Highlights
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Determining the current size and state of eruptible magma reservoirs
A team of volcanologists from the University of Geneva, in collaboration with the University of Heidelberg, has devised a technique that can predict the devastating potential of volcanoes thanks to zircon crystals contained in volcanic rocks.
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Autogenic delta progradation in incised-valley systems
Laboratory experiments of source-to-sink systems demonstrate the possibility of autogenic delta progradation in incised-valley systems in conditions of constant sediment supply and sea-level rise.
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Prof. Urs Schaltegger is awarded the Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal 2021.
Prof. Urs Schaltegger is awarded the prestigious Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal of the European Geoscience Union (EGU) 2021 for distinguished research in geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology and volcanology.
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Galileo Galilei Award to Prof. Costanza Bonadonna
Prof. Costanza Bonadonna is the recipient of the International Galileo Galilei Award of the Italian Rotary Clubs for Sciences.
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The Paraná large igneous province did not trigger Valanginian climatic change
High-precision zircon U-Pb agee determinations from two magmatic units of the Paraná volcanic province in Brazil are 1.5 million years younger than the global positive carbon isotope excursion and the inferred global Valanginian climate crisis.
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Volcanic ash as a secondary volcanic hazard
Volcanic ash can be remobilised and suspended in the atmosphere generating an important secondary volcanic hazard. The study reveals how volcanic particles are remobilised from primary deposits and how they deplete over time, with consequences to the environment and on the exposed communities.
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Geothermal Energy: from the resource to the fork
Luca Guglielmetti, researcher at the University of Geneva and Stéphane Matteo, movie maker from Wise&Wizard won the first prize from the Swiss Geothermal Association for following the geothermal path from resource to the final utilization.
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Geology during the Science and Sailing Expedition with Gaia
The Department of Earth Sciences unveils some geological secrets about the journey of Gaia, a boat about to embark on a journey of scientific navigation.
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Prof. Bonadonna, Woman Scientist of the Month
Professor with the Department of Earth Sciences, vice-dean of the Faculty of Science and the Head of the CERG-C Program, Constanza Bonadonna distinguished as The Woman Scientist of the Month by European Platform of Woman Scientists.
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Reconstituting past flood events: the contribution of citizen science
This study demonstrates how citizens can help retrieving extent and water level of past flood events, in areas where catalogs of events are nonexistent or incomplete. It also shows that citizen science can help understanding the causes of flooding which are rarely or never recorded by instruments.
