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PIYAL HALDER

Dr. Piyal Halder is the ECS Representative of the GMPV division, EGU, for 2025-2027, and a Blog Editor & LinkedIn Manager (Since 2022). He is presently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, India (an autonomous Research Institute under the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India). He has completed his PhD in Geochemistry and Tectonics from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (An Institute of National Importance, Govt, of India) & Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (DST., Govt. of India). He also served as a Project Scientist in the Scientific Deep Drilling Program at the Koyna Intraplate Seismic Zone, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India.

GMPV Early Career Scientist Network 2026-2027

GMPV Early Career Scientist Network 2026-2027

Hi, The 2026 General Assembly is over. Now it’s time to introduce our existing ECS Network, which has been enriched by a few new members. Let’s meet our ECS Network members-   ECS Representatives (2025-2026) (1) Piyal Halder Hello my GMPV brothers and sisters, I am the ECS Representative of the GMPV division, EGU, for 2025-2027. I am presently working as a Postdoctoral Research As ...[Read More]

EGU26 Friday Highlights

EGU26 Friday Highlights

Hey folks, Today is the last day of the EGU26. Let’s have a quick look at today’s GMPV sessions- Session Code Time & Place Session Title Convenor & Co-Convenors Session Overview GMPV4.3 Oral: 08:30–12:30 Room: K1 What Makes Earth So Special: Global Cycles of Volatiles Convener: Alessia Borghini; Co-conveners: Carla Tiraboschi, Sally Gibson, Michał Bukała The Session will partic ...[Read More]

New Blog Editor-in-Chief

New Blog Editor-in-Chief

Hi EGU GMPV members, We are pleased to inform you all that Agata Poganj has been selected as our new Blog Editor-in-Chief. Congratulations on her new journey with the EGU GMPV ECS team. We also thank all the applicants for spending their valuable time on the application process. We shall contact many of them very soon to know their interest in joining our team as blog editors. Get ready for EGU Ge ...[Read More]

EGU GMPV Division is looking for a new Blog Editor-in-Chief!

EGU GMPV Division is looking for a new Blog Editor-in-Chief!

Are you an Early Career Scientist passionate about Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology, or Volcanology? Do you thrive on connecting with fellow scientists and sharing discoveries with the world? The GMPV division of the EGU invites you to become our next Editor-in-Chief and inspire our blog community. The GMPV Blog is a vibrant platform showcasing scientific breakthroughs, engaging interviews, fea ...[Read More]

EGU25 Friday Highlights

EGU25 Friday Highlights

Finally, the last day arrived. It’s time to enjoy the last moment of the 2025 General Assembly. Today, there are a total of 5 sessions solely organised by the GMPV- In line with the significant breakthroughs in modern Earth Science, particularly due to the development in observational, analytical, and modelling methods by introducing micro to nano analytical tools, GMPV has scheduled a sessi ...[Read More]

EGU25: A step towards Engagement, Gathering and Unity

EGU25: A step towards Engagement, Gathering and Unity

Are you a PhD aspirant looking for a potential supervisor? Are you searching for research collaboration?  Your PhD is at the final stage, but you haven’t found a post-doctoral mentor yet? Are you an introvert and can’t understand how to reach people at the conference? Don’t worry!! The ECS team of the GMPV division is here to assist you in shaping your future goals. The last GMPV ...[Read More]

EGU24 Friday Highlights

EGU24 Friday Highlights

Tired after the week-long conference?   The GMPV division is ready with a number of interesting sessions to refresh your moods. Let’s enjoy the last moment of the EGU General Assembly 2024.   Let’s start the day with a cup of tea and join the conference with the energy of a volcano because a session is waiting for all of you on hydrothermal alteration in volcanic settings (GMPV8.2).  The sess ...[Read More]

Revisiting the roots of minerals’ names: A journey to mineral etymology

Revisiting the roots of minerals’ names: A journey to mineral etymology

Hello everyone!! In an earlier blog, my colleague Eliot Carter discussed the etymology of elements.  As a PhD student in geochemistry, mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology, we all regularly deal with a large number of minerals. Among them, some are very common and a few are hardly known. However, sometimes we forget the basics to deal with the complicated things. In fact, PhD students mostly face ...[Read More]

EGU23 Wednesday Highlights

EGU23 Wednesday Highlights

Welcome to the third day of the EGU General Assembly, 2023. Hope that the participants and attendees are enjoying. Let’s start the day with a cup of tea and then enter the Hall. For virtual attendees, we have Gather.town. So don’t miss a single session wherever you are! Anyways, lets have a look on today’s sessions- The first session on “Magmatic, tectonic and hydrothermal ...[Read More]

#EGU23 session in the spotlight: Advances in monitoring and studying the presence and migration of fluids within the crust using multi-disciplinary approaches

#EGU23 session in the spotlight: Advances in monitoring and studying the presence and migration of fluids within the crust using multi-disciplinary approaches

The deadline for the abstract submission in #EGU 23 is knocking at the door (last date- 10th January, 2023). Still, Confused to choose the session most appropriate to your work?? Well, we are here to help you. Scientific Community all over the world working on different geoscientific aspects of fluid migration within the crust can submit their abstracts in the session SM6.1 : Advances in monitorin ...[Read More]