GeoLog

EGU2016: Applying for financial support to attend the General Assembly

Laura Roberts-Artal November 12, 2015

Austria Vienna Centre, the venue of the EGU's General Assembly. (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

The EGU is committed to promoting the participation of both early career scientists and established researchers from low and middle income countries who wish to present their work at the EGU General Assembly. In order to encourage participation of scientists from both these groups, a limited amount of the overall budget of the EGU General Assembly is reserved to provide financial support to those ...[Read More]

What is in your field rucksack? Take a peek in Zoe Mildon’s bag

Laura Roberts-Artal November 11, 2015

The contents of Zoe's field bag. A field notebook and a penknife are Zoe's essentials.

Inspired by a post on Lifehacker on what your average geologist carries in their rucksack/backpack, we’ve put together a few blog posts showcasing what a range of our EGU members carry in their bags whilst in the field! Of course, fieldwork in Northern Europe vs. research in Australia is very different, think only of the weather! The same is true if you’ve been embarked on research in the Ar ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Icy seasmoke

Laura Roberts-Artal November 9, 2015

Icy seasmoke . Credit: Helmuth Thomas (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Today’s Imaggeo on Mondays image captures the eerie mood at Halifax Harbour, in Nova Scotia, Canada, on a sunny early morning. “The photograph captures rather unusual seasmoke surrounding a local commuter ferry with a number of other naval vessels in the background”, explains Helmuth Thomas, Professor at Dalhousie University (Canada) who took the snap back in February this year. Seasmoke is rather ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Anne Pluymakers, Early Career Scientist Representative

Laura Roberts-Artal November 6, 2015

Meet Anne, the ECS Representative of the TS Division. Image Credit: Anne Pluymakers

In addition to the usual GeoTalk interviews, where we highlight the work and achievements of early career researchers, over the next few months we’ll be introducing the Division early career scientist representatives (ECS). They are responsible for ensuring that the voice of EGU ECS membership is heard. From organising short courses during the General Assembly, through to running Division Blogs an ...[Read More]