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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 Anita Di Chiara, the Union-level Early Career Scientist Representative!

April 15, 2022
Anita Di'Chiara
Anita Di'Chiara

Hi Anita. Thank you for joining us today! Before we jump in, could you tell us a bit about yourself and your career? I am a postdoctoral researcher between the INGV in Rome and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. I am from Palermo, in Italy, and did my PhD in Rome; then I lived in Brazil, the UK, and the US during my past four postdoctoral projects. I work as a paleomagnetist to refine our unders ...[Read More]

What is GIFT? The Education Committee’s Jean-Luc Berenguer & Phil Smith explain

March 30, 2022
What is GIFT? The Education Committee’s Jean-Luc Berenguer & Phil Smith explain
Jean-Luc Berengeur and Phil Smith

EGU’s annual Geoscience Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshop will take place between 4 – 8 April 2022, with the theme of “How the planet shapes history – Geosciences, human society and civilizations”. To find out more about what GIFT is and get a taster for the workshop’s content EGU’s Programme Coordinator, Simon Clark, talked with two of the organisers: th ...[Read More]

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]