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Julie Prytulak
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Professor in the Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science department at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
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Great study!
science.ubc.ca UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · Aug 11
Scientists have captured the first detailed images of the meeting of two tectonic plates off the coast of northern BC. But large quakes aren’t likely for hundreds of years, says Dr. Michael Bostock, a professor in #UBC Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences www.castanet.net/news/BC/5659...
Study maps 'megathrust' quake zone off northern B.C., but risk may be far in future - BC News
Scientists have captured the first detailed images of the meeting of two tectonic plates off the coast of northern British Columbia, an area they say has the potential to generate the largest "megathr...
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August 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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🚨 Calling all global research leaders!

UVic is inviting established scholars with an academic focus on climate change solutions or mental health to apply for nomination to the 2026 Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) program.

🔗 www.uvic.ca/research-inn...

@uvicresearch.bsky.social
Canada Excellence Research Chair - University of Victoria - University of Victoria
Find information about applying to be Canada Excellence Research Chair at the University of Victoria
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July 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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SEEKING: Canada Excellence Research Chair in #Ocean #Ecological #Modelling. #Professor or #Associateprofessor level with #tenure.
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Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ocean Ecological Modelling
Academic Job Category Faculty Bargaining Job Title Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ocean Ecological Modelling Department Faculty | Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences | Faculty of Science (Erik...
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July 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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A new milestone for @weareagc.bsky.social.
Our first ever research article is now published!!

doi.org/10.33063/agc...

Free to read, free to publish. And more coming next week!

Thanks to the @eageo.bsky.social and @geochemsoc.bsky.social for their support along the way!
Can natural H2 be considered renewable? The reference case of a deep aquifer in an intracratonic sedimentary basin | Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Abrajano T, Sturchio N, Bohlke J, Lyon G, Poreda R, Stevens C (1988). Methane-hydrogen gas seeps, Zambales Ophiolite, Philippines: Deep or shallow origin? Chemical Geology 71(1): 211–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2541(88)90116-7.
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July 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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olefeldt.bsky.social
I have a fully funded PhD position open for start in Jan or May 2026. Field work in peatlands of the Northwest Territories, with lab work to understand potential downstream mobilization of carbon, nutrients, mercury after thaw or wildfire. Reach out for more information, and please send on!
July 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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pcigr.bsky.social
PCIGR is excited to showcase our facility and share with you what we do, ahead of #Goldschmidt2025! Watch the video below to learn about the cool research we do.

Our doors are open to assist you on your project. Get in touch with us!

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Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research (PCIGR) at the University of British Columbia
YouTube video by Goldschmidt Conference
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July 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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science.ubc.ca
.@eoas.ubc.ca and @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social researchers have identified #copper ore buried tens of metres below the Earth’s surface by testing DNA of #microbes in the soil. #mining

