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 Division on Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology (GMPV) 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 crystallisation 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
Fagradalsfjall 2021 versus 2022: similarity and differences
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
- posted 1 month ago
The Icelandic eruptions of 2021 and 2022 originated in the Reykjanes peninsula, characterized by the Krýsuvík-Trölladyngja system, one of the five volcanic systems present along the peninsula. This peninsula is a leaky transform fault, characterized by episodic rifts and associated volcanism. The last two years have brought about some of the most momentous volcanic eruptions in recent history. The Fagradalsfjall fissure, in particular, has been incredibly active, with two eruptions in the last two years. The 2021 eruption lasted for …
Motherhood in Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology Sciences
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
- posted 2 months ago
Are you a mother in the fields of Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology or Volcanology? Are you about to become a mother soon or have you just started to consider it? How many times have you considered it but thought that it wasn’t the right time? Starting a family can be challenging as it is, but juggling between starting one while managing a career in Academia can be frustrating and hard, especially for women who are still, in most cases, the main …
Machine Learning and Volcanic Crystals: a journey with Corin Jorgenson into Random Forest Thermobarometry
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
- posted 2 months 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 months 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 …
Current issue of the EGU newsletter
In the October newsletter, researchers explain why disaster risk reduction strategies aren’t as inclusive as we think. We hear from Blaise Nyandwi, lecturer at the University of Goma, how socio-economic vulnerability affects public perception of hazard risk, and three geoscientists explore the many ways that race and natural hazards are linked. EGU Projects Coordination Officer Simon Clark dissects why we keep dismissing droughts and why perceptions of drought vary so widely around the world.
As a reminder, this is the last call to apply for the EGU Outreach Committee sponsored workshops and to register to join the EU biodiversity event – a hybrid event at the European Parliament – that aims to bridge the science-policy divide.