Hi! I am Ruth, a doctoral student at the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences in Potsdam, Germany. I am interested in how toxic heavy metals behave in mining-impacted areas, what controls their cycling, and in turn, their environmental implications. My work focuses on the environmental geochemistry and mineralogy of chromium in nickel laterite areas, the world’s largest source of nickel. I am excited to present my work on mine tailings on Monday at Session 11a and to talk about science and fun as your EAG blogger. See you around!
In his thought provoking plenary talk, Abdoulatif Abass Saley showed us what the world of artisanal gold mining looks like in West Africa.
It’s the last day of the conference and it’s time to pick favorites! One of my favorites is the Mentor Program. Let’s take a look at what some mentees and mentors felt about the program.
Knowing the realities in academia, someone stood up and asked this very important question that we are all itching to know the answer to.
