EGU Geodynamics Division
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This is the official Bluesky channel of the Geodynamics Division (GD) of the European Geosciences Union (EGU).
Science has no borders. Researchers do. 🌍 This week's EGU Geodynamics Blog: Katherine Villavicencio (University of Pisa) reflects on the unseen journey behind an academic career, drawing inspiration from "The Odyssey". Read more: lnkd.in/dwrpyVkC #egugeodynamics
The call for #session #proposals for the #EGU27 General Assembly is now open 🙌! Session proposals are welcome for both virtual and on-site participation at the EGU General Assembly, taking place from 4–9 April 2027 in Vienna, Austria. 📆: 23 September 2026. 👉 Submit here: https://www.egu27.eu/
How did glaciers help build a mountain? This week's EGU Geodynamics Blog by Ambrosio Vega-Ruiz explores how tectonics, climate, and glacial processes shaped the Nahuelbuta Range in southern Chile. Read the full blog here: lnkd.in/da7wYWai Edited by: Lorenzo Mantiloni #egugeodynamics
This week's EGU Geodynamics blog is out! From rifts to reefs: how tectonics shapes coral habitats, Discover how different rifting styles influence the distribution of coral reefs! Authors/editor/illustrator: Zhibin Lei, @michapons.bsky.social, Lea Pennacchioni Link: lnkd.in/eWqCcjBa
🚨 The call for #EGU27 session proposals is now open! 🚨
EGU Geodynamics Division@egu-gd.bsky.social · last mo.With the call for session proposals for the 2027 #EGU approaching, the GD Division President Laetitia Le Pourhiet shares her thoughts on what makes a successful session proposal, and how to help shape next year’s scientific programme ✍ Read here: lnkd.in/djkDfjqK 📸 Anna Kotova (imaggeo.egu.eu)
What if Odysseus’s homeland, Ithaca, isn’t where everyone thinks? Explore this fascinating intersection of mythology and geodynamics in this week's GD blog by @manelrams.bsky.social Blog: lnkd.in/dNEJjjEb #egugeodynamics
Every (almost!) two years, the Ada Lovelace Workshop brings the geodynamics community together for a week of science, discussion, and collaboration. This week's blog by Vojtěch Patočka captures the spirit of the workshop, from its early days to today. Read the blog here: ✍️ lnkd.in/dNpwmNvy
With the call for session proposals for the 2027 #EGU approaching, the GD Division President Laetitia Le Pourhiet shares her thoughts on what makes a successful session proposal, and how to help shape next year’s scientific programme ✍ Read here: lnkd.in/djkDfjqK 📸 Anna Kotova (imaggeo.egu.eu)
The #EGU Geodynamics Division Blog turns 9! 🎉 Meet this year’s team: 21 editors, illustrators & communicators, including the Sassy Scientist column, bringing you #geodynamics research, news, events and career tips. ✍ Read here: lnkd.in/dTQU7hMi 📸 Illustration by Lea Pennacchioni pennylee.art
Can fault mechanics reproduce the full spectrum of seismicity? Navid Kheirdast explores fault mechanics, friction laws, and a multi-fault model that captures slip behavior from slow slip events to fast earthquakes. ✍ tinyurl.com/4khwbdzz 💻 kheirdast.github.io 📸 Max Arndt on imaggeo.egu.eu
Blog alert!: In this week's post Conor Farrell shares his thoughts after fact-checking the 2008 film adaptation of Journey to the Centre of the Earth 👉 Read more here: sl1nk.com/ekzrnwt 📸 Katja Bigge on imaggeo.egu.eu
Applications are now open for the EGU Science Journalism Fellowship 2026! Up to 5000€ will be awarded to #journalists reporting in any European language on ongoing #research in Earth, planetary, or space sciences. Apply Now! 📆 Deadline: 17 June 2026. 👉 Learn more: egu.eu/7HQKAH
Can melting glaciers influence plate tectonics? This week's blog by Tao Yuan (edited by Prachi Kar) examines how glacial cycles may affect lithospheric plate motions and mid-ocean ridge spreading through Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA). blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd... #egugeodynamics
Melting Glaciers Move Lithospheric Plates and Fluctuate Mid-ocean Ridges’ Spreading
The rise and fall of massive ice sheets have shaped Earth’s surface for millions of years, but their influence may extend far deeper than previously recognized. This week in News & Views, Tao Yuan, a ...
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📢 Call for proposals! The EGU ECS network is looking for trainers to develop and deliver an online career development workshop series for ECS in geosciences. More info: www.egu.eu/news/1781/eg... 💶 Funding available: up to €5,000 🗓 Deadline: 22 June 2026 #EGU #ECS #Geoscience #ScienceCareers
EGU seeks proposals for the development of a career development workshop for Early Career Scientists!
<p>Do you run online career development workshops? The EGU Early Career Scientists are seeking an experienced trainer to develop and deliver an online workshop to provide training for our members in v...
