Dear Geochemists,
A reminder that the deadlines for our bursaries are rapidly approaching:
Meeting Attendance Bursaries (PhDs and ECRs) (deadline 15th May)
The Geochemistry Group welcomes applications from researchers registered at UK and Irish universities or research institutions to facilitate the presentation of their geochemistry-related research at a meeting hosted online, within the UK or internationally. The bursary is open to students regardless of funding situation as well postdoctoral researchers without financial support for conference attendance. Full eligibility criteria are listed in the application form which can be downloaded from our website: https://geochemistrygroup.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=130&action=e…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgeochemis…> These are often under subscribed, so you stand a great chance of success!
NEW! Technical Staff Meeting Attendance Bursary (deadline 15th May)
The Geochemistry Group welcomes applications from technical staff (laboratory technicians/managers, project officers, etc.), based at UK and Irish universities or research institutions and working in geochemistry laboratories (either on a short-term or on a permanent basis), to facilitate their attendance at meetings within the UK or internationally.
Funding for the following types of expenses can be applied for through this bursary: (i) offsetting the cost of travel to, and accommodation at, conferences, workshops or training courses being attended in person (the Geochemistry Group encourages low-carbon travel modes but it is also possible to claim for carbon offsetting costs if flying is inevitable); (ii) contributions towards the cost of registration and abstract fees for both online and in-person professional meeting, or (iii) a combination of both. Full eligibility criteria are listed in the application form which can be downloaded from our website: https://geochemistrygroup.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=130&action=e…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgeochemis…>
Design our new logo!
I am sure you will agree that our logo now seems a little outdated, so we are asking the community to suggest a fresh logo design! This is a rare opportunity to step out of the lab and let your artistic side out!
Please email your design ideas (however rough at this stage!) to George Cooper (CooperG3(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:CooperG3@cardiff.ac.uk>) by May 15th, We will then review the entries at our next committee meeting before a final vote. Please do send your ideas in, or we will have to hand over control to the questionable hands of AI!
Job at Thermo
Thermo are advertising for a Field Application Scientist (m/f/d), IOMS (EMEA). Follow the link for more info and to apply: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/job/R-01347477/Field-Application-Sc…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjobs.ther…>
All the best
George
Dear Geochemists,
Deadlines for our bursaries are only a month away, so please consider applying!
Meeting Attendance Bursaries (PhDs and ECRs) (deadline 15th May)
The Geochemistry Group welcomes applications from researchers registered at UK and Irish universities or research institutions to facilitate the presentation of their geochemistry-related research at a meeting hosted online, within the UK or internationally. The bursary is open to students regardless of funding situation as well postdoctoral researchers without financial support for conference attendance. Full eligibility criteria are listed in the application form which can be downloaded from our website: https://geochemistrygroup.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=130&action=e…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgeochemis…> These are often under subscribed, so you stand a great chance of success!
NEW! Technical Staff Meeting Attendance Bursary (deadline 15th May)
The Geochemistry Group welcomes applications from technical staff (laboratory technicians/managers, project officers, etc.), based at UK and Irish universities or research institutions and working in geochemistry laboratories (either on a short-term or on a permanent basis), to facilitate their attendance at meetings within the UK or internationally.
Funding for the following types of expenses can be applied for through this bursary: (i) offsetting the cost of travel to, and accommodation at, conferences, workshops or training courses being attended in person (the Geochemistry Group encourages low-carbon travel modes but it is also possible to claim for carbon offsetting costs if flying is inevitable); (ii) contributions towards the cost of registration and abstract fees for both online and in-person professional meeting, or (iii) a combination of both. Full eligibility criteria are listed in the application form which can be downloaded from our website: https://geochemistrygroup.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=130&action=e…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgeochemis…>
Design our new logo!
I am sure you will agree that our logo now seems a little outdated, so we are asking the community to suggest a fresh logo design! This is a rare opportunity to step out of the lab and let your artistic side out!
Please email your design ideas (however rough at this stage!) to George Cooper (CooperG3(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:CooperG3@cardiff.ac.uk>) by May 15th, We will then review the entries at our next committee meeting before a final vote. Please do send your ideas in, or we will have to hand over control to the questionable hands of AI!
MinSoc Skills and Training
The next event (21st April 2026) is: An introduction to Single Crystal X-ray and Electron diffraction techniques <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2…> by Robert Bannister, Daniel Rainer and Peter Horton (UK National Crystallography Centre, University of Southampton). Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/nOTgbAGRTYici9nM5PB4gQ#/registration<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2…>
Determining the atomic arrangement within crystalline materials is fundamental to understanding their properties and behaviour. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) has long been the gold standard for precise structure determination, offering detailed insights into symmetry and coordination environments. However, the main barrier to the use of SCXRD as a technique is the ability to grow suitably sized crystals of sufficient quality. Due to the significantly increased interaction between electrons and matter, when compared with X-rays, electron diffraction (3DED) allows us to study crystals magnitudes smaller than SCXRD experiments. This enables structure solution from nanocrystalline materials. Together, these methods provide a powerful set of techniques for resolving complex structures, but each comes with its own challenges in data collection, interpretation, and refinement. In this talk we will begin with discussing routine SCXRD experiments and then explore 3DED, in both instances looking at sample preparation, through data collection and into structure solution.
All the best
George
Dear Geochemists,
A big thank you!
We first want to thank everyone who attended GGRiP in Bristol last week. For all those who attended, I am sure you will agree that it was a fantastic meeting!
Thanks again to all our sponsors who make the meeting possible, and to the Bristol local organising committee for all their hard work in making it run so smoothly.
The standard of student presentations at this year's meeting was outstanding, which made judging incredibly difficult! We awarded three best student poster presentations to Lucy Stott, Jose Sebastian Nava de la Pena and Bernat Heszler, and three best student oral presentations to Judy Wang, Will Osborne and Kyra Schroeder. Congrats to our winners, and all our student presenters!
We had a brilliant keynote from Lena Chen, our 2026 Postdoctoral medal winner and a great invited talk from Paul Beguelin (honourable mention), as well as two fantastic keynotes from our 2025 ECR Prominent Lecture awardees Rebekah Moore and Savannah Worne.
At GGRiP this year, we awarded the 2026 ECR Prominent Lecture award to Julia Neukampf. Julia has proposed two lectures for hosts to choose from: 'Lithium fingerprints across the silicic volcanic life cycle’ and 'Exploring the role of halogens and lithium in early Solar System magmatic processes’. Our website will be updated soon with further details, but if you would like to host Julia, you can reach out directly (julia.neukampf(a)manchester.ac.uk) or or email the Geochemistry Group secretary, George Cooper (CooperG3(a)cardiff.ac.uk).
Plans are already taking place for GGRiP 2027, which will be held at Royal Holloway - watch this space for more information!
Design our new logo!
I am sure you will agree that our logo now seems a little outdated, so we are planning to freshen it up...
To do so, we would like to open-up a competition to the community to design the new logo. This is a rare opportunity to step out of the lab and let your artistic side out!
Please email your design ideas (however rough at this stage!) to George Cooper (CooperG3(a)cardiff.ac.uk) by May 15th, We will then review the entries at our next committee meeting before a final vote.
Please do send your ideas in, or we will have to hand over control to the questionable hands of AI!
All the best
George
