EGU Scientific Divisions

#shareEGU20: #shareEGUartKIDS Hall of Fame – Volcanic Paint 2020!

Emily Mason and Maike Neuland May 8, 2020

This years Kid's Art theme is Volcanic Paint! Image created by Maike Neuland.

The EGU Kids Art activity normally happens in person in the creche at the conference centre during the general assembly (GA). We decided at the GA last year that the theme would be Volcanic Paint! Maike and I decided to move the activity online to hopefully bring a smile to a few of your faces – I know it has been bringing a smile to my face every day for the last week or so. We wanted to share as ...[Read More]

#shareEGU20: meet the EGU Early Career Scientist Representatives (pt3)!

Anouk Beniest May 8, 2020

Image credit: Daniela Rapavá (distributed via imaggeo)

Now #shareEGU20 has come to an end, division officers have changed and this includes the Early Career Scientists (ECS) Representatives. Time to meet them! Union-level and Deputy Union-level ECS Representatives Anouk Beniest and Anita Di Chiara Display "Anouk and Anita" from YouTube Click here to display content from YouTube. Learn more in YouTube’s privacy policy. Always display c ...[Read More]

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

Margot Courtillat May 7, 2020

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]

Celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Marie Tharp: Seafloor mapping and ocean plate tectonics

Terri Cook May 7, 2020

The seafloor mapping pioneered by Marie Tharp, an American geologist and cartographer, though originally underappreciated, ended up playing a key role in the acceptance of the theory of plate tectonics. This week the EGU is highlighting Tharp’s groundbreaking contributions by hosting both a press conference and a session in her honour at the Union’s virtual annual meeting, Sharing Geoscience Onlin ...[Read More]