Susan L. S. Stipp
- 2023
- Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal
The 2023 Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal is awarded to Susan L. S. Stipp in recognition of her fundamental research and unique applications of nano-geochemistry and mineralogy.
Division on Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
President: Holly J. Stein
(gmpv@egu.eu)
Deputy President: Marian Holness
(marian@esc.cam.ac.uk)
The disciplines Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology, and Volcanology (GMPV) are the nexus of Earth processes. The GMPV Division addresses the chemical and physical properties of minerals that build our planet and their impacts on humanity and Earth’s habitability. The topics that fall under the GMPV purview include volcanic unrest and eruption; formation and evolution of continental crust; the role of atmospheric composition in habitability, via the geochemical record linked to mass extinctions; and the chemistry of the deep Earth, from mantle to core, including isotope geochemistry and radiometric dating. The science covered by GMPV also includes ocean chemistry and its control by ocean floor magmatism, weathering and erosion of continental crust, or cosmic input. The GMPV scope includes the traceability of fluid migration within the Earth through the study of ore deposits, geothermal systems as well as modifications of deep-seated rocks. In sum, the disciplines encompassed by the GMPV Division collectively describe the workings of complex and inter-connected systems in the Earth, providing the opportunity to speculate about other potentially habitable planets.
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
Xin Zhong
- 2023
- Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
The 2023 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Xin Zhong for outstanding research in the field of elastic thermobarometry, resulting in many novel applications including the characterization of frictional melts formed during faulting, metamorphism in the deep crust, and the timing of kimberlite ascent.
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.
Austin Arias
- 2022
- Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
The 2022 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Austin Arias Multidimensional Analysis of Serpentinite Dehydration Networks and Implications for Volatile Flux in Subduction Zones
Kajetan Chrapkiewicz
- 2022
- Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
The 2022 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Kajetan Chrapkiewicz Magma chamber imaged beneath an arc volcano
Ludmila Maria Fonseca Teixeira
- 2022
- Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
The 2022 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Ludmila Maria Fonseca Teixeira Subsolidus crystallization in the A-type Pikes Peak batholith
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.
Latests posts on the GMPV blog
Revisiting the roots of minerals’ names: A journey to mineral etymology
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
- posted 1 month ago
Hello everyone!! In an earlier blog, my colleague Eliot Carter discussed the etymology of elements. As a PhD student in geochemistry, mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology, we all regularly deal with a large number of minerals. Among them, some are very common and a few are hardly known. However, sometimes we forget the basics to deal with the complicated things. In fact, PhD students mostly face this problem. Hence, today’s blog will deal with the mystery behind the nomenclature of some …
Meet the GMPV Early Career Scientists group!
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
- posted 1 month ago
2023 has been a year of big changes in the GMPV Division, with our new President Holly J. Stein, and in the GMPV Early Career Scientists (ECS) Committee, with new ECS Representative, Blog in Chief Editor and Chief organizer of the Campfires! First of all, we would like to thank Giulia Consuma for her amazing work as ECS Representative of our division for the years GA/2022-2023 and as Campires organizer! Also thanks to Franzi Keller for running the blog team …
A Geologist’s Dream Vacation: Exploring Europe’s Volcanic Wonders!
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
- posted 2 months ago
Summer time can be stressful – you have plenty of things to do at work but at the same time you’re thinking about your next vacation all the time. This is at least how I was feeling, combined with some curiosity, I asked chatGPT to write a blog post about vacation destinations for geologist around volcanoes in Europe – here are the results, I hope you get inspired: Calling all geology enthusiasts and adventure seekers! If you’re on the lookout …
Volcanoes and Corals: a journey to discover volcanic activity as seen from a coral perspective with Prof. Tom Sheldrake
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
- posted 3 months ago
What can corals tell us about volcanic eruptions? Is it possible corals, in the span of their lives, have recorded valuable data on volcanic eruptions they have witnessed? Today we find it out together with Prof. Tom Sheldrake, who takes us on a journey through coral reefs and volcanic eruptions, giving voice to what corals want to tell us about volcanic activity! Introducing Professor Tom Sheldrake and his research Prof. Tom Sheldrake earned his Honours Master of Arts (MA) degree …
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