The great wealth of Mansa Musa, the celebrated Sultan of the 14th century West African merchant empire of Mali, resulted from understanding and extraction of the region's gold.
The various aspects of geochemical research, and the field work specifically, make it the best job in the world I think. However, organization and planning of the fieldwork are crucial for the...
Many geochemists have transitioned from academia to industry, or vice-versa, during their careers, and sometimes back again or more than once. The EAG Communications Committee recently interviewed...
It is a myth that leaving University is a one-way street. The door between Industry and Academia swings both ways and is more open (in my opinion) than ever before.
Qasid Ahmad was born in Pakistan and is an Ahmadi-Muslim. After completing his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Karlsruhe, he enrolled for a PhD position at the University of Bern, Switzerland.
What is [geology] is a blog series where we address key vocabularies in the field of geology (i.e., a study of the history of the Earth and other planets). We explore the word [Atmosphere] today.
It is imperative to geochemistry's future success that team culture is valued and recognised, and that technical and support staff are priorities in our work to advance inclusion. In drawing strength
Early 2020 I received a very kind email inviting me to be the EAG Distinguished Lecturer, which involved giving talks in Eastern and Central Europe. That was the original plan. Then the pandemic began
Meet Andy Ridgwell (University of California, Riverside) a geochemist who writes computer models – numerical representations of the primary interactions of climate with atmospheric CO2...
The main tool in reconstructing Earth’s environmental history is – rocks! In order to explore the 'rock archive,' we must first understand what kind of stories different types of rocks can tell us!
Rock Archive is an outreach blog that communicates to the public about the current state of knowledge on Earth’s past and present environments.
It was such an exciting time at the Mediterranean Geosciences Union Annual Meeting- 2021 (MedGU-21) held in the lively city of Istanbul, Turkey from 25 – 28 November 2021. MedGU-21 was born from...