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Simon Clark

Simon Clark is the Project Manager at the European Geosciences Union, where he oversee project, community, and organisational development. Simon is also the point of contact for early career scientists (ECS) at the EGU Executive Office. They have a PhD in Ecohydraulics and Environmental Engineering from the University of Liverpool, UK. Beyond research, Simon also has a strong interest in science-communication, -art, and -storytelling. You can find Simon on twitter @kelpiesi.

GeoTalk: meet Federico Amato, environmental data miner & ECS representative for ESSI Division

March 9, 2022
GeoTalk: meet Federico Amato, environmental data miner & ECS representative for ESSI Division

Hello Federico, thank you for agreeing to talk with us! Could you introduce yourself? Hello Simon, thanks for inviting me for this talk! As you can probably guess from my name, I am Italian. I completed my studies in Italy obtaining a master’s degree in Engineering and a PhD in Innovation and Sustainable Development Engineering. Then, three and a half years ago I moved to Switzerland for a Postdoc ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: meet Alicia Fantasia, researcher in ancient Earth climates & ECS representative for SSP Division

February 18, 2022
GeoTalk: meet Alicia Fantasia, researcher in ancient Earth climates & ECS representative for SSP Division
Alicia Fantasia

Hello Alicia, thank you for agreeing to this interview! Before we dig in, could you tell us a little about yourself and your research? Hi Simon, many thanks for giving the nice opportunity to present my research activities. I am Alicia Fantasia and I was born in Switzerland. I have always been passionate about the Earth system, I am sensitive to current climate change issues, and … fascinated by d ...[Read More]

The Top Five EGU Education Initiatives We Think You Should Know About

February 9, 2022
The Top Five EGU Education Initiatives We Think You Should Know About
Credit: Kai Boggild (2016)

The EGU Education Committee has opened a call for new members to join. Positions on the committee are open to anyone with an interest in and passion for improving learning at the interface between geoscience and educators, so long as they are an EGU member. In particular, the Committee is keen to include the voices of Early Career Scientists (ECS). Details on the application process are detailed h ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Meet Alessandro Musu, magma researcher & science communicator!

January 28, 2022
GeoTalk: Meet Alessandro Musu, magma researcher & science communicator!
Alessandro Musu in the shadow of an eruption on La Palma, Canary Isles.

Hello Alessandro, thanks for joining us today! Before we delve deeper, could you tell us a little about yourself and your research? Hi, thank you for having me today, I am Alessandro Musu, a PhD student in Petrology and Volcanology at the University of Geneva. I have currently just started my third year. The main goal of my research is understanding the link between deep magmatic processes and eru ...[Read More]