GeoTalk

Interview with Peter van der Beek, President of EGU

Asmae Ourkiya June 10, 2024

We are excited to introduce Peter van der Beek, the new President of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). To learn more about Peter and his vision for the future of EGU, our Media and Communications Officer conducted an interview with him. In this conversation, Peter shares insights about his background, his journey to becoming EGU President, and his goals for the organization during his term.

Hello Peter, thank you for taking the time to speak with us and welcome to your new role as President of EGU! Can you tell us a little about yourself and what led you to this role? I am a professor of General Geology at the University of Potsdam in Germany. Originally from the Netherlands, I consider myself European. After completing my PhD at the Free University in Amsterdam, I did a postdoc in A ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Meet Dan Evans, the new Early Career Scientist Union Representative!

Simon Clark May 24, 2024

Dan Evans, EGU's early career scientist Union representative 2024 - 2025

Hello Dan. Thank you for agreeing to this interview! Before we dig deeper, could you tell our readers about yourself and your career background in soil science? Absolutely, Simon, thank you so much for inviting me to this interview. Well, one of my earliest memories is being in the garden, ripping up the grass to poke my fingers into the soil beneath. That curiosity has fuelled a life-long passion ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Jane Roussak, EGU’s Events Manager, tells us how to get connected at EGU24!

Simon Clark March 22, 2024

The EGU General Assembly 2024 (EGU24) will be held 14-19 April 2024, in Vienna, Austria and online. To learn more about discovering your research network at EGU24 and the inner workings of organising such an event, I sat down with Jane Roussak to ask her some questions. Hello Jane. Thank you for joining GeoTalk! Could you introduce yourself to our readers? Thank you for having me! I’m Jane Roussak ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Gillian D’Souza reflects on her time as EGU’s Media Relations Manager

Simon Clark March 1, 2024

Gillian D'Souza. Credit: Caitrin Pilkington at EGU23.

Gillian D’Souza is the European Geosciences Union’s outgoing Media Relations Manager. During her time at EGU Gillian deftly handled the Union’s media interaction and made strides in developing how the Union works with journalists. With Gillian now leaving EGU, we asked her to reflect on her time working for the Union at the science-media interface. Hello Gillian. During your time at E ...[Read More]