President: Laetitia Le Pourhiet
(Emailgd@egu.eu)
Deputy President: Jeroen van Hunen
(Email)
ECS Representative: Garima Shukla
(Emailecs-gd@egu.eu)
Studies related to the Geodynamics Division include all aspects of geodynamic processes in the lithosphere, mantle, and core. They encompass different approaches, including observations, imaging, theory, modelling (numerical simulations and laboratory experiments), and interpretation. Examples include the dynamics of subduction, mid-ocean-ridge processes, vertical and horizontal plate movements driving mountain building and basin formation, lithosphere dynamics, mantle convection, and core dynamics.
Latest posts from the GD blog
Cratons: Building Blocks of Continents and their Economic Importance
The 4.5 billion years of geologic evolution has shaped the tectonic processes in Earth we see today. Over the span of time, Earth has changed from being a magma ocean to a tectonically active planet, by transitioning through different tectonic regimes. A silent witness of this journey have been cratons which have survived for billions of years. Therefore cratons preserve clues of past tectonic processes. Interestingly, edges of the cratonic lithosphere are also known to host an orchestra of critical …
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Human civilization must survive on geological times: Why and How?
In this new blog, Prof. Taras Gerya and Prof. Robert Stern synthesize recent advances in planetary geodynamics, the evolution of complex life, and the future of human civilization. They explore why continents and plate tectonics are essential for the emergence of technological species, and what this means for humanity’s own long-term survival and the likelihood of finding intelligent life elsewhere. Building on the emerging field of Biogeodynamics, their discussion offers deep introspection on our place in the galaxy, framed by …
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Growing geological Christmas trees: salt ‘Christmas-tree’ structures explained
As geoscientists, we tend to see geology everywhere. Around Christmas, many people stare at decorated fir trees and twinkling lights; salt tectonicists stare at seismic lines and outcrops and see… trees as well. Tall stems, branching limbs, stacked “tiers” of material; a whole forest of geological Christmas trees hiding in the subsurface. In salt provinces around the world, from the Flinders Ranges in Australia to the South Atlantic margins and the Central European Basin, geologists have described “Christmas-tree structures” in …
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Destruction of the North China Craton and its global impact
Cratons are forever, until they are not. These long-lived portions of lithosphere are known for being remarkably stable. However, if the conditions are right, even cratons can be ripped apart by geological forces, with far-reaching impacts on Earth’s systems. This week, Jyotirmoy Paul from the University of Oslo, Norway will tell us the downfall of the North China Craton, using numerical simulations to explore how a craton’s destruction unfolds and what processes drive it. Cratons are strong, old, and usually …
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Recent awardees
The 2025 Augustus Love Medal is awarded to
Neil M. Ribe for outstanding and fundamental contributions to a wide range of geodynamical problems using rigorous mathematical approaches.
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- 2025
- Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
The 2025 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to
Iris van Zelst for a profound impact on the geodynamics community through outstanding scientific contributions, inspiring leadership, enthusiastic outreach, and fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment.
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- 2025
- Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
The 2025 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to
Berta Vilacís Tracking dynamic topography through hiatus surfaces
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- 2025
- Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
The 2025 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to
Charlotte Gaugne Gouranton GRACE observations of rapid mass variations at the core-mantle boundary during deep mantle phase transitions in interaction with core flow
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Current issue of the EGU newsletter
In our December Issue we we are focusing on positive stories of surprises in science. Asmae Ourkiya shared how a prize established in 1900 to reward anyone making contact with alien life (expect Martians) ended up funding more than a century of astronomy research and innovation. Guest blogger Fernanda Matos described the discovery her autism had been driving her interest in Oceanography for years, in her blog on how we can better support people with disability in geoscience. And we highlight some surprises to avoid in our blog on the Austrian visa and Schengen system ahead of EGU26. Also catch up on all the upcoming dates for webinars and funding, including €10,000 to host a Geoscience Day event in your European country, and share your opinions on where EGU should be focusing strategically in the next 5 years in the EGU Members' Survey.
All this and much more, in this month's Loupe!
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