Maria Vittoria, or Mavi, is a PostDoc at the University of Salerno, Italy. With a background in theoretical Physics and mediation, she now specializes in risk communication and stakeholder engagement. She has studied both in Italy and in the UK and she is involved in various EU-funded projects and initiatives focusing on resilience and climate extremes. Additionally, as an ECS representative, she advocates for equality, diversity, and inclusion within NH and all divisions, aiming to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across disciplines to build a transdisciplinary community.

Ilenia Murgia is a PostDoc at the University of Florence, Italy. Her research focuses on monitoring hydrological processes within forested mountain catchments. As the deputy ECS Union representative, she is passionate about creating an inclusive, cross-disciplinary space where ECS members feel encouraged to work together, share innovative ideas, and tackle the important challenges in the geosciences today.

As a professor specializing in paleoclimatology, my research delves into deciphering Earth’s past climates to understand their response to future climate change. Additionally, in my role as deputy ECS Union representative, I am dedicated to shedding light on the challenges and opportunities in balancing family and research goals. I strive to enhance visibility and amplify the impact of underrepresented groups and minorities within the scientific community.

Beatrice is an Assistant Professor at the University of Foggia, Italy. She specializes in soil organic matter dynamics and iron speciation, using advanced synchrotron techniques to explore the hidden chemistry of soils. As an ECS Representative for the Soil System Sciences Division, she is passionate about fostering an inclusive and collaborative community where early career scientists can share ideas, build networks, and contribute to solving global environmental challenges.

• AS Atmospheric Sciences
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Mozhgan is a climate and atmospheric scientist working on AI for Climate and Environmental Sciences as a postdoc at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. She completed her PhD at the University of Tehran, focusing on atmospheric gravity wave parameterization, with a research stay at École Polytechnique/LMD in Paris. Active in the EGU AS ECS Team since 2024, she became a representative in 2026. Feel free to reach out!

• BG Biogeosciences
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Varney (she/her) is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Stockholm University. Her research focuses on land carbon cycle feedbacks under climate change, with a specific focus on soil carbon. Her interests range from quantifying the global land carbon sensitivity to how we can mathematically model the role of microbes in soil carbon cycling. She is committed to promoting an inclusive, collaborative BG ECS community.

• CL Climate: Past, Present & Future
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Valeria is a climate scientist and physicist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading, studying tipping points, with a focus on the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre and the Greenland Ice Sheet. She holds a PhD in Physics from ENS de Lyon as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow and serves on the steering committee of Risk-KAN on emergent risks and extremes.

• CR Cryospheric Sciences
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Aakriti is a PhD student at Department of Earth Science, Barkatullah University, India. Her research interests intersect cryosphere, climate change and remote sensing. Aakriti researches the impact of climate change on polar sea ice variability, ice shelf morphology & glacier dynamics. She also is involved in polar education and outreach activities. As representative, she will encourage early career scientists, especially those from under-represented communities, to explore research opportunities through inclusive networking and collaboration.

• ESSI Earth and Space Science Informatics
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Alba is MSc in Remote Sensing and GIS working on EU projects in the fields of geospatial standards and semantic interoperability of Earth observation data. Considering the growing use of informatics across geosciences domains, as an ESSI ECS Representative she aims to stimulate dialogue among EGU members in that respect, while promoting open science principles, equity, and inclusivity within the community.

• EMRP Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics
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I’m Raphael Affinito, a postdoctoral researcher at GFZ Potsdam specializing in experimental rock mechanics. My work focuses on fluid pressure’s impact on faults and seismic hazards. As an ECS representative, I’m committed to promoting interdisciplinary dialogue within the geophysical communities. Feel free to reach out to if you would like get involved in the broader ECS community.

• ERE Energy, Resources and the Environment
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Thanushika research focuses on numerical modeling of fluids in the subsurface. Her research branches into two main directions: firstly, she delves into the geodynamic processes occurring at the Earth’s surface across various tectonic environments, such as the central Apennines or subduction zones, aiming to unravel the underlying physics of natural earthquakes. Secondly, she dedicates her efforts to exploring the transition towards a net-zero energy system, which involves conducting numerical studies on CO2 sequestration and geothermal exploration.

• GMPV Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
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I am a final-year PhD student at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow (DST, Govt. of India) and registered at the AcSIR (An Institute of National importance), India. My research delves into the dynamics of fluid-rock interaction in the shallow crustal pre-Deccan Basement rocks and its implications for seismicity at the Koyna-Warna Intraplate Region, Western India. I am highly excited to be an Early Career Scientist (ECS) Representative , with my Co-Representative Bartosz Puzio.

• G Geodesy
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Marius is a PhD student at the Chair of Astronomical and Physical Geodesy at the Technical University of Munich. His research focuses on long-term simulations of gravity field recovery from satellite missions, with a particular interest in time-variable gravity. He develops processing strategies—such as long-term trend estimation—for climate-related applications and contributes to the evaluation of future satellite gravity missions.

