The Geochemical Society and EAG are seeking your input on the location of the 2028 Goldschmidt conference. As 2028 is an even-numbered year, the conference will be held in North America or another region outside Europe. Many factors go into the decision, including cost, accessibility, carbon footprint, and the popularity of the city. Input from the community will help the societies balance these considerations. The survey is anonymous and should take five minutes or less to complete.
The firstEAG Reactions webinar,'Academics working on carbon dioxide removal CDR projects', with guest speakers Rebecca Tyne and Noah Planavsky, took place on 8 March. In case you missed it or want to watch again, the recording is now available!
The EAG and Geochemical Society are seeking applications for mentors for their virtual mentorship program. The program connects students and geochemists at any career stage from low or lower-middle income countries (as defined by the World Bank) with scientists from across the globe who can assist and guide them towards achieving one of the following:
writing graduate school, internship and fellowship applications (for example, statements of purpose)
troubleshooting with laboratory equipment
connecting collaborators to execute specific projects
Please consider volunteering to serve as a mentor. With a small time commitment, you can make a big difference for an early career scientist.
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.
EAG Student Sponsorship Program: Next deadline 1 May
The EAG Student Sponsorship Program supports onsite participation at events held in Europe, or online participation at events held anywhere in the world. Successful applicants will receive sponsorship of up to €1000 to cover registration, abstract fees, and travel expenses where applicable. Applicants may be based in any country.
EAG Ambassador Laura Wainman attends “Cities on Volcanoes 12”
[Laura Wainman] Between 9th – 21st February 2024 I had the exciting opportunity to attend the Cities on Volcanoes 12 conference in Antigua, Guatemala, partly supported by a travel grant from the EAG...
Fractionation of Nb/Ta during subduction of carbonate-rich sediments
We report high precision high field strength element (HFSE) concentrations of Italian Plio-Quaternary mafic magmas. Silica-undersaturated rocks of the Roman magmatic province show high Nb/Ta. Instead, earlier...
Pyrite-based trace element fingerprints for methane and oil seepage
Pyrite forms at marine hydrocarbon seeps as the result of the microbial oxidation of methane, organic matter, and crude oil coupled to sulphate reduction. Redox sensitive and nutrient trace elements in pyrite may...
Kinetics of low-temperature H2 production in ultramafic rocks by ferroan brucite oxidation
Ferroan brucite, (Mg,Fe)(OH)2, is among the potential mineral candidates for low temperature (<423 K) abiotic H2 production in ultramafic rocks. To verify this assumption, synthetic ferroan brucite with grain size...
Imaging of boron in altered mantle rocks illuminates progressive serpentinisation episodes
Serpentinised mantle rocks reflect the cumulative sum of multiple alteration events, but to date, identifying distinct serpentinisation episodes has remained challenging due to limited knowledge of the spatial distribution...
Chondritic chlorine isotope composition of acapulcoites and lodranites
Bulk rock chondrites and Earth’s reservoirs share a common chlorine isotopic value, while more differentiated bodies such as the Moon or Vesta record significant chlorine isotopic fractionation in their Ca phosphates...
Mantle depletion recorded by olivine and plagioclase megacrysts in oceanic basalts
Earth’s oceanic crust is largely formed by melting of the upper mantle where it upwells beneath mid-ocean ridges, providing a geographically widespread elemental and isotopic ‘sample’ of Earth’s interior...
Accidental Deep Ocean Discovery Changes Our Understanding of Earth
[SciTechDaily] New research has identified oceanic transform faults as significant, previously underestimated sinks for CO2, challenging existing notions about the Earth’s geological carbon cycle. This research emphasizes the crucial role of natural...
Team discovers evidence of cometary dust hitting the asteroid Ryugu
[Phys.org] Ryugu is a near-Earth asteroid that gained significant attention when the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission collected samples and returned them to Earth. These samples have proven to offer a treasure trove of insights into the solar...
Melting of Greenland ice could cause European heat extremes this year
[New Scientist] When lots of freshwater from Greenland pours into the North Atlantic Ocean, it triggers feedback loops that lead to hotter and drier weather in Europe, according to a study of the past 40 years. The 10 hottest and driest summers in Europe...
Bacteria Found 1,250 Meters Under Earth Can Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Crystals
[IFL science] Deep beneath the ground in South Dakota’s Black Hills, there lives a bacterium that has the potential to rapidly turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into a solid mineral under extreme conditions. If scientists figure out how to harness these bizarre...
‘Cosmic clock’ dates earliest human presence in Europe
[CNN] Stone tools unearthed in a quarry in Ukraine belonged to ancient humans who used them more than a million years ago, according to new research. The fresh dating of the artifacts reveals the earliest known presence of hominins in Europe...
Research finds geochemical landscape drives musk oxen reproductive success
[Phys.org] Researchers have studied Greenland musk oxen that have been followed for 25 years to see how their feeding habits affect their reproductive success. And it turns out that when they go to areas with more copper and selenium in the ground...
2024 EAGE Annual - Early registration deadline 15 March
The 85th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition program includes 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 the EAGE community to the societies we live and work in. Early registration deadline: 15 March
EMC2024 - European Mineralogical Conference 2024 - Early registration deadline 30 March
The 4th European Mineralogical Conference, EMC2024 will be held in Dublin, Ireland. The original idea for a joint conference amongst the European mineralogical societies was “to foster exchange of new research results between the European countries”. Student support through various Mineralogical societies is available. Early registration deadline: 30 March
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