Janne Blichert-Toft
- 2022
- Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal
The 2022 Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal is awarded to Janne Blichert-Toft in recognition of fundamental research and unique applications of isotope geochemistry.
Division on Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
President: Marian Holness
(gmpv@egu.eu)
Deputy President: Holly J. Stein
(holly.stein@colostate.edu)
The Geochemistry-Mineralogy-Petrology-Volcanology division includes disciplines that are fundamental to, but not restricted to studies of the solid earth. Important themes include the nature, composition, structure of the Earth’s mantle; the composition, origin and evolution of the oceanic and continental crust; the formation and crystallization of magmas; the chemical compositions of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks; element transfer between the surface envelopes of the earth; volcanoes and volcanism. While most of these studies fall in the realm of fundamental research, studies of pollution in the surface or subsurface waters, the formation of ore deposits, and the environmental impact of volcanism are examples of more applied research.
The GMPV division collaborates with the VGP division of the American Geophysical Union, and with professional societies like the European Association of Geochemistry and the European Mineralogical Union.
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Recent awardees
Fabian B. Wadsworth
- 2022
- Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists
The 2022 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists is awarded to Fabian B. Wadsworth for outstanding research in the field of experimental volcanology.
Urs Schaltegger
- 2021
- Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal
The 2021 Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal is awarded to Urs Schaltegger in recognition of his fundamental advances in geochronology applied to petrology, geochemistry, mineralogy, and tectonics.
Michael C. Jollands
- 2021
- Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
The 2021 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Michael C. Jollands in recognition of his groundbreaking work on ionic diffusion in minerals, with wide application in determining the timescales of geological processes.
Marissa Lo
- 2021
- Virtual Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (vOSPP) Award
The 2021 Virtual Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (vOSPP) Award is awarded to Marissa Lo Modelling the ascent of picritic lunar magmas
Latests posts on the GMPV blog
Machine Learning and Volcanic Crystals: a journey with Corin Jorgenson into Random Forest Thermobarometry
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
- posted 1 week ago
Thermobarometry: a bit of background Being able to understand the eruptive style of a volcano, how the eruptive behavior can evolve over time and managing to better interpret the signals that a volcanic system gives us before an eruption are of fundamental importance for mitigating the risk associated with eruptive activities. In this context, it is extremely important to understand trans-crustal processes, in other words, the processes that take place deep within the magma chamber and the volcano plumbing system …
EGU GMPV Campfires – Wednesday 28th September 11am CEST
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
- posted 2 weeks ago
We are happy to announce the 18th edition of our very own GMPV Campfires! This edition will be focusing on Mineralogy and Petrology and will be held on Wednesday 28th September at 11am CEST on Zoom. Our three speakers are: Beatrice Celata (PhD Student @ Sapienza University of Rome) – Tourmaline breakdown experiments applied to subduction systems: preliminary results. Norbert Toth (PhD Student @ University of Cambridge, UK) – A deep learning approach to Plagioclase textures and morphology. Stefania Corvò …
Is garnet going to be your best date?
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
- posted 1 month ago
For geochronologists it is all about precision and accuracy. For petrochronologists it is more about precise positioning of those ages to trace back the evolution of a rock. For many, it is not just about getting a crystallisation or metamorphic age, it is about knowing when and at what conditions a given rock experienced certain petrogenetic processes. As we progressed from geochronology to petrochronology, many obstacles needed to be lifted, many of which related with analytical limitations and intrinsic factors. …
Sedimentary Rocks – Insight Into The Past And Future Climate
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
- posted 1 month ago
In the recent past, a lot of effort has been directed toward evaluating the consequences of the rapidly rising global temperatures. Among them, one very alarming consequence is ocean acidification (Fauville et al, 2012; Gatusso et al, 2015). Ocean acidification is the direct result of atmospheric CO2 increase caused in part by anthropogenic activities such as burning fossil fuels for energy activities (Fauville et al, 2012); one third of CO2 is absorbed by the ocean water, where it becomes partially …
Current issue of the EGU newsletter
The August issue of The Loupe explores how existing energy resources inform climate change mitigation. Scientists from the Environmental Defense Fund find that while hydrogen is certainly part of the solution to get to net zero, this fuel of the future may not be as clean as we think. Researcher in energy transition under climate change Jarmo Kikstra discusses the delicate intersections between social and natural sciences, and on World Biofuels Day we look at commercially available biofuels around the world and some new ones under development.
Also in this issue: the EGU Biodiversity Task Force’s seven recommendations to the EU Nature Restoration Law which will now be amended and either passed or rejected by the European Parliament and The Council of the European Union. Finally, apply by 12 September to the EGU Policy Pairing scheme to spend a week in Brussels with a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).