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HS
Hydrological Sciences

Meet your ECS Rep – Melissa Reidy

Meet your ECS Rep – Melissa Reidy

Melissa Reidy is a postdoctoral researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. For 2025, she is the Early Career Scientist Representative for the Hydrological Sciences division. Can you tell us about the focus of your research?  A common theme throughout all my research has been connections between land and water. What has been …[Read More]

ST
Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Meet the InterALAGE Board Members

Meet the InterALAGE Board Members

We are excited to introduce the InterALAGE Team! and share their vision for the future of the organization! To get to know them better, our Media and Communications Officer conducted an in-depth interview with the new board members. In this engaging conversation, the board members share their personal backgrounds, journeys within InterALAGE, and goals during …[Read More]

GD
Geodynamics

Iris van Zelst – GD Outstanding ECS Award 2025

Iris van Zelst – GD Outstanding ECS Award 2025

The 2025 Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award of the Geodynamics Division was awarded to Iris van Zelst in recognition of her outstanding ability to connect research fields including earthquake dynamics, planetary sciences and geodynamics, along with her profound engagement with science outreach and promotion of diverse and inclusive working enviroments. In this interview, Iris -also …[Read More]

OS
Ocean Sciences

Tatiana Ilyina Receives the Fridtjof Nansen Medal – About Her Career and Work

Tatiana Ilyina Receives the Fridtjof Nansen Medal – About Her Career and Work

Tatiana Ilyina received the Fridtjof Nansen Medal from the European Geosciences Union (EGU) for her outstanding research in oceanography. We spoke with her about her career path and the work that led to this award. Here’s what you should know about her. Tatiana Ilyina studied Meteorology/Oceanography during her PhD at the University of Hamburg, continued as …[Read More]