organising committee, offers an offbeat …[Read More]
Profesor Saskia Goes is the receipent of the 2026 Augustus Love Medal of the Geodynamics Division for her outstanding contributions to our understanding of Earth structure and evolution, using integrative research at the confluence of geodynamics, seismology, mineral physics, and geochemistry. In this interview, she talks about her professional journey and shares her thoughts on …[Read More]
The EGU General Assembly is only a few weeks away, and attendees are starting to plan their schedules into what promises to be a week full of exiciting presentations and events. Don’t know where to start planning your week? We got you covered! In today’s blog, we highlight the key events of Geodynamics Division and …[Read More]
Since 2022, the annual FrenSZ workshop has been bringing together a vibrant and interdisciplinary community around subduction zones in France. In this week’s blog post, we dive into how FrenSZ is organized, highlight its scientific outcomes and how it is opening new connections on the international stage. A large French community. In France, a fairly …[Read More]
The GeoMOD meeting is a bi-annual conference that gathers Earth Science researchers from all over the world working on analogue and numerical modelling in Geosciences. Showcasing the most recent advances in this field, GeoMOD brings together the pursuit of new knowledge while allowing for great get-togethers between researchers. This year’s meeting was successfully held in …[Read More]
The 2025 Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award of the Geodynamics Division was awarded to Iris van Zelst in recognition of her outstanding ability to connect research fields including earthquake dynamics, planetary sciences and geodynamics, along with her profound engagement with science outreach and promotion of diverse and inclusive working enviroments. In this interview, Iris -also …[Read More]
Dear Geodynamics community, This is your trusted former Editor-in-Chief speaking. I have an important announcement! In very exciting news, the team behind the 101 Geodynamic modelling paper (which I am sure you have read and loved, right? No? Well, what are you waiting for?! Check it out here!) has reunited to write another very relevant …[Read More]
The 2025 Augustus Love Medal of the Geodynamics Division was awarded to Neil Ribe in recognition of his outstanding and fundamental contributions to a wide range of problems in geodynamics using rigorous mathematical approaches. In this interview, he talks about his research and how he got involved in geodynamics, while also sharing his thoughts on …[Read More]
Hello fellow geodynamicists and geoscientists! Many exciting congresses and workshops are taking place this year. You might be going to some of them, so it’s definitely time to start planning your schedule. Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! Here we collect events that might be of interest to you, with a focus on geodynamics and tectonics, …[Read More]
Born at the feet of active volcanoes, a group of young Earth scientists works for connecting colleagues in Italy and around the globe. One of the main challenges faced by those approaching the academic career for the first time is creating a network of known people with whom sharing scientific knowledge and maybe lay the …[Read More]
