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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
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Inês Pereira

I am a Research Fellow, working on improving petrogeochemical tools using accessory minerals such as titanite and rutile. I am interested to develop tools that allow us to assess metamorphic conditions from detrital minerals and improve our understanding on the evolution of crustal geothermal gradients through time. I love books. I love nature. I love Earth Sciences.

The spinning life of early-career researchers – twirling until out of sync?

and December 16, 2022
The spinning life of early-career researchers – twirling until out of sync?
Abandoned mine. A soul-searching trip. Credit: Lukáš Falteisek (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

In the GMPV blog team we are a group of early career researchers (ECRs*) in their PhD or early postdoc stages. As ECRs we know that permanent positions in Academia are scarce and that we may face long postdoc careers, potentially entailing a rootless life for several years to come. In this blog, we highlight the other side of the ECR lives that fewer people know about, and that occasionally leads ...[Read More]

#EGU23 session in the spotlight: Seismic sources, signals and imaging on volcanoes: observations, laboratory experiments and modelling

December 15, 2022
#EGU23 session in the spotlight: Seismic sources, signals and imaging on volcanoes: observations, laboratory experiments and modelling
Suwanosejima volcano in the southwestern part of Japan. Credit: Haruhisa Nakamichi (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The abstract submission deadline for the EGU GA 23 is approaching fast – 10th January, 2023!!! Before wrapping up 2022, please consider submitting your work to this exciting session that is being co-organised by SM and GMPV divisions. Check out below what the conveners had to say about their session: SM6.2 Seismic sources, signals and imaging on volcanoes: observations, laboratory experiment ...[Read More]

Motherhood in Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology Sciences

September 29, 2022
Motherhood in Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology Sciences
By Eric Ward, CC license. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Family_Portrait.jpg

Are you a mother in the fields of Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology or Volcanology? Are you about to become a mother soon or have you just started to consider it? How many times have you considered it but thought that it wasn’t the right time? Starting a family can be challenging as it is, but juggling between starting one while managing a career in Academia can be frustrating and hard, especial ...[Read More]

Is garnet going to be your best date?

August 25, 2022
Is garnet going to be your best date?
Garnet from a mafic granulite. Credit: Barbara Kunz in Imaggeo (https://imaggeo.egu.eu/view/804/)

For geochronologists it is all about precision and accuracy. For petrochronologists it is more about precise positioning of those ages to trace back the evolution of a rock. For many, it is not just about getting a crystallisation or metamorphic age, it is about knowing when and at what conditions a given rock experienced certain petrogenetic processes. As we progressed from geochronology to petro ...[Read More]