GMPV
Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

Call for new blog editors!

Call for new blog editors!

The Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology division of the European Geosciences Union is looking for two new blog writers that can join our team! We are a group of 16 early career scientists, coming from all over the world, and with different backgrounds. If you wanna know more about our team, and what we do during the year, have a look here! We are looking for individuals that like s ...[Read More]

The role of citizenship in geosciences

My collection of passport stamps - from hjl at https://www.flickr.com/photos/hjl/101443399

When international scientists from countries with a very low gross domestic product (GDP) get together at the proverbial water-cooler, we don’t talk about the weather, we talk about immigration. The conversation topics can vary between navigating a new immigration system due to an upcoming move, issues with our institution’s international office or wondering whether we will be able to secure a tra ...[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]

Meet the GMPV Early Career Scientists group!

Meet the GMPV Early Career Scientists group!

2023 has been a year of big changes in the GMPV Division, with our new President Holly J. Stein, and in the GMPV Early Career Scientists (ECS) Committee, with new ECS Representative, Blog in Chief Editor and Chief organizer of the Campfires! First of all, we would like to thank Giulia Consuma for her amazing work as ECS Representative of our division for the years GA/2022-2023 and as Campires orga ...[Read More]