• GD Geodynamics
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Constanza Rodriguez Piceda is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Roma Tre (Italy), originally from Argentina. Her research includes tectonic and seismic deformation through data-driven numerical modelling that integrates geological, seismic, and geodetic data to improve seismic hazard assessment. She has also been active in science outreach initiatives worldwide, including Argentina, the UK, and at EGU. 

• GM Geomorphology
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Romano is a tectonic geomorphologist currently working as a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow at GFZ Potsdam, Germany. His research addresses how geomorphic systems record geological signals such as tectonics, climate, and investigates the main factors controlling the development of topography and surface processes. Alongside his GM Co-representative Emma Lodes (a postdoctoral researcher at Arizona State University), he is committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment for early-career scientists within the GM community, promoting networking, scientific exchange, and visibility for ECS researchers.

• GI Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems
• Email ecs-gi@egu.eu

Andrea is a geophysicist currently working at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR). His research interests include new multi-platform geophysical technology for studying the subsurface and modeling geophysical data in volcanic areas. As an ECS Rep, Andrea aims to increase the engagement of the multidisciplinary GI community through the organization of regular activities also in collaboration with other divisions.

• HS Hydrological Sciences
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Archita is an environmental scientist with wide experience in both science and policy. Her PhD focused on groundwater microbiology. She is currently working on nature restoration policies for Natural England.

• NH Natural Hazards
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Elisa is a PhD candidate in Sustainable Development and Climate Change at IUSS Pavia, in Italy. Her research focuses on the cascading and indirect impacts of flooding, with an interest in how these events disrupt supply chains and affect critical infrastructure and economic systems. As an ECS representative, together with Deputy Representative Naveen, she aims to promote a friendly community by building connections between early career scientists and senior division members, while fostering an inclusive and collaborative research environment that welcomes scientists from all backgrounds.

• NP Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences
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Anupama K Xavier is a postdoctoral researcher in climate science at the University of Bristol. Her research focuses on climate variability, atmospheric predictability, extreme events, and solar geoengineering. She is actively involved in early-career scientist initiatives and science communication.

• OS Ocean Sciences
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Arianna is a chemical oceanographer, with expertise ranging from analysing seawater in the laboratory to leveraging data science techniques to investigate the distribution of chemicals at the regional and global scale. Her research aims to advance our understanding of the impacts of human activities on climate change and environmental pollution. She is currently a postdoc at VLIZ, in Belgium, and holds a PhD in isotope geochemistry from Imperial College London.

• PS Planetary and Solar System Sciences
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Salvatore is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology (INAF-IAPS, Rome, Italy). His research is focused on geophysical modelling and geological investigation of the surface and internal structure of planetary bodies, particularly Mercury. As ECS representative of the PS division, he aims to promote collaboration between young researchers, and represent ECS members in proposals, activities and networking events.

• SM Seismology
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I am a glacier seismologist completing my PhD at the University of Zürich, Switzerland. My research uses seismic signals created by glacier processes to deepen our understanding of glacier flow dynamics, with a focus on Greenland. Having been part of the ECS Seismology team for two years now, I am excited to further support our community and coordinate our many diverse initiatives. We are very happy to welcome new members to the team, so don’t hesitate and reach out!

• SSS Soil System Sciences
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Beatrice is an Assistant Professor at the University of Foggia, Italy. She specializes in soil organic matter dynamics and iron speciation, using advanced synchrotron techniques to explore the hidden chemistry of soils. As an ECS Representative for the Soil System Sciences Division, she is passionate about fostering an inclusive and collaborative community where early career scientists can share ideas, build networks, and contribute to solving global environmental challenges.

• ST Solar-Terrestrial Sciences
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Andreas is working at the University of Helsinki. He is researching the early-stage evolution of solar magnetic flux ropes, develops methods to extract and analyze these structures and how they become unstable. As the representative of the ST division, he and the ST ECS team aim to provide networking opportunities, enhance their visibility and connect them with other divisions' ECS communities within the EGU.

• SSP Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology
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Shradha is currently pursuing a PhD in the Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar, India. Her research looks into the late Quaternary evolution of the atolls of the Lakshadweep Archipelago, India. As an ECS Representative, she aims to inspire other early career scientists in the division to explore unique opportunities in research. She also hopes to enhance visibility and promote equality and inclusion in the community.

• TS Tectonics and Structural Geology
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Hannah is currently working at the Freie Universität Berlin. Her research focuses on modeling the surface and tectonic evolution of early Earth and other rocky bodies in the Solar system. Before taking the role of ECS Representative, Hannah was editor in chief of the TS blog. She aims to continue cross-disciplinary collaboration and maintain close ties with the EDI, and Pride groups at EGU.