Four days in, and the week isn’t done yet! Thursday is shaping up to be one of the most eventful days of the assembly for the GMPV community. Grab your badge and let’s walk you through it.
Morning orals — Room K1 [08:30–12:30 (CEST)]
Kick off your Thursday in Room K1 with GMPV2.2 – Advances in Geochronology and Thermochronology: from traditional methods to avant-garde applications (co-org TS). This is a full morning of talks covering the latest in dating methods — from improved U-Pb, Rb-Sr and Lu-Hf protocols to new thermochronological approaches and thermal history modelling — applied across timescales from deep mantle dynamics to surface evolution.
Coffee break — Poster Hall X2 [display 08:30, attendance 10:45–12:30 (CEST)]
While the geochronology orals are running, Hall X2 is already filling up with posters across four sessions worth exploring:
- GMPV4.1 – Decoding Earth’s Crustal Engine: Integrated Petrochronology and Structural Constraints on 4-D Tectono-Metamorphic Evolution (co-org TS) — contributions linking microscale rock records to planetary-scale geodynamics through petrochronology, structural geology, and metamorphic petrology.
- GMPV4.3 – What Makes Earth So Special: Global Cycles of Volatiles — how volatiles and incompatible elements are transferred between Earth’s surface and deep interior through subduction, melts, and fluids. Orals are tomorrow, but the posters are today.
- GMPV8.2 – From Earth to Exoplanets: Deep Planetary Interiors through advances in modelling and experiments (co-org GD/PS) — experimental and modelling work on mineral physics under extreme pressure-temperature conditions, bridging Earth science and planetary exploration. Orals tomorrow, posters today.
- GMPV10.8 – Volcano–Glacier Interactions on Earth and Beyond: polar perspectives from land to seafloor (co-org GM/NH) — from subglacial eruptions to tephra deposition and ice mass balance, covering some of the most remote and dynamic volcanic environments on the planet.
Also worth checking: ERE4.4 (co-org GMPV6) on geophysical imaging for critical minerals, natural hydrogen and geothermal resources has posters in Hall X4 (attendance 10:45–12:30).
Lunchtime — Room D2 [12:45–13:45 (CEST)]
Don’t skip the GMPV Division Meeting (DM12), convened by division president Holly Stein. This is where you hear division updates, ongoing activities, and plans for the year ahead — and have your say as part of the GMPV community.
Afternoon orals
Two sessions are lined up this afternoon:
- GMPV7.4 – Structure, origin, and evolution of anomalous magmatism: models for intraplate and unusual plate boundary volcanism (co-org GD/NH) — Room K1, 14:00–15:45. This session tackles intraplate volcanism and unusual plate boundary magmatism: hotspots, mantle plumes, LIPs, and everything that doesn’t fit neatly into standard plate tectonics. Convened by Gillian Foulger, a prominent name in this debate.
- ERE4.4/GMPV6 – Geophysical Imaging of the Lithosphere for Critical Minerals, Natural H2 and Geothermal Resources (co-org GD) — Room -2.43, 16:15–18:00. This session connects lithospheric structure to the resources that matter most for the energy transition.
Afternoon poster hall — Hall X2 [display 14:00, attendance 16:15–18:00 (CEST)]
The afternoon shift in Hall X2 brings a new wave of poster sessions:
- GMPV1.1 – Looking into the unreachable: Inclusions as snapshots into Earth processes, from the Crust to the deep Mantle and beyond — fluid, melt and mineral inclusions from magmatic and metamorphic settings to deep mantle dynamics, with cutting-edge micro- to nano-scale analytics on display.
- GMPV2.1 – Solving Geoscience Problems Using Mineralogy and Mineral Inclusions — a broad session on the diversity of mineralogical methods, from spectroscopy to inclusions. Orals are tomorrow.
- GMPV2.2 posters (Geochronology & Thermochronology — companion to the morning orals)
- GMPV7.4 posters (companion to the afternoon orals on anomalous magmatism).
Virtual posters — Zoom, vPoster spot 3 [14:00–15:45, discussion 16:15–18:00 (CEST)]
A rich afternoon of virtual presentations awaits online, including contributions from GMPV2.2 (14:24), GMPV2.1 (14:27), GMPV4.1 (14:36), GMPV5.2 – Formation of metal ore deposits during fluid-rock interactions: from physical patterns, chemical reaction to numerical modelling (14:48), GMPV8.2 (14:54), and GMPV10.12 – Volcanic Processes: Tectonics, Deformation and Unrest (15:06). If you’re attending online or want to catch up with virtual presenters, this is the place to be.
Evening — Room -2.33 [19:00–20:00 (CEST)]
End your Thursday on a high note with the Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal Lecture by Giovanni Chiodini (MAL30-GMPV), convened by Holly Stein. The 2026 Bunsen Medal honours Chiodini for his transformative contributions to volcanology and gas geochemistry, particularly his work on Earth’s degassing processes and long-term global volcano monitoring. A landmark lecture — don’t miss it.
Have a great penultimate day at #EGU26 🙂
