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Tomography and plate tectonics

Editorial Team 2 January 23, 2019

Turning your conference poster into a dress is so last season, darlings - seismic tomography-inspired shoes will be the hottest trend at #EGU19 no doubt.

The Geodynamics 101 series serves to showcase the diversity of research topics and methods in the geodynamics community in an understandable manner. We welcome all researchers – PhD students to Professors – to introduce their area of expertise in a lighthearted, entertaining manner and touch upon some of the outstanding questions and problems related to their fields. For our first ‘Geodynami ...[Read More]

Get conference ready!

Iris van Zelst December 5, 2018

Let's just accept the fact that nobody at a geosciences conference ever looks this smart
Credit: Pixabay

It’s almost time for the AGU fall meeting 2018! Are you ready? Have you prepared your schedule and set up all your important business meetings? Here are some final tips to nail your presentation and/or poster! Nailing your presentation • The art of the 15-minute talk: how to design the best 15-minute talk • Presentation skills – 1. Voice: how to get the most out of your presentation vo ...[Read More]

The art of the 15-minute talk

Iris van Zelst June 7, 2018

Let's make this presentation a success!
Credit: Pixabay

We’ve all attended conferences with those dreaded 15-minute talks and we have no problem picking out which talks were amazing and which talks were abysmal. However, when it comes to our own talks, it’s hard to judge them, find out how they can be improved or break away from long-established habits (such as our layout or talking pace). This week, Matthew Herman, postdoc at the Tectonoph ...[Read More]

The quest of a numerical modelling hero

Iris van Zelst November 15, 2017

Let's kill the ~~bugs~~ dragons and save the ~~code~~ princess!
Credit: Wikimedia commons: Saint George and the Dragon by Paolo Uccello

Numerical modelling is not always a walk in the park. In fact, it resembles a heroic quest more often than not. In this month’s Wit & Wisdom post, Cedric Thieulot, assistant professor at the Mantle dynamics & theoretical geophysics group at Utrecht University in The Netherlands, tells the story of his heroic quest to save the princess from the dragon clear a code from bugs and shows ...[Read More]