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🚨 Call to the #Geodynamics community! 🚨 EGU Awards & Medals nominations are open! Including: 🌍 Augustus Love Medal 🌱 Outstanding ECS Award Nominating a colleague is a simple, low-effort way to recognise excellent work in our community. 🔗 www.egu.eu/awards-medal... 📅 Deadline: 15 June 2026
Applications are now open for the EGU Science Journalism Fellowship 2026! Up to 5000€ will be awarded to #journalists reporting in any European language on ongoing #research in Earth, planetary, or space sciences. Apply Now! 📆 Deadline: 17 June 2026. 👉 Learn more: egu.eu/7HQKAH
Can Artificial Intelligence transform Mineral Exploration without replacing the expertise of Geologists? In this week’s blog, Dr. Nicholas Vafeas explores the role of AI in the mining industry and whether AI will challenge traditional geological knowledge. Blog link: blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd...
The AI Revolution in Mining: Overhyped, Understood and Absolutely Unavoidable
Artificial Intelligence has dominated the world across various sectors. However, it is yet to be decided whether the use of AI in Mineral Exploration (and more broadly in Geosciences) will diminish th...
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Don't miss out on all the exciting science and community next year - mark your calendar today for #EGU27! To be held in Vienna and online between 4-9 April 2027! More information available soon: www.egu27.eu
Applications are now open for EGU’s 2026 Distinguished Lecture Series for Secondary/High Schools and Higher Education! You can request to host a lecture at your #EducationalInstitution in #Europe, with financial support of up to €1400. 📆15 June 2026. 🔗egu.eu/9FH37O 📸Elizaveta Kovaleva on #imaggeo
Do you have an online #workshop proposal to support career development for #ECS in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences? We would love to hear from you to help us provide the best possible training for #ECS! 📆 22 June 2026 📝Read more detailsegu.eu/5NQR6Y 📸Abhishek Ajit Sabnis on imaggeo.egu.eu
This week’s blog by Katherine Villavicencio features Dr. Karen Gariboldi of the University of Pisa, who discusses gender inequality in academia, mentorship, impostor syndrome, and the cultural changes still needed in STEM and Earth Sciences. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd... #egugeodynamics #EDI
“You belong here”: reflections on gender inequality in Academia
Academia is often imagined as a space driven by merit, curiosity, and scientific collaboration. Still behind publications, conferences, and research achievements, many women in STEM continue to naviga...
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How does a stable craton become tectonically active? This week’s blog by Prof. Yu Wang explores the long-term evolution and destruction of the North China Craton, from lithospheric thinning to Pacific plate interactions and mountain uplift. Read more: l1nq.com/y1snlql #egugeodynamics
Destruction of North China Craton: through the chronotunnel of time
The Asian continent has fascinated the world for at least 3,000 years with its music, food, and discoveries, as well as its breathtaking landscapes. Most of these incredible landscapes are formed by m...
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This week we have an interview with Saskia Goes, the recipient of the 2026 Augustus Love Medal! blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd...
Saskia Goes – Augustus Love Medallist 2026
Profesor Saskia Goes is the receipent of the 2026 Augustus Love Medal of the Geodynamics Division for her outstanding contributions to our understanding of Earth structure and evolution, using integra...
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Check out this year's EGU GD activities! Don't forget to sign up for the GD ECS dinner! See you all soon in Vienna! blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd...
The Geodynamics Division @ EGU26
The EGU General Assembly is only a few weeks away, and attendees are starting to plan their schedules into what promises to be a week full of exiciting presentations and events. Don’t know where to st...
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Did you know H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness reads almost like a geology paper? Set in Antarctica, a continent with real fossil forests, ancient rift systems, and a tectonic history stretching back to Gondwana, Lovecraft turned deep time into cosmic horror. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd...
At the Mountains of Madness: Lovecraft Applied for Geology (and Failed)
“I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why. It is altogether against my will that I tell my reasons for opposing this contemplated invasion of...
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How do you deal with rejection during a job hunt? This week, Sassy scientist answers the question, which is probably from everyone. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd...
The sassy scientist: we regret to inform you
With the winds of change brought by a new season, I’m back to help my readers to get out from dispair. This time a reader ask: Dear Sassy scientist, How do I deal with rejection during a job hunt? Dea...
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The Division Outstanding ECS Awards recognise exceptional scientific contributions made by ECS in each EGU division. Today, join us as we interview the recipient of the 2026 award for the Geodynamics division: Dr. Sia Gelichkhan, from the Australian National University. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd...
Interview ECS GD Awardee 2026 – Sia Ghelichkhan
The Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awards highlight exceptional scientific contributions made by an Early Career Scientist in the fields of Earth Sciences associated with each division. T...
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What controls the dynamics of subduction zones? A big part of the answer lies in the rheology of the subduction interface. In today’s post, Dr. P. Io Ioannidi breaks down its importance and explores how we can model it effectively. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd...
Subduction interfaces are complicated – and that’s their beauty!
The dynamics of subduction zones are strongly influenced by the subduction interface. Understanding its rheology enables geodynamic modellers to better simulate these systems and unravel the fundament...
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