Society News

EAG Council Elections

As participation as the recent council elections reached 41%, we would like to thank all the EAG members who took the time to vote. The councillors that have been elected are Lena Alakangas, Ernest Chi Fru and Johanna Marin Carbonne. We are immensely thankful to all candidates who agreed to stand for elections.

EAG Short Course and Conference Sponsorship Program: Apply by 30 November

Providing access to training opportunities for students is a core mission of the EAG. The Short Course and Conference Sponsorship Program is open to EAG members organizing a short course or small conference focused on special topics or techniques from the broad field of geochemistry, and provides funding to support student attendance. For the 2022 program, applications for virtual, hybrid or in-person events based in Europe will be considered. If you are an EAG member and are organizing an event in 2022, submit your application by 30 November. 

Distinguished Lecture Program: online lectures for all

Participants at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Earlier this month, Dr. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco began the 2021 Distinguished Lecture Tour with two fascinating and well-attended lectures on producing synthetic minerals and on the use of synchrotron light for solving energy problems.

The program continues each Monday until the end of November. All lectures are free and open to all. Just register to attend.

Monday 22 November, 12:30-13:30 CET: From atoms to minerals: how calcium carbonates form and why we should care

Monday 29 November at 12:30-13:30 CET: Mechanistic insights into the formation of rare earth carbonates

Call for nominations: 2022 Robert Berner Lectureship

The EAG and GS are seeking nominations from the community for the 2022 Robert Berner Lecture, which will be delivered at the upcoming Goldschmidt Conference in Hawai'i. The lecture is on a ‘Berner’ subject, which includes a wide range of topics associated with elemental cycling at the Earth’s surface.

Nomination deadline: 10 January 2022

Elements August issue: Geoscience Beyond the Solar System

A revolution in astronomical observation has expanded the horizon of geological processes out from the handful of rocky and icy bodies in our solar system to the now thousands of planets detected around other stars (“exoplanets”). A major result from this burgeoning field is that rocky planets are the most abundant. A remarkable ∼11% of Sun-like stars host planets similar in their size and incident flux to Earth, whilst many more planets may exist in states relevant to past periods of terrestrial evolution, either trapped as perpetual magma oceans or locked into a snowball climate. This issue will highlight the myriad opportunities exoplanets represent for investigating fundamental geological processes and the opportunities for the geosciences to contribute to this exciting young field.

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 (log into the EAG Membership Platform to verify your preferences and postal address).

Student Sponsorship Program: apply by 1 December

To continue to support early career training during the current Covid-19 pandemic, the EAG Student Sponsorship Program has been adapted to support 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 500 euros to cover registration, abstract fees, and travel expenses where applicable. Next application deadline: 1 December.

Join the EAG or renew your membership for 2022

Your EAG membership provides you with many benefits, including online and print issues of publications, access to the members' platform and forums, discounted registration for Goldschmidt2022, eligibility to apply for support from EAG Early Career programs, and much more! Join the EAG or renew your membership for 2022 from now!

2022 Membership rates

Students: 1 year - 15€ | 3 years - 35€

Professionals: 1 year - 30€ | 5 years - 120€ | 10 years - 240€

Important Dates and Deadlines

EAG and Goldschmidt2022 deadlines

30 November: EAG Short-course and Conference Sponsorship application deadline

1 December: EAG Student Sponsorship application deadline

10 January: R. Berner Lecture nomination deadline

1 February: EAG Early Career Science Ambassador application deadline

15 February: Goldschmidt2022 Grant application deadline (opens mid-December)

Other geochemistry related events

Ongoing Weekly: Pal(a)eo PERCS

Ongoing Weekly: Seds Online

Ongoing Weekly: Ore Deposits Hub – Open Geoscience Talks

Ongoing Fortnightly: Astrochemistry Discussions

Ongoing: Climate Now - Live conversations with climate experts

Ongoing: MicroSeminars- Microbiology Seminar Series

New in Geochemical Perspectives Letters

Decoupling of dissolved and particulate Li isotopes during estuarine processes

Lithium isotopes in marine authigenic or detrital sedimentary archives have been recently used to trace continental weathering over geologic timescales. However, interpretations are predominantly based...

Oxygen limitation can trigger the production of branched GDGTs in culture

Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) are ubiquitous and well preserved sedimentary biomarkers. These compounds serve as important palaeoenvironmental indicators due to strong empirical...

Generation of oxidising fluids by comminution of fault rocks

Mechanochemical reactions exert a crucial control on the chemical environments of crustal fault zones during co-seismic and post-seismic periods. Comminution due to faulting causes activation of fault rock surfaces...

Insights into past tectonism from authigenic quartz

Authigenic quartz grains carry information that is diagnostic for the thermal history and thereby the burial depth and uplift of sediments. Recycled quartz grains with embayed or rounded authigenic remnants...

Geochemistry Making the News

New mineral davemaoite discovered inside a diamond from Earth's mantle

[New Scientist] An ancient diamond found in Botswana contains a never-before-seen mineral that came from deep inside Earth. The mineral – named davemaoite – provides a unique window into deep-Earth chemistry. Originally dug up in a mine in Orapa, Botswana, the diamond is about 4 millimetres wide and...

We Now Know Exactly Which Crater the Martian Meteorites Came From

[UniverseToday] Mars is still quite mysterious, despite all we’ve learned about the planet in recent years. We still have a lot to learn about its interior and surface evolution and how changes affected the planet’s history and habitability. Fortunately, an impact on the red planet sent clues to Earth in the form of...

Earth’s first continents emerged from the ocean 700m years earlier than thought

[The Guardian] The Earth’s first continents rose out of the ocean 700m years earlier than previously thought, a new analysis of ancient rocks suggests. Researchers who have studied rock sediments in eastern India believe the discovery could explain an increase in oxygen in the atmosphere, and the formation of...

Earthquakes boost tree growth

[Science] Earthquakes can tear down buildings, but they can also build up forests—at least for a little while. New research shows strong quakes can help trees grow by driving extra water into the soil surrounding their roots. These fleeting growth spurts leave signatures in wood cells that could also be used to better...

Electrocatalyst Converts CO2 Into Multicarbon Products

[Verve Times] A new electrocatalyst called a-CuTi@Cu converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into liquid fuels. As reported by a team of Chinese researchers in the journal Angewandte Chemie, active copper centered on an amorphous copper/titanium alloy produces ethanol, acetone, and n-butanol with high efficiency. ...

Clocking the speed of ocean circulation holds the key to past African climates

[Phys.org] Scientists have identified a new mechanism to account for the drastic aridification in eastern Africa over the past two million years, with likely implications for understanding the evolution and dispersal of our early human ancestors. In a study published today in Nature, a team led by scientists at...

New Study Sheds Light on Extent of Microbial Life and 'Deep Biosphere' on Earth

[News18] A recent study has suggested that microbes residing in the Earth’s crust make up for the majority of microbial life on the planet. Microbes have been known to reside as deep as 3 miles below Earth’s surface, and it is very likely that they can live even beyond. Since not much is known about how the...

Trash to treasure: One man’s journey to make CO2 waste a useful product [podcast]

[ClimateNow] What does it take to turn an idea that could help fight climate change into a self-sustaining business? We often hear the glamorous stories of startups that have made it, but little about the struggles, the learning, and the luck required to get there. Pol Knops, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of...

Job Opportunities

This e-mail has been sent to [[EMAIL_TO]], click here to unsubscribe.

Subscribe  |  Update your details  |  Previous issues  |  Contact us

Copyright © European Association of Geochemistry  |  Privacy Policy

You have received this newsletter because you are a current or former member of EAG, have attended a Goldschmidt Conference or have subscribed directly. If you do not wish to receive future newsletters, please unsubscribe above.

European Association of Geochemistry Business Office:
Wijnbouw 7 | 3991 NL Houten | Netherlands