President: Kristen Cook
(Emailgm@egu.eu)
Deputy President: Matteo Spagnolo
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ECS Representative: Rachel Oien
(Emailecs-gm@egu.eu)
Geomorphology is the scientific study of land-surface features and the dynamic processes that shape them. Besides focusing on the diverse physical landscapes of the Earth, geomorphologists also study surfaces of other planets. Understanding landform history and dynamics, and predicting future changes through a combination of field observations, physical experiments, and numerical modelling is at the heart of geomorphology. The division brings together research on processes that build topography trough e.g. the effects of tectonic forces as well as processes that modify the terrain such as weathering, erosion through running water, waves, glacial ice, wind and gravitational forces. Division members also study the impact of humans on geomorphological processes and investigate how geomorphological knowledge can be applied to solve problems of relevance to societies.
Latest posts from the GM blog
EGU26 Geomorphology: The Social & Networking Shortlist
The wait is almost over! Next week, the geomorphology community descends on Vienna for our annual week of science. While the halls will be packed with oral sessions, posters, and PICOs, the informal exchanges between sessions offer a vital space for networking and new ideas. To help you navigate the busy week ahead, we’ve curated a shortlist of the Geomorphology Division’s top social and networking events. Whether you’re here to present groundbreaking findings, hunt for a new collaborator, or just …
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A Free Tool That Maps Ancient Coastlines Like an Expert
by Julius Jara Muñoz, Professor of Engineering Geology at the University of Applied Sciences Biberach (Hochschule Biberach), Germany. Email: jara@hochschule-bc.de, website: https://www.hochschule-biberach.de/kontakt/julius-jara-munoz. “Reproducibility is a cornerstone of the scientific method, yet measuring ancient coastlines has long depended on expert judgment – until now”. Coastlines are highly dynamic systems controlled by sea-level changes and surface deformation. Over thousands of years and under suitable conditions, these paleo-coastlines can be preserved in the landscape in the form of marine terraces representing fossil remnants …
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Unveiling Volcanic Slopes: Exploring Landslide Hazards in Santorini Island, Greece
by Stratis (Efstratios) Karantanellis, Professor, Geohazards and Remote Sensing Lab, Department of Geological Sciences at California State University, Fullerton. Email: ekarantanellis@fullerton.edu, website: https://sites.google.com/view/stratiskarantanellis Santorini is one of those places that doesn’t quite feel real at first glance. White houses stacked on cliffs, blue domes, the Aegean stretching out in every direction. But once you step closer to the edge, especially along the caldera, you start to notice something else: the landscape is constantly moving. Earlier this year, my team and …
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Highlighting: Martian Geomorphology (Interview with Lauren Mc Keown)
This blog post is part of our series: “Highlights” for which we’re accepting contributions! Please contact Emma Lodes and Anna van den Broek (GM blog editor, elodes@asu.edu, a.j.vandenbroek@uu.nl), if you’d like to contribute on this topic or others. by Lauren Mc Keown, Assistant Professor – University of Central Florida. Email: Lauren.Mc.Keown@ucf.edu. Website: http://www.laurenemckeown.com/. What is interesting about the geomorphology of Mars? Martian geomorphology is interesting because there are a whole host of features that formed via the interaction between the …
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Recent awardees
- 2026
- Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal
The 2026 Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal is awarded to
Maarten G. Kleinhans for impactful research in fluvial and coastal biogeomorphology through analog and numerical modeling.
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- 2026
- Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to
Dongfeng Li for outstanding and extensive contributions to our understanding of high mountain and cold region erosional processes, and sediment dynamics.
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- 2025
- Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal
The 2025 Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal is awarded to
Christopher D. Clark for fundamentally advancing the understanding of glacial landscapes, landforms, and geomorphological processes.
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- 2025
- Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
The 2025 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to
Jana Eichel for outstanding and innovative work on the feedbacks between plants and geomorphic processes in high mountains.
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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
Jil van Etten Periglacial puzzles: Unravelling environmental controls on solifluction lobe morphometry
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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
Jonah McLeod Planform as a Dominant Control on Sediment Intermittency: Global Analysis of River Transport Patterns
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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
Leona Repnik Historical photogrammetry for DoDs in deglaciating environments: challenges and opportunities
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Current issue of the EGU newsletter
In our April issue, we are welcoming EGU26 with a range of tools and blog posts to help you get the most out of the meeting! Also meet the managing director or EGU's publications and conference partner company Copernicus, Martin Rasmussen, as he talks about how the General Assembly has changed in the last 20 years, the EGU awards and medals are now open for nominations, discover how footprints in muddy tidal flats are helping us learn about climate change and don't miss the 15 May deadline to apply for funding to support a training school or special conference!
All this and much more, in this month's Loupe!
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