Archive for "General"

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Goldschmidt 2015
Jessica Barnes

Xenoliths, meteorites, and Mercury

The reputation of Goldschmidt is certainly well deserved, it is indeed huge, certainly the largest conference I've attended - four floors of the conference centre filled door to door with geochemists

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Goldschmidt 2015
Invited contribution

It came from the land

I have just spent the first half of my morning avoiding the rain in session 22c travelling back in time to the Precambrian. This is a pretty weird time period for me, being so

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Goldschmidt 2015
Fred Bowyer

The critical condition of coral: awareness, and obligation of the scientific community

o say the conference has been animated over the past 27 hours would be a gross understatement. Acquisitive brains flit purposefully between the nerve centers

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Goldschmidt 2015
Andy Bray

Representative Sample

Yesterday was a great start to the meeting. Oodles of excellent talks and posters. A personal highlight was a presentation in theme 5 yesterday emphasised the difference between a "representative

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Goldschmidt 2015
Nastasia Louveau

Today’s Plenary. Coral Reefs in Trouble and Women’s Advance

Today's plenary session was introduced by Eric Oelkers, Convenor of the 25th Goldschmidt Conference, Liane G. Benning, President of the EAG, and Hubert L. Barnes, fellow of the Geochemical Society

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Goldschmidt 2015
Drew Steen

The changing face of geochemistry

We're only a half-day into the 2015 Goldschmidt meeting, but one theme I see emerging (or, at least, I hope is emerging) is the idea that the scope of geochemistry is rapidly broadening. Eric Oelkers

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Goldschmidt 2015
Nastasia Louveau

Doodle of the Day. Health Announcement by Harald Strauss

Harald Strauss is Full Professor in Historical and Regional Geology at the Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany.  His main research interests

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Goldschmidt 2015
Andy Bray

Monday Machination

I trust you all enjoyed the Ice Breaker last night. Sadly, I was too late into Prague to make it. You can read about how Nicci found her first Goldschmidt Ice Breaker here

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Goldschmidt 2015
Nastasia Louveau

A Doodle A Day…

As you are reading these lines, I am readying myself and packing my things to leave for Prague. I have been invited to participate in the Goldschmidt Conference to be their first artist in residence!

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Goldschmidt 2015
Adrienne Macartney

Suburban Geochemical Modelling

When I read the message “it’ll be out in the suburbs” I had images of the grim grey concrete monoliths that cluster the outskirts of the bonny Glasgow Clyde at home. I was pleasantly surprised this

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Goldschmidt 2015
Andy Bray

Goldschmidt 2015: Introducing the Bloggers (1/3)

It’s less than a week before thousands of Geochemists descend on Prague to meet for the 25th Goldschmidt Conference. This is set to be a stellar meeting with a wide variety of social and student event

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General
Invited contribution

Impressions from InterPore 2015

Reza Gooya, who received sponsorship from the EAG through the Student Sponsorship Program, attended the InterPore 2015 Conference for the first time and recounts his experience

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