News from the EAG

EAG at the EGU General Assembly 2013

The EAG is proud to co-sponsor several sessions of interest to the geochemical community at the EGU General Assembly 2013 in Vienna, 7-12 April. In addition, the EAG will present the Eminent Speakers Award to Osamu Abe, Nagoya University, Japan, and Nicolas Mangold, University of Nantes, France. Finally, we invite you to come visit the society at the EAG booth.

The EAG welcomes Liane G. Benning as Vice-President

Liane G. Benning, University of Leeds, has been recently elected Vice-President of the EAG. She has served the council for over five years as Chair of the Communications Committee then as Secretary, and lately as founding editor of Geochemical Perspectives. Liane’s energy and dedication to the society have been fundamental to the growth of the EAG.

Antarctic Scientists Discover 18kg Meteorite

An international team of scientists, working at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station, has discovered a meteorite with a mass of 18kg embedded in the East Antarctic ice sheet, the largest such meteorite found in the region since 1988. Vinciane Debaille (Université Libre de Bruxelles and EAG Councillor) who led the Belgian team during the expedition, tells us more.

“A Geochemistry Ditty” by Chris Pearce. When geochemistry inspires poetry…

As I sit here watching my columns drip, I thought I’d put together a little writ. It’s about something that’s not always so plain to see; the hidden world of isotope geochemistry. It starts with a rock, water or gas that contains an element of interest with a particular mass. You crush, dissolve, evaporate or ash until it resembles nothing more than… Read more

Goldschmidt 2013: abstract submission and registration now open

Abstract submission and registration for Goldschmidt2013 are now live. Abstract deadline is 12 April and early registration is 25 June. EAG members benefit from the reduced registration fee (€490 / €295 for students) and received their membership number by email on 25 February. If you haven’t received it, please contact office@eag.eu.com.

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