science.ubc.ca/news/2025-06...
Bacterial fingerprints in soil show where copper is buried
Researchers have identified buried copper ore by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface soil.
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June 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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pcigr.bsky.social
Hot off the press! New paper by Andrew Steiner, Kenneth Hickey, @geochem-dweis.bsky.social and Marg Amini about using #LaserAblation U-Pb carbonate #geochronology on calcite veins to constrain the timing of deep-fluid convection in Carlin-type #gold deposits in Yukon, Canada. doi.org/10.1007/s001...
U-Pb calcite geochronology indicates episodic amagmatic free-convection over tens of millions of years in Carlin-type gold deposits - Mineralium Deposita
Deep fluid convection within the upper crust is pivotal in transferring heat and mass between geological environments. However, a comprehensive understanding of how hydrothermal systems influence geol...
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June 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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geochemsoc.bsky.social
The GS has seats on the board of directors specifically for early career scientists. Serving on the board is an opportunity to develop as a leader and meet colleagues from around the world. Nominations for this year's position are due by July 10, 2025. Learn More: bit.ly/4k2aIC3
Nominations for Early Career Board Member
Early career researchers may self-nominate for a director position on the GS board of directors.
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June 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Awesome new faculty job -- the University of British Columbia is looking for a senior ecosystem scientist to fill a new research chair position.
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Faculty Position: Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cultures & Ecosystem at Risk - Department of Geography
Posted on June 18, 2025 Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cultures & Ecosystem at Risk – University of British Columbia The Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) ...
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June 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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The Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry are pleased to announce that the 2028 Goldschmidt Conference will be held in Tokyo, Japan, from 9-14 July, 2028. The Geochemical Society of Japan will serve as the principal co-sponsor of the conference. Learn more: bit.ly/4jNlYCr
June 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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science.ubc.ca
More than 70 graduate degree programs at UBC Vancouver are extending or re-opening their applications for U.S. citizens.
April 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
julieprytulak.bsky.social
Excellent bit of Durham-lore!
colinmacpherson.bsky.social Prof Col Macpherson @colinmacpherson.bsky.social · Dec 2
🧵 1/2. Covered X-ray diffraction, including Bragg equation, in lecture for @durhamearthsci.bsky.social first years today. In October 1924 WH Bragg officially opened Durham's Department of Pure Science, in which Geology was taught by Arthur Holmes. 🧪⚒️ #XRD #minerals
Newspaper cutting reporting official opening of Durham Science Department in 1924. Procession of gowned, middle aged, white men with moustaches walk downhill in front of brick building.
April 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Back to the hallowed ground.
April 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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WARNING: Accommodation Scam! The Goldschmidt conference does NOT use any travel agency, provide a booking platform, or pre-book hotel rooms. If you are contacted by any organization claiming an affiliation with the conference, or wishing to organize your travels, this is a scam.
March 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Thank you for submitting your abstract 😄 We are delighted to have received >4000 submissions to #Goldschmidt2025! Abstracts are now being reviewed & the program will be published in April. Start planning your conference: buff.ly/WhMy2KC
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March 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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historyofgeology.bsky.social
March 23, 1884, birthday of Lady Rachel Workman MacRobert. Political activist and first female Fellow of the Geological Society (after various attempts to deny her membership), she studied glacial erosion & igneous petrology 🪨🔬
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March 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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🇨🇦 Yay Canada! 🇨🇦 More fellowships for graduate students and post docs announced. Including eligibility for international applicants. Get in touch if you’d like to have some isotope-fun in Vancouver.

www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
NSERC - Latest News - Launch of the new Harmonized Tri-agency Scholarship and Fellowship programs
As announced in Budget 2024, the scholarship and fellowship programs administered by the three federal research funding agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – have been streamlined into a new harmonized talent program called the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) that will open for applications in summer 2025.
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March 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Catch up on the latest #geochemistry news, #Goldschmidt2025 plans, events, jobs & publications in the March EAG newsletter. Read it here: buff.ly/eT2T3B9
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#GPLetters
March 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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pcigr.bsky.social
Hot off the press! New paper by Racquelle Mangahas, Allan Bertram, Dominique Weis @geochem-dweis.bsky.social, Jay Cullen @jaytcullen.bsky.social and Maria Maldonado. Read the paper here! (open access) doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
Diagram showing Asian aerosol inputs and aerosol trace element contributions to the subarctic Pacific Ocean.
March 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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cooper-geo.bsky.social
New Paper! Great to see our work on crystal scale Nd isotopes at Hess Deep published. We show that:

-Hess deep crust is more heterogeneous than MORB

- Extent that melts aggregate in the mantle versus the crust is controlled by spreading rate.
Crustal versus mantle-level aggregation of heterogeneous melts at mid-ocean ridges | Geology | GeoScienceWorld
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March 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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eoas.ubc.ca
🚨 Updated deadline!🚨

EOAS & IRES seek an Assistant Professor of Teaching (tenure track) in Environmental Science. 🌱💡

📍 Vancouver | 💰 $130K–$140K | 📅 Apply by: March 23, 2025

Full details & how to apply: 👉 https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29706

#AcademicJobs #EnvironmentalScience
March 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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eoas.ubc.ca
🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 UBC’s EOAS & IRES seek an Assistant Professor of Teaching (tenure track) in Environmental Science. 🌱💡

📍 Vancouver | 💰 $130K–$140K | 📅 Apply by: March 16, 2025

Full details & how to apply: 👉 https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29706

#AcademicJobs #EnvironmentalScience
February 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Join/renew your EAG Membership 📣 don't forget that an EAG membership entitles you to discounted registration at #Goldschmidt2025, along with publications, access to the members’ platform & much more!
Renew now: https://buff.ly/3QptjMa
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Why join EAG?
In this video, seven EAG members explain their reasons for joining. What will yours be?Join EAG, or renew at https://www.eag.org/membership/
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February 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Just had my first Vancouver 'quake. A 4.7 whilst sitting in my Earth Science department. My immediate, UK-informed thought? "Well that seems like rather strong wind".
February 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM