Divisions

Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Meet Sandra Catherine Chapman, 2024 Hannes Alfvén Medalist, honoured for her groundbreaking contributions and vision in space plasma physics

Guram May 12, 2025

Congratulations on receiving the 2024 Hannes Alfvén Medal for your pioneering work and outstanding leadership in advancing our understanding of space plasma physics, including its fundamental processes and impacts throughout the solar system and beyond. What does this recognition mean to you personally, and how does it impact your work in this fascinating field? I am deeply honoured to be awarded ...[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

We want you! Join the EGU Natural Hazards Blog Team

Asimina Voskaki May 12, 2025

Are you passionate about natural hazards? Do you want to explore and enhance your science communication skills? The EGU Natural Hazards Division Blog seeks beautiful minds to become enthusiastic new editors and join our diverse and inclusive team. The blog serves as a platform for the natural hazards community to share updates on the latest research, insights, and perspectives on issues relevant t ...[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Meet your ECS Rep – Melissa Reidy

Archita Bhattacharyya May 8, 2025

Melissa Reidy is a postdoctoral researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. For 2025, she is the Early Career Scientist Representative for the Hydrological Sciences division. Can you tell us about the focus of your research? A common theme throughout all my research has been connections between land and water. What has been different is the ecosystems that I’ve s ...[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Meet the InterALAGE Board Members

Liliana Macotela May 7, 2025

We are excited to introduce the InterALAGE Team! and share their vision for the future of the organization! To get to know them better, our Media and Communications Officer conducted an in-depth interview with the new board members. In this engaging conversation, the board members share their personal backgrounds, journeys within InterALAGE, and goals during their term. 1. To start off, could you ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Cryosphere Caps: PhD hats and the researchers that wear them – Episode 3

Mack Baysinger May 4, 2025

This miniseries features the tradition of ‘PhD hat’ making in German research institutes and universities. For those of you unfamiliar with this idea (as I once was), this is one of the final milestones a graduate student has before they are officially a “Dr.”. Upon the successful defense of a thesis, the labmates of the PhD student craft a graduation hat from a mishmash of scrap cardboard and mem ...[Read More]

GMPV

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU25 Friday Highlights

PIYAL HALDER May 2, 2025

Finally, the last day arrived. It’s time to enjoy the last moment of the 2025 General Assembly. Today, there are a total of 5 sessions solely organised by the GMPV- In line with the significant breakthroughs in modern Earth Science, particularly due to the development in observational, analytical, and modelling methods by introducing micro to nano analytical tools, GMPV has scheduled a sessi ...[Read More]

GMPV

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU25 Thursday Highlights

Guto Paiva-Silva May 1, 2025

Four days in and we are just getting started! Grab your morning coffee or beverage of choice and check out the suggestions from the GMPV ECS Team for a day full of learning, discussion and networking opportunities at EGU25. Starting at 8:30 (CEST) and continuing throughout the morning, we have the ‘Understanding magmatic processes: from magma storage to eruptive behaviour, and implications for vo ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Iris van Zelst – GD Outstanding ECS Award 2025

Iris van Zelst and edited by Constanza Rodriguez Piceda April 30, 2025

The 2025 Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award of the Geodynamics Division was awarded to Iris van Zelst in recognition of her outstanding ability to connect research fields including earthquake dynamics, planetary sciences and geodynamics, along with her profound engagement with science outreach and promotion of diverse and inclusive working enviroments. In this interview, Iris -also former EG ...[Read More]

GMPV

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU25 Wednesday Highlights

Agata Poganj April 30, 2025

Welcome to Wednesday, halfway through EGU25! Let’s hope you have already participated in interesting talks, mingled with peers and met future collaborators! If not, today is a great day to start. Here are the sessions you wouldn’t want to miss today. In the morning (8:30), after grabbing a much-needed hot brew, we recommend heading to a short course co-convened by Daniel Evans, Simon C ...[Read More]

GMPV

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU25 Tuesday Highlights

GMPV ECS Campfires Team April 28, 2025

Get ready for the second day of the EGU General Assembly! Here is a quick summary of the day for GMPV sessions or joint sessions you can attend: either you are interested in fluid/melt-rock interactions, sedimentary provenance analysis, volcanic hazards, orogenes, subduction zones or continental rifts, you are sure to find what you are looking for! Morning sessions From 8.30 to 12.30 am, you can s ...[Read More]