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Olivia Trani

Olivia Trani is a former Communications Officer at the European Geosciences Union. Olivia has a MS in Science Journalism from Boston University and her work has appeared on WBUR-FM, Inside Science News Service, and the American Geophysical Union. Olivia tweets at @oliviatrani.

Mentoring programme at EGU 2020

December 5, 2019
Mentoring programme at EGU 2020
The mentoring meeting point at the 2017 General Assembly. Credit: EGU/Kai Boggild

With more than 16,000 participants, 5,500 oral presentations, 9,400 posters and 1,200 PICO presentations, all under one roof, the EGU General Assembly can be an overwhelming experience. There is a network of corridors to navigate, as well as a wide range of workshops, splinter and townhall meetings to choose from. With that in mind, we’ve put in place some initiatives to make the experience of tho ...[Read More]

The road to a greener General Assembly

December 4, 2019
The road to a greener General Assembly
Starting in 2020, EGU will offset the carbon footprint of all participants’ travel to the General Assembly. Learn more about our environmental initiatives planned for the General Assembly in this blog post! (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl).

Each spring thousands of geoscientists from more than 100 countries make their way to Vienna for the EGU General Assembly. Major conferences like this offer researchers many opportunities to advance their careers: from gaining research inspiration and learning new skills to sharing ideas and networking with peers. But participant travel to and within Vienna, plus their accommodation, food and drin ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Mount Bromo – volcanic deity

December 2, 2019
Imaggeo on Mondays: Mount Bromo – volcanic deity
Mt. Bromo, East Java, Indonesia. Exploring Remote Spaces. Credit: Matteo Basilici & Roberto Ercoli (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Featured in this photo, rising out from a sea of violet fog at dawn, is one of Indonesia’s most iconic volcanoes, Mount Bromo. The mountain is a large volcanic crater, also known as a caldera, which formed when an ancient cone volcano collapsed in the late Pleistocene and early Holocene epochs, between 126,000 and 8,300 years ago. The current structure stands at 2,392 metres in the eastern region ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Journey to Bolivia’s Laguna Negra

November 25, 2019
Imaggeo on Mondays: Journey to Bolivia’s Laguna Negra
Laguna Negra, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. Credit: Katleen Wils (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

This week’s featured photo showcases one of the most geologically diverse landscapes of South America: the Altiplano, the high plateau of the Andes. This plateau covers roughly 200,000 square kilometres in central South America, stretching from southern Peru to northern Argentina. The high-elevation plain sits between the eastern and western chains of the Central Andes and is home to a myriad of n ...[Read More]