ECS Union-level Rep

GeoTalk: meet your new Early Career Scientist Union Representative, Maria Vittoria “Mavi” Gargiulo

Simon Clark May 15, 2026

Maria Vittoria “Mavi” Gargiulo

Hello Mavi – congratulations on your appointment as Early Career Scientist Union Representative! Could you introduce yourself to our readers? Thank you so much, Simon! I’m a physicist by training, but my path has evolved at the intersection of the physical sciences and the social sciences. I started in theoretical physics and today I work on disaster risk, climate hazards, and science–policy ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: meet Stefanie Kaboth Bahr, your new Early Career Scientist Union Representative!

Simon Clark May 29, 2025

Hello Stef. Thank you for agreeing to this interview! Before we delve deeper, could you tell our readers about yourself and your background in palaeoclimatology? Thank you for having me! I’m a Junior Professor of Palaeoclimatology at Freie Universität Berlin, a position I’ve been fortunate to hold since 2023. My academic journey began with a PhD in Paleoclimatology from Utrecht University in the N ...[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]

Meet Jenny Turton, incoming Union-level Representative!

Simon Clark May 13, 2022

Hello Jenny. Thanks for agreeing to this interview! To break the ice, could you tell us a bit about yourself and your career? Hello! ‘Break the ice’ is a relevant saying for me, as I started being involved with EGU through the Cryosphere division. I am originally from Birmingham in the UK, and moved to Lancaster for my undergraduate and masters degrees in physical geography and earth s ...[Read More]