December 2021

Goldschmidt2022

Abstract submission and grant applications now open

Abstract submission for Goldschmidt2022 is now open. Both in-person and remote presentations are welcomed. Browse the themes and sessions in the Science Program here and submit your abstract by 1 March 2022.

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Grant applications are also now open. Submit your application by 15 February 2022.

Society News

Global Geochemistry Community Survey

We have an urgent need to better understand the international geochemical community and to advocate for reforms that will shape the future of our discipline. To build knowledge and enhance prospects for all geochemists, we ask you to help by participating in the Global Geochemistry Community Survey. The survey is completely anonymous and takes up to 15-20 minutes of your time.

To help us achieve the highest possible participation, please also share access to this survey among your geochemistry colleagues within and outside academia. Geochemists who are not members of the European Association of Geochemistry and/or Geochemical Society are invited to contribute too.

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Distinguished Lecture Program: watch the lectures

Last month, Dr. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco (Trinity College Dublin) gave four fascinating online lectures for the 2021 Distinguished Lecture Tour.

All four lectures are now available to watch on the EAG YouTube Channel.

Send in your press release and share your research across the community

Has your university, funding body or project team recently published a press release related to your research? Send the details to us using this simple form, and we will share it on our Members Forum, on our social media channels, and in our monthly newsletters, which together reach thousands of geochemists around the world!

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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

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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€

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Elements is looking for a copyeditor

Elements magazine is seeking a copyeditor to join the editorial team. There are no geographic restrictions on the location of the copyeditor, but there must be ready access to the Internet.

Review of applications will begin Monday 27 December 2021. The position will remain open until filled. Anticipated start date: Monday, 31 January 2022.

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and apply

EAG Blogosphere

Welcome to Rock Archive: A new outreach blog

[By Kärt Paiste and Ichiko Sugiyama] Rock Archive (funded by EU-MSCA fellowship; Twitter: @RockArchiveEd; Instagram: @Rock.archive.ed) is an outreach blog that communicates to the public about the current state of knowledge on Earth’s past and present environments. The blog was co-founded in...

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Rock archive: How rocks can tell us about the Earth's past

[By Kärt Paiste and Ichiko Sugiyama / Rock Archive] The main tool in reconstructing Earth’s environmental history is – rocks! In order to explore the ‘rock archive,’ we must first understand what kind of stories different types of rocks can tell us!

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An Ambassador at MedGU-21

[By Emmanuel Daanoba Sunkari] It was such an exciting  time at the Mediterranean Geosciences Union Annual Meeting- 2021 (MedGU-21) held in the lively city of Istanbul, Turkey from 25 – 28 November 2021. MedGU-21 was born from the remarkable success of the first three meetings of the Conference of...

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Important Dates and Deadlines

EAG and Goldschmidt2022 deadlines

10 January: R. Berner Lecture nomination deadline

1 February: EAG Student Sponsorship application deadline

15 February: Goldschmidt2022 Grant application deadline

1 March: EAG Early Career Science Ambassador application deadline

1 March: Goldschmidt2022 Abstract submission deadline

View Goldschmidt deadlines

Other geochemistry related events

15 December: 16th SGA 2022 Meeting early registration deadline

12 January: EGU General Assembly 2022 abstract deadline

Mid-February: Forming and Exploring Habitable Worlds abstract submission and registration open

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

View all events

New in Geochemical Perspectives Letters

Early differentiation of magmatic iron meteorite parent bodies from Mn–Cr chronometry

Magmatic iron meteorite groups such as IIAB, IIIAB and IVA, represent the largest sampling of extraterrestrial core material from the earliest accreted distinct planetary bodies in the solar system. Chromium isotope...

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In situ redox control and Raman spectroscopic characterisation of solutions below 300 °C

Redox reactions often occur and significantly affect many geological processes. To simulate redox reactions in low temperature (T < 400 °C) hydrothermal experiments, fused silica was used as a hydrogen membrane...

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Crustal controls on light noble gas isotope variability along the Andean Volcanic Arc

This study combines new noble gas data from fluid inclusions in minerals from Sabancaya, Ubinas, and El Misti (CVZ, Peru) and Villarica (South Chile, SVZ) with a revised noble gas compilation in the Andes, to identify...

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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...

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Geochemistry Making the News

Hot news from two billion years ago: plankton actually moved mountains

[The Guardian] The mighty forces that created our planet’s mountains in ancient days got some unexpected help, scientists have discovered. Their research shows some of Earth’s greatest ranges got a boost from primitive lifeforms whose remains lubricated movements of rock slabs and allowed them...

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Not Just Water, There Could be Frozen Carbon Dioxide on the Moon too

[UniverseToday] Despite all its wonderful properties, water isn’t the only resource needed for space exploration. Carbon is another important ingredient for many necessary materials, such as steel, rocket fuel, and biomaterials.  Therefore, proponents of lunar exploration should be excited by a recent...

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Cheap and rugged optical fibers are revealing Earth’s hidden motions

[Science] In August, as Iceland’s long summer days began to wane, Sölvi Thrastarson made his 10th visit to a volcano so young it lacks a name. Since it began to erupt in March on a peninsula a short drive south of Reykjavík, the volcano has drawn flocks of tourists to its fiery but relatively tame...

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One Feature Mars has That we Don’t: Polar Megadunes

[UniverseToday] For fans of astrophotography, Kevin M. Gill needs no introduction. Even if you’re not up on the latest astronomical news and developments, chances are you’ve still seen some of his images over the years. From beautiful artist renditions to breathtaking photographs of far-off planets...

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CDR: Carbon Capture and Storage, Part I [Video]

[Climate Now] What if we could remove the carbon we have emitted into the atmosphere? Can we capture our CO2 emissions before they are even released? Turns out we can, and we have been doing it for 50 years. The technology is called carbon capture and storage, or CCS. CCS technology will...

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Thwaites: Antarctic glacier heading for dramatic change

[BBC] Scientists are warning of dramatic changes at one of the biggest glaciers in Antarctica, potentially within the next five to 10 years. They say a floating section at the front of Thwaites Glacier that until now has been relatively stable could "shatter like a car windscreen". US and UK researchers are...

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Job Opportunities

Internships, MSc and PhD positions

PositionEmployerApplication deadline
Type: PhD Position
China Scholarship Council PhD scholarship
CSC / Sorbonne Universite, France
15 January 2022
Type: PhD Position
Low temperature geochemistry on water-rich asteroids explored through hydrothermal alteration experiments
The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
22 January 2022
Type: PhD Position
Carbonates in ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites: tools for exploring the geology of hydrated asteroids
The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
22 January 2022
Type: PhD Position
PhD position on stable isotope variations in chondritic meteorites
Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Position open until filled
Type: PhD Position
Ph.D. Fellowship: ‘Redox reactivity of Selenium in environmental geomedia’
ISTerre, CNRS & Université Grenoble Alpes, France and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden, Germany
Position open until filled
Type: PhD Position
Abiotic reactivity of minerals at elevated H2 concentrations. Experiments and reactive transport modeling applied to deep aquifers
University Grenoble Alpes / ISterre laboratory, France
Position open until filled
Type: PhD Position
PhD position to investigate the product(s) of microbial uranium reduction
The Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (EML), at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland
31 December 2021
Type: PhD Position
PhD position to investigate nanoscale transformation of uranium by magnetite
The Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (EML) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland
31 December 2021
Type: PhD Position
PhD position to investigate microbial nitrogen cycling in an aquifer in Vietnam
The Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (EML), at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland
31 December 2021
Type: PhD Position
PhD position in Geomicrobiology
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
04 January 2022
Type: PhD Position
Surviving the flood: how will increased flooding as a result of climate change impact on earthworm abundance and diversity?
University of York, United Kingdom
14 January 2022
Type: PhD Position
PhD student (f/m/x) focussing on crystallization processes
Helmholtz-Cenre Potsdam - German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ, Germany
10 January 2022 or position open until filled
Type: PhD Position
Tracking stable isotope fractionations in Archean Banded Iron Formations
James Cook University, Australia
30 November 2021 or position open until filled
Type: PhD Position
PhD position in Tundra-Permafrost characterization
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, France
01 November 2021 or position open until filled
Type: PhD Position
PhD position in Microbial Geochemistry of lake sediments
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
09 December 2021 or position open until filled

PostDoctoral positions and Fellowships

PositionEmployerApplication deadline
Type: PostDoctoral Position
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Electrokinetics
University of Exeter / Camborne School of Mines, United Kingdom
28 January 2022
Type: PostDoctoral Position
Two funded postdoctoral researcher positions
University of Montana, University of Minnesota, United States
Position open until filled
Type: PostDoctoral Position
Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunity - University of Waterloo, Canada
Ecohydrology Research Group, University of Waterloo, Canada
Position open until filled
Type: PostDoctoral Position
Scientist/Postdoc in Climate Change and Ocean Modelling
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany
18 November 2021 or position open until filled
Type: PostDoctoral Position
World class postdoctoral fellows in volcano science
Université Clermont Auvergne, France
15 January 2022
Type: PostDoctoral Position
Reginald A. Daly Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2021-2022), Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, United States
23 December 2021
Type: Research Associate
Isotope geochemist
Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum Archäometrie, Germany
01 January 2022 or position open until filled
Type: PostDoctoral Position
Postdoc in stable isotopes and reaction kinetics
Indiana University USA, United States
20 October 2021 or position open until filled

Faculty, Technical and other positions

PositionEmployerApplication deadline
Type: Academic
Technician in Inorganic geochemistry
INP Toulouse (Toulouse University), France
17 December 2021 or position open until filled
Type: Other
Copyeditor for Elements Magazine
Elements Magazine, United States
27 December 2021 or position open until filled
Type: Faculty
Assistant Professor-Geochemistry
George Mason University, United States
Position open until filled
Type: Faculty
Faculty Position in Sedimentary Systems Science
University of Minnesota, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Twin Cities, United States
Position open until filled
Type: Faculty
Open Rank (Tenure-Track/Tenured) Faculty Position in Planetary Geochemistry
Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), United States
29 October 2021 or position open until filled

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