European Geosciences Union
Division on Biogeosciences
President: Giuliana Panieri (bg@egu.eu)
Deputy President: Cornelia Rumpel
(cornelia.rumpel@grignon.inra.fr)
The Division on Biogeosciences integrates biological, chemical, and physical sciences dealing with processes and interactions within terrestrial and extraterrestrial realms through the current and earlier geological history of Earth and Solar system in general. Its focus is beyond the established scientific approaches embracing multi- and interdisciplinary understandings of the Biosphere functioning in space and time. In this division, we encourage the participation of scientists across different disciplines, including researches from the field of applied Biogeosciences as well as industrial professionals. Experimental, conceptual, and modelling approaches are welcome.
The 2019 Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal is awarded to Kurt O. Konhauser for seminal contributions to biogeosciences, in particular for exploring the role of microorganisms in mineral precipitation.
The 2019 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Andreas Riedl Quantification of Dew and Fog Water Inputs to Swiss Grasslands
The 2019 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Julius Sebald The effects of forest cover and disturbance on torrential hazards: Large-scale evidence from the Eastern Alps
The 2019 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Layla M. San-Emeterio Pyrolysis-compound specific isotope analysis (Py-CSIA) of polymers and biopolymers: possible applications in heritage conservation
The 2019 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Nicole Fernandez δ30Si – discharge relationships in small catchments spanning different climates and lithologies
The 2018 Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal is awarded to Antje Boetius for groundbreaking contributions to biogeosciences and spearheading research on methane-based metabolisms and the marine carbon cycle.
The 2018 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Alexa Wrede A novel approach to predict bioirrigation and increase predictability of biogeochemical cycling
The 2018 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Ivan Prokhorov Optical measurements of carbonate “clumped” isotope signatures
The 2018 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Jens Terhaar Model constraints on the anthropogenic carbon budget of the Arctic Ocean
The 2018 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards is awarded to Selma Kambunga Geophagy during pregnancy and its possible health impact: a case study from Onangama village, northern Namibia
This month the EGU held its first science-policy pairing scheme, during which a Union member provided scientific testimony and worked alongside a Member of the European Parliament for two days in Brussels. We also published a new policy report summarising the key outcomes from EGU's 2019 science policy event, Shaping EU Missions: bridging the gap between geoscience and policy, held in Brussels in October.
In other news, we have opened the call for applications for EGU Public Engagement Grants (due 15 February 2020) and for EGU Galileo Conference proposals (due 29 February 2020). We also announced a job vacancy at the Union office for a Chief Strategy & Finance Officer. The deadline for applications is 8 January 2020.
If you’d like to apply for funding to support travel to the General Assembly next year, please submit your conference abstract by 1 December 2019.