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Earth Science Week 2020: Earth Materials in Our Lives – an A-Z!

and October 2, 2020
Earth Science Week 2020: Earth Materials in Our Lives – an A-Z!
Large similar folds in a salt mine in the Carpathians. Credit: Janos Urai (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Since 1998 the American Geosciences Institute has been running an annual celebration of all things geoscience – Earth Science Week. From its inception, Earth Science Week has grown in popularity and is now celebrated across the planet. This year Earth Science Week will run from 11 to 17 October and the theme of the week is  “Earth Materials in Our Lives.” As the American Geoscien ...[Read More]

All at sea: UK women’s experiences of female leadership roles on ocean-going research vessels

May 7, 2020
All at sea: UK women’s experiences of female leadership roles on ocean-going research vessels
Women scientists from the IODP Exp 379. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO)

As I read the abstract of ‘Women in UK Ocean Science: Experiences of female leadership roles at sea’ by Katharine Hendry et al., it reminds me my own experience at sea! Indeed, more than one year ago, I had the chance to join the IODP Exp 379 in the Amundsen Sea (Antarctica) which was co-led by a woman, Julia Wellner from the University of Houston. It was her first IODP (International ...[Read More]