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2011 Geochemical Fellows announced

April 2011

Dominique Weis has been selected as a 2011 Geochemical Fellow by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry. This honorary title is bestowed upon outstanding scientists who have, over some years, made a major contribution to the field of geochemistry.

Elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union

September 2010

Dominique Weis has been named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union “for the elegance, precision and impact of her geochemical studies of the Earth from large igneous provinces to the environment”.

This rare honour is bestowed on 0.1% of the membership annually.

New Instrumentation for PCIGR

June 2009

The PCIGR proposal led by D. Weis was approved for full funding from both the Leading Edge Fund (LEF) of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), and for the BC-KDF this year.

With the in-kind contributions, PCIGR will receive a total investment of ~$7.5 million to expand and update its geochemical analytical equipment. The centrepiece of the new proposal is a Nu 1700, a large geometry high-resolution multi-collector plasma mass spectrometer. Other cutting-edge instruments will also be acquired.

A research and development (R&D) project is also being developed with Nu Instruments Ltd. to establish a unique geochemical facility in North America that will allow for new analytical developments and integration with teaching and outreach into EOS and the ESSB.

This is all exceptionally good news that will push EOS further to the forefront of research in geochemistry.

Goldschmidt 2008: “From SEA to SKY”

July 13 to July 18, 2008 — Vancouver, BC

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As I hope you all agree, the Vancouver Goldschmidt meeting was a true success. I would like to take the opportunity here to thank all of you for coming, participating in the meeting and helping making it a success as well as a fun event.

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