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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

#EGU22 session in the spotlight: Volcanic hydrothermal systems and hydrothermal alteration

November 24, 2021
#EGU22 session in the spotlight: Volcanic hydrothermal systems and hydrothermal alteration

The abstract submission for the General Assembly in 2022 is open now! Our colleagues from the organization were very engaged and we are more than happy to share that the EGU22 is aimed to take place in a hybrid version! To celebrate this opportunity we will highlight some of our many GMPV sessions in the course of the next few weeks, to give everyone a broad overview of the amazing sessions EGU22 ...[Read More]

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU GMPV Campfires – Special Edition: Experimental Petrology Wednesday 1st December 4pm CET

November 19, 2021
EGU GMPV Campfires – Special Edition: Experimental Petrology Wednesday 1st December 4pm CET

The EGU Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology division’s early career scientists committee is excited to announce out 15th edition of EGU GMPV campfires – Experimental Petrology Special Edition! Our speakers on Wednesday 1st December 4pm CET will be:   Kara Brugman   Post-doc at Carnegie Institution for Science, Earth & Planets Laboratory Presenting:  “Making exoplanet ...[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoTalk: Meet Noel Baker, science-for-policy advocate and member of the EGU Policy Working Group!

November 5, 2021
GeoTalk: Meet Noel Baker, science-for-policy advocate and member of the EGU Policy Working Group!

Hello Noel, thanks for joining us today! Could you tell us a little about yourself before we dive in? Thank you so much for having me, Simon! I’m an American climate scientist currently working in Brussels as a project manager at the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy. I finished my Ph.D. in 2013 with a project that focused on understanding how well global climate models produce rainfall a ...[Read More]

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Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences

The 2021 Nobel Prize on Physics awarded to the physics of complex systems!

October 25, 2021
The 2021 Nobel Prize on Physics awarded to the physics of complex systems!

On October 7th, the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 was announced. It came as a stunning surprise for the Non-linear Processes and Climate communities, the recipients of this year’s award being two outstanding senior climate scientists, Klaus Hasselmann and Syukuro Manabe, and a theoretical physicist specialized in complex systems, Giorgio Parisi. For many, this award was welcomed as a long-awaited re ...[Read More]

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Seismology

SENSORChat: The challenges of the Chilean seismologists in the Atacama desert

October 20, 2021
SENSORChat: The challenges of the Chilean seismologists in the Atacama desert

“SENSOR” – stands for Seismological Experiments, Network Systems, Observations and Recovery In this blog series, curated by Chiara Civiero, we share news about recent or upcoming seismic experiments around the globe!  Could you explain what your project is about? As part of the Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC) from Universidad de Chile, the Geological Resources Exploration, Characterizatio ...[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Let’s talk about #sociohydrology

and October 20, 2021
Let’s talk about #sociohydrology

The world’s water crisis is complex, multifaceted and deeply intertwined with social processes. As such, it requires increased collaboration across multiple disciplines and the development of new paradigms for understanding and managing water resources. These scientific challenges have inspired the organizers of the 1st International Conference on  SocioHydrology that took place between the 6th an ...[Read More]

BG
Biogeosciences

Looking back at our first BG campfire.

August 25, 2021
Graph showing participation by career stage.

The BG division is extremely excited about including campfire events in our regular program. Campfires are informal events where we would like to bring together the biogeosciences community to discuss, learn or implement new ideas. To do so, we first wanted to know what the hottest topics are that interest our members. We celebrated the first BG campfire event last May 27th. It was an exciting mee ...[Read More]

GD
Geodynamics

Join the EGU GD social media team!

July 21, 2021
Join the EGU GD social media team!

Join our enthusiastic team of social media managers!    We are looking for new people who are interested in joining an enthusiastic team of young researchers to help manage the EGU Geodynamics social media platforms (Facebook and/or Twitter) for the new academic year. This is an excellent opportunity for early-career researchers to expand their scientific circle while working within the EGU G ...[Read More]

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Tectonics and Structural Geology

Mind your Head: Five tips on mindful productivity at work

July 15, 2021
Photo from the page of a book, with an out of focus green background. The text on the page reads: 'Productivity, making the hours in the day go further. The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing - Steven Covey'.

This Mind your Head blog post is a follow-up from Maria Scheel’s talk during the latest short course around mental health at #vEGU21. Before guiding a wonderful mindfulness pop-up event, Maria talked about how she struggled with unrealistic expectations, feeling insufficient and alone as a PhD student during the last lockdown. She turned this around by radically redefining her motivation, goals an ...[Read More]

GD
Geodynamics

Conferencing during a pandemic: lessons learned

and June 16, 2021
Conferencing during a pandemic: lessons learned

Conferences are a vital part of academic life but with many conferences moving online due to the pandemic, the virtual conference hall can be a minefield! After a year of conferencing from afar, Kiran Chotalia shares the tips and tricks to make the conference experience live from your living room a breeze! It would be an understatement to say it has been quite the year. Travel restrictions put a f ...[Read More]