EGU ECS

Iris van Zelst – GD Outstanding ECS Award 2025

Iris van Zelst and edited by Constanza Rodriguez Piceda April 30, 2025

Different methods to potentially detect seismic waves on Venus: a broadband seismometer on the surface, a pressure sensor on a balloon in the atmosphere, and an airglow imager on an orbiter around Venus (credit: Iris van Zelst / Fabio Crameri; also see Garcia et al., 2024).

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 former EG ...[Read More]

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Iris van Zelst April 25, 2025

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 paper tailored to the geodynamics community. You’re we ...[Read More]

The Geodynamics Division @ EGU25

Garima Shukla April 6, 2025

With the EGU General Assembly (GA) less than a month away, attendees should start planning their schedules to get the most out of the week. In today’s blog, Geodynamics (GD) Division Early Career Scientist (ECS) representative Garima Shukla highlights the GD Division’s networking events and provides an overview of key events at the GA. Networking Events: Geodynamics Division What: ECS ...[Read More]

A New Look at the Rheology of Deep Subduction Zones

Ana Lorena Abila and edited by Betti Hegyi November 27, 2024

Field photos of shear zones from Syros Island, Greece. Photo credit: Ana Lorena Abila

Subduction zones are dynamic regions where intense geological processes like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the recycling of oceanic crust are constantly at play. A key factor that influences the behavior of these zones is *interface rheology*—the strength and viscosity of the boundary (the interface) between the subducting and overriding plates. Understanding this interface is crucial for i ...[Read More]