Abstract submission, grant applications and registration open
Goldschmidt2024 will bring together scientists from over 70 countries to discuss leading-edge discoveries in geochemistry and related subjects.
Abstract submission, grant applications, and registration are now open, and the science program (including the new cross-cutting Theme 14), list of pre-conference science workshops and information about the hybrid format are now online. Mark your calendar with these important dates today!
EAG Student Sponsorship now provides up to €1000! Next deadline: 1 February
Important information for student members!
The EAG Student Sponsorship Program has been expanded for 2024! Successful applicants may now receive up to €1000 to attend conferences, workshops, summer schoolsorshort research staysin Europe or online.
Through a series of hands-on workshops, participants will get familiar with state-of-the-art tools and approaches for assessing land use change effects on plant-soil systems in tropical regions.
Your EAG membership provides you with many benefits, including discounted registration for Goldschmidt2024, online and print issues of publications, access to the members' platform and forum, EAG funding through Early Career programs, and much more!
2024 Membership Rates
Students: 1 year - 15€ | 3 years - 35€
Professionals: 1 year - 30€ | 5 years - 120€ | 10 years - 240€
Sebastian Doetterl (ETH Zürich) will present an online lecture on the role of biogeochemistry and soil development in complex tropical landscapes for carbon and nutrient cycling at four universities in Kenya, Uganda and Malawi in January 2024. View the dates here.
This program is entirely funded by EAG and GS to promote geochemistry in under-represented regions of the world.
Check out the 'Non-Academic Careers' interview series on the EAG Blog
For the EAG Blogosphere, Thaïs Couasnon of the EAG Communications Committee has been conducting a fascinating series of monthly interviews with geochemists working outside academia - in industry, start-ups, federal office, consultancy, laboratories, and more.
Read all the interviews published so far here on the blog (including the new interview from January below) and keep an eye out in the EAG newsletter for more interviews in 2024!
Geometallurgy is an interdisciplinary research field concerned with the planning, monitoring, and optimization of mineral resource extrac¬tion and processing. Geometallurgy requires a quantitative understanding of primary resource characteristics such as mineralogical composition and texture, the distribution and variability of these characteristics across the target ore body, and how these interact with mining and beneficiation processes. This requires accurate analytical…
All EAG members have online access to current and past issues of Elements. Members who have selected to receive print copies of Elements will shortly receive the latest issue by post.
Elements: Submit a thematic proposal!
Would you like to read about a certain topic in Elements? Do you think your research area would make a great thematic issue? Elements is soliciting thematic proposals for its 2025 / 2026 publication lineup. Submission guidelines and a proposal template can be found at https://www.elementsmagazine.org/publish-in-elements/.
The next submission deadline is 25 February.
Questions? Seeking feedback on a draft proposal? Contact editor@elementsmagazine.org.
Careers Outside Academia: Sabine Mehay, Senior Geochemist in the Oil and Energy Industry
[Interview with Sabine Mehay by Thaïs Couasnon] What is your job? During my first 7 years with SLB, I was a technical expert and project manager in the Reservoir Laboratories organization, working closely with PVT experts, reservoir engineers, field sampling...
A message from the Earth’s subcontinental lithospheric mantle to delegates at the AGU Fall Meeting
[by Abimbola Chris Ogunyele] The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting is one of the largest geoscience meetings in the world, where over 25000 delegates from more than 100 countries gather every year to discuss and promote topics about Earth and...
Rhenium elemental and isotopic variations at magmatic temperatures
Recent analytical advances in the measurement of rhenium (Re) isotope ratios allow its potential as a palaeoredox and chemical weathering proxy to be explored. However, a successful isotopic proxy...
Magnesiowüstite as a major nitrogen reservoir in Earth’s lowermost mantle
Ferropericlase (Mg,Fe)O is after bridgmanite the most abundant phase in the lower mantle. The ultralow velocity zones above the core-mantle boundary may contain very Fe-rich magnesiowüstite (Fe,Mg)O, possibly...
Titanium isotope constraints on the mafic sources and geodynamic origins of Archean crust
The timing and formation of Earth’s first continents during the Archean are subjects of significant debate. By examining titanium isotope variations in Archean Tonalite-Trondhjemite-Granodiorite (TTG)...
Nucleosynthetic s-Process Depletion in Mo from Ryugu samples returned by Hayabusa2
Initial analyses of samples collected from two locations on the asteroid Ryugu indicated that the mineralogical, chemical, and isotopic characteristics of the Ryugu samples show similarities to carbonaceous chondrites...
Stable cerium isotopes as a tracer of oxidation reactions
Redox conditions in past oceans have attracted significant interest and many proxies have been used to probe redox changes through time. For example, the redox dependent behaviour of Ce...
Authigenic minerals reflect microbial control on pore waters in a ferruginous analogue
Ferruginous conditions prevailed in the oceans through much of Earth’s history. However, minerals recording these conditions remain difficult to interpret in terms of biogeochemical processes...
Land of the lost: Hidden lagoon network found with living fossils similar to those from more than 3 billion years ago
[CNN] Scientists have discovered a previously hidden ecosystem with an expansive system of lagoons in the salt plains of Puna de Atacama, an arid plateau in Argentina — with giant stromatolites that could provide a glimpse...
‘Every bit of data is precious’: my life on a boat tracking how the ocean breathes
[The Guardian] From a ship in the Labrador Sea, scientists are tracking how gases move through global waters – a rare natural phenomenon that may be crucial to the management of the climate crisis. Darkness is falling and I’m up at the top...
Possible first ever synchrotron-based analysis of asteroid Bennu to be performed
[Diamond Light Source via phys.org] After an amazing journey, a grain from the asteroid Bennu will be brought to Diamond Light Source, the UK's national synchrotron, for scientific measurements. The grain is from 100 milligrams of sample...
Saturn’s moon Titan has disappearing ‘magic islands’ that may be clumps of organic material
[CNN] The disappearing “magic islands” on Saturn’s largest moon Titan have intrigued scientists since NASA’s Cassini mission spotted them during flybys a decade ago. Now, researchers believe they have unraveled...
Bacteria fossils hold the oldest signs of machinery needed for photosynthesis
[ScienceNews] Ancient tiny fossils from Australia may carry evidence of great power: the ability to make oxygen through photosynthesis. The fossilized bacteria, dating from 1.73 billion to 1.78 billion years ago, are chock-full of ...
Q14: "The Quaternary in all its states: land, sea, ice" - Registration open until 15 February
The 14th International conference on the Quaternary will be held in Rennes from 26 February to 1 March, 2024. It will be organized by the Research Center in Archaeology, Archaeosciences, History (CReAAH, UMR 6566) under the patronage of AFEQ-CNF INQUA. Aiming to bring together scientific communities working on the Quaternary, the “Q14” conference will be structured around nine sessions and a round table, which will highlight the variety of themes and research objectives of French Quaternarians.
2024 EAGE Annual - Early registration deadline 15 March
The 85th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition will take place in Oslo, Norway, from 10 to 13 June 2024. The programme includes a state-of-the-art conference, exhibition, workshops, short courses, field trips, and community & student activities. The theme – Technology and talent for a secure and sustainable energy future – sums up the most important contribution by our EAGE community to the societies we live and work in.
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