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Abstract submission closes 14 February
Abstract submission for the 2020 Goldschmidt Conference in Honolulu will close at 23:59 HST on 14 February 2020. Learn how to prepare and submit your abstract here. The science program, with details of all the sessions you can submit to, is available here.
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Student helpers: apply by 14 February
The conference is grateful for all the help that students provide in the smooth running of the Goldschmidt Conferences. If you are interested in getting involved and speak English fluently (approximately B2 level), you can apply for 2, 4 or 6 days' volunteering at Goldschmidt2020. Visit the Student Helpers page for more information and to apply. Deadline for applications: 14 February.
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2020 EAG Awards
We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2020 EAG Awards. The three medallists will be presented their awards at Goldschmidt2020 in Hawai'i in June.
2020 Urey Award - Jillian Banfield University of California, Berkeley
2020 Werner Stumm Science Innovation Award - Kevin Rosso Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
2020 Houtermans Award - Kun Wang Washington University in St. Louis
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2020 EAG-GS Geochemistry Fellows
The European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society are pleased to announce the names of the 2020 Geochemistry Fellows: Edouard Bard, Liane G. Benning, J. Kirk Cochran, Christian France-Lanord, Baohua Gu, Sidney Hemming, Trevor Ireland, Andreas Kappler, Syed Wajih Naqvi, Kevin Rosso, Caroline Slomp and Naohiro Yoshida.
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Early Career Science Ambassador Program: next deadline 1 March
The Early Career Science Ambassador Program is aimed at Early Career Scientists based in Europe who wish to attend conferences held outside Europe (except for the Goldschmidt conference). The program supports up to 6 scientists per year and supported scientists will have 50% of their expenses covered by EAG (up to 1500 euros). The next application deadline is 1 March.
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A new cartoon from the ‘Black & White?’ series, by our resident cartoonists R & B, is out now! Check out the full series here.
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Important Dates and Deadlines
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A field course in Tenerife: the importance of understanding physical volcanology for a geochemist!
[By Martha Papadopoulou] During my first years as an undergraduate geology student I developed a passion for fieldwork and fieldtrips. In my experience, geology is best taught and understood in the field and therefore, I consider them inseparable to the nature of a geologist. While advancing in geology, I also developed a passion for igneous rock...
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AGU Chapman Conference on Asian Monsoons, Washington DC, January 5-9, 2020
[By Katrina Nilsson-Kerr] In early January, sub-zero temperatures and long dark days aren’t exactly conducive to stimulating and energizing oneself. However, in Washington D.C. this year, my January Blues swiftly disappeared whilst attending the AGU Chapman Conference on the Evolution of the Monsoon, Biosphere and Mountain Building in...
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A celebration of science at the AGU Fall Meeting: two ambassadors report back
[By James Bradley and Hong Chin Ng] Last December, two EAG Early Career Science Ambassadors, James Bradley and Hong Chin Ng, attended the AGU Fall meeting, the largest international Earth and Space Science meeting in the world, with more than 25,000 attendees, in its centenary year. Read about their impressions, experiences and tips for...
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New in Geochemical Perspectives Letters
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Oxidation of green rust by anoxygenic phototrophic Fe(II)-oxidising bacteria
Green rust (GR) may have been a primary mineral phase during the deposition of Fe(III) (oxyhydr)oxides in Precambrian iron formations (IFs). However, the transformation pathways of GR into secondary mineral phases in IFs remain...
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Metamorphic evolution of carbonate-hosted microbial biosignatures
Microbial biosignature assemblages captured within mineral substrates experience extreme pressures (P) and temperatures (T) during rock burial and metamorphism. We subjected natural microbial biofilms hosted within...
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Redox transfer at subduction zones: insights from Fe isotopes in the Mariana forearc
Subduction zones are active sites of chemical exchange between the Earth’s surface and deep interior and play a fundamental role in regulating planet habitability. However, the mechanisms by which redox sensitive elements...
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Hafnium isotopic disequilibrium during sediment melting and assimilation
Identification of juvenile and mature crustal sources in granite formation relies on radiogenic isotopic systems such as Sm-Nd and Lu-Hf and assumes isotope systems reach equilibrium between the melt and residual phases...
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Geochemistry Making the News
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Oldest crater on Earth precisely dated
[The Independent] Scientists think they have identified the precise date a meteorite hit the Earth and created its oldest preserved impact structure. The Yarrabubba crater in Western Australia appears to be 200 million years older than its closest challenger, the researchers write. The site was hit...
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Mining the sea floor for precious metals needed for electric car batteries could lead to 'irreversible damage' to marine ecosystems, scientists warn
[Daily Mail] Mining the sea floor for precious metals such as zinc and cobalt could lead to 'irreversible' damage to marine ecosystems, scientists warn. Demand for battery powered devices such as electric cars has created a drive to mine the cobalt rich seabed, say researchers from...
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Oldest material on Earth discovered
[BBC] Scientists analysing a meteorite have discovered the oldest material known to exist on Earth. They found dust grains within the space rock - which fell to Earth in the 1960s - that are as much as 7.5 billion years old. The oldest of the dust grains were formed in stars that roared to life...
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Study finds shock rise in levels of potent greenhouse gas
[The Guardian] Efforts to reduce levels of one potent greenhouse gas appear to be failing, according to a study. Scientists had expected to find a dramatic reduction in levels of the hydrofluorocarbon HFC-23 in the atmosphere after India and China, two of the main sources, reported in...
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Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Was Great for Bacteria
[The New York Times]The asteroid moved 24 times faster than a rifle bullet as it struck Earth some 66 million years ago. Its supersonic shock wave flattened trees across North and South America, and its heat wave sparked incomprehensibly large forest fires. The event lofted so much debris into...
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Toxic “forever chemicals” found in drinking water across major cities in US
[The Independent] The number of Americans exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals in their drinking water has been dramatically underestimated previously, according to a new study that has found toxic PFAS chemicals at dangerous levels in dozens of US cities. The...
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Water is unexpectedly disappearing from the surface of Mars, scientists announce
[The Independent] Water is unexpectedly disappearing from the surface of Mars, scientists have said. The process is happening far more quickly than our current understanding of the red planet would suggest, say scientists. It is also not in line with what past observations would indicate should...
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Internships, MSc and PhD positions
| Position | Employer | Application deadline |
Type: BSc/MSc
MSc positions in Mineral Resources | University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
| 01 Jul | Type: BSc/MSc
Geochemistry (MSc) | University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
| 01 Jul | Type: PhD Position
Testing compositional-frequency-climate linkages across the caldera cycle: a case study from Campi Flegrei | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
| until the position is filled | Type: PhD Position
16 PhD positions within the collaborative research center "Late accretion onto terrestrial planets" | University of Münster,
Freie Universität Berlin,
Technische Universität Berlin,
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin,
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Berlin, Germany
| 15 Jan or until position is filled | Type: PhD Position
Informing Design of Novel Materials for Drug Pollution Remediation through Molecular Modelling | University Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
| until the position is filled | Type: PhD Position
Ph.D. Position in Early Earth Geochemistry | Isotope Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
| 15 Mar | Type: PhD Position
Fully-funded PhD Position: Hexavalent chromium in bushfire-impacted soils | Southern Cross University, Australia
| 15 Jan or until position is filled | Type: PhD Position
Fully-funded PhD Position: Antimony geochemistry and iron cycling in soil systems | Southern Cross University, Australia
| 21 Feb or until position is filled |
PostDoctoral positions and Fellowships
| Position | Employer | Application deadline |
Type: Research Associate
Research Associate (PostDoc) on Mineral Formation and Electron Microscopy (m/f/x) | Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ, Germany
| 17 Jan or until position is filled | Type: Research Associate
Paleoclimate, clumped isotopes and cyclostratigraphy | Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
| 31 Jan or until position is filled | Type: Postdoctoral Position
3 Postdoc positions within the research collaborative research center "Late accretion onto terrestrial planets" | University of Münster,
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Germany
| 15 Jan or until position is filled | Type: Research Associate
Postdoc position in metamorphic and fluid isotope geochemistry | IPGP - Université de Paris, France
| 27 Mar | Type: Research Associate
Post Doctoral Fellowship, Isotope Biogeochemistry | Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France
| 15 Mar or until position is filled | Type: Research Associate
Life in Archean coastal environments: Geobiology, Paleobiology, Astrobiology | Early Life traces and Evolution-Astrobiology laboratory, University of Liège, Belgium
| 15 Mar or until position is filled | Type: Research Associate
Two Postdoctoral Positions in
Crust-Magma Evolution - Zircon melt inclusions, SIMS | Dept. of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States
| 15 Mar or until position is filled | Type: Research Associate
3-year PDRA in Arctic soil biogeochemical modelling | Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
| 20 Mar or until position is filled |
Faculty, Technical and other positions
| Position | Employer | Application deadline |
Type: Other
Assistant Professor in Earth Surface Processes | University of California, Merced, United States
| 30 Jun | Type: Other
Faculty Position at Yachay Tech University, Ecuador: Physical Volcanology | Yachay Tech, Ecuador
| 15 Feb or until position is filled | Type: Other
Faculty Position at Yachay Tech University, Ecuador: Dean of the School of Earth Sciences, Energy and Environment | Yachay Tech, Ecuador
| 15 Feb or until position is filled | Type: Other
Faculty Position at Yachay Tech University, Ecuador: Remote sensing / Geodesy / Environmental Studies | Yachay Tech, Ecuador
| 15 Feb or until position is filled | Type: Other
Tier I Canada Research Chair in Metallogeny | Laurentian University - Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Canada
| until the position is filled | Type: Other
Geochemistry/Earth Science Technologist - Microcharacterisation Facility | The University of Auckland, New Zealand
| 23 Feb